Physical Fighting and Social Correlates among In-School Adolescents in the Caribbean

Peltzer, Karl; Pengpid, Supa

doi:10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n14p531

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“…This study found no association between socioeconomic status and physical fights. Socioeconomic status has been associated with physical fighting [10,33,42], though no association was found in a study in Ghana [9], in the Caribbean [3], and among males in Canada [27]. The studies in the Caribbean, Ghana, and the current study used hunger as a measure of socioeconomic status while other studies have used self-reported affluence, family affluent scale, or average household income as a unit of measurement.…”

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“…Supportive parents were found to be protective of physical fights as observed in other studies in Ghana, Namibia, and Chile [9,28,38] though not in studies from the Caribbean and Malaysia were no association was noted [3,22]. On the other hand, supportive parents were found to have an increased risk among males but protective among females in Qatar [25].…”

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“…It also contributes to economic losses in areas where it is rampant, increased expenditures in emergency medical care, decreased overall societal well-being, and reduced academic performance in school settings [1]. Some of the most important factors that have been linked with youth violence include: being male, alcohol and/or illicit drug use, bullying victimization, inadequate parental support, truancy, and low socioeconomic status [1,3,4].…”

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Involvement in Physical Fights among School Attending Adolescents: A Nationally Representative Sample from Kuwait

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Adedimeji

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Background: Interpersonal violence in school settings is an important public health problem worldwide. This study investigated the individual and social correlates for being involved in a physical fight amongst a nationally representative sample of school-attending adolescents in Kuwait. Methods: We carried out bivariate and multivariate analyses to determine the strength and direction of associations with adolescent involvement in problematic fighting behavior within a 12-month recall period. Results: Within a total sample of 3637, n = 877 (25.2%) of school-attending adolescents reported being involved in two or more physical fights during the recall period. The multivariate analysis indicated that being male (OR = 2.71; CI = 1.88–3.90), a victim of bullying (OR = 2.77; CI = 2.14–3.58), truancy (OR = 2.52; CI = 1.91–3.32), planning a suicide (OR = 2.04; CI = 1.49–2.78) and food deprivation (OR = 1.91; CI = 1.37–2.65) were associated with an increased risk of involvement in physical fighting. Peer support in the form of having close friends (OR = 0.85; CI = 0.76–0.96) was found to be associated with a reduced involvement in fighting behavior. Conclusion: The results, when taken together, suggest that supportive school environments may represent important settings for violence mitigation and prevention strategies.

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Involvement in Physical Fights among School Attending Adolescents: A Nationally Representative Sample from Kuwait

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“…In bivariate analysis, psychological distress was also found to increase the odds for physical fighting, as found in previous studies (12,(15)(16)(17). Various researchers (6,(8)(9)(10) indicated that we may have here a clustering of unhealthy behaviors, which could mean that interventions should also address multiple risk behaviors in adolescents.…”

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“…Factors associated with physical fighting in adoles-cents can be grouped into sociodemographic factors, risk behaviors, including psychological distress, and lack of protective social-familial factors (8). Sociodemographic factors may include, male gender (3,9,10), decreased with age (3,11), low economic status (3,12), living in lower income countries (2).…”

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Prevalence and Correlates of Physical Fighting Among School Going Students Aged 13 - 15 in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States

Peltzer

Pengpid

2017

Iran J Pediatr

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Objectives: The purpose of the study was to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of being in a physical fight in "association of Southeast Asian nations" (ASEAN) member states. Methods: The total sample consisted of 30284 adolescents aged 13-15 years from seven ASEAN countries that were included in the cross-sectional "global school-based student health survey" (GSHS) between 2007 and 2013. Results: The prevalence of "being in a physical fight in the past 12 months" across seven ASEAN countries (excluding Brunei) was 30.1%, ranging from below 15% in Cambodia and Myanmar to more than 30% in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, sociodemographic factors (younger age, being male, the experience of hunger) and risk behavior (sedentary behavior, ever had sex, tobacco use, alcohol use, truancy, being bullied, and having sustained an injury) were found to be associated with "having been in a physical fight" in the past year. Lack of protective social-familial factors (low peer support and low parental or guardian support) were only associated with physical fighting in bivariate analyses. Conclusions: A significant proportion of physical fighting was found in ASEAN calling for interventions aimed to prevent physical fighting considering identified associated factors.

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Physical fighting among adolescents in eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

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Background Physical fights have been a common health problem among adolescents, and approximately a million adolescents’ lives are lost due to violence-related incidents worldwide. There is a lack of information on the burden of adolescents’ physical fights in eastern Ethiopia. Hence, the study aims to estimate the magnitude and assess factors associated with physical attacks and fighting among adolescents in eastern Ethiopia. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 2424 adolescents in eastern Ethiopia in 2016. Simple random sampling was used to recruit study participants. Data were collected by trained interviewers using a structured questionnaire developed by the Africa Research, Implementation Science and Education (ARISE) network and adapted from the World Health Organization Global school-based student health survey. Descriptive statistics, binary and multivariable logistic regression were performed. Statistical associations were determined using adjusted odds ratio (AOR) at 95% Confidence Intervals (95% CIs) and P-value < 0.05. Results Prevalence of physical attacks and physical fights was 5.8%, and 26.4%, respectively. Adolescents who attended school (AOR 0.4, 95% CI: 0.2–0.9) and who chewed Khat (AOR 0.4, 95% CI: 0.2–0.8) were less likely to experience physical attacks. Male adolescents were two times more likely to engage in physical fights than female adolescents (AOR 2.4, 95% CI: 1.8–3.2). In-school adolescents who attended secondary (AOR 0.4, 95% CI: 0.2–0.7) or tertiary level of education (AOR 0.2, 95% CI: 0.1–0.7) were less likely to participate in physical fighting than those with primary level education. Adolescents who had ever engaged in physical work to earn money for food or drink were 1.9 times more likely to be physically attacked compared to those who had not (AOR 1.9, 95% CI: 1.0–3.5). Conclusion Physical attacks and fights were found to be common experiences of adolescents in eastern Ethiopia. Future research and programs should emphasize preventive health programs for reducing violence and promoting school enrolment and retention.

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Physical Fighting and Social Correlates among In-School Adolescents in the Caribbean

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Involvement in Physical Fights among School Attending Adolescents: A Nationally Representative Sample from Kuwait

Involvement in Physical Fights among School Attending Adolescents: A Nationally Representative Sample from Kuwait

Prevalence and Correlates of Physical Fighting Among School Going Students Aged 13 - 15 in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States

Physical fighting among adolescents in eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

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