Violent behavior among adolescents in post-war Lebanon: the role of personal factors and correlation with other problem behaviors

Sibai, Tarek; Tohme, Rania A.; Beydoun, Hind A.; Kanaan, Nabil; Sibai, Abla Mehio

doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdn100

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“…Violence-related behaviour (being bullied, physically attacked and participation in a physical ght) decreased in this study, which concurs with four other studies [14,[24][25][26], while a few studies found an increase in one or more types of interpersonal violence, e.g., in Oman [16], the Philippines [15] and Venezuela [27]. In several older studies among adolescents in Lebanon, high rates of interpersonal violence have been reported [5][6][7], which compares with our high rates of interpersonal violence in the 2005 GSHS. It is possible that the high rates of interpersonal violence in 2005 were still related to the post-con ict situation in Lebanon, which subsequently subsided so that interpersonal violence decreased from 2005 to 2017.…”

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“…[3,4] Previous cross-sectional studies among adolescents in Lebanon found a high prevalence of various health risk behaviours. In terms of interpersonal violence, a high prevalence of involvement in physical ght (almost 42%) were found among school adolescents in Beirut, Lebanon [5]. In a national sample of adolescents in Lebanon in 2009, "76.4% and 81.2% of these had experienced physical and verbal/emotional abuse respectively at least once at school."…”

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Trends of alcohol use, dietary behaviour, interpersonal violence, mental health, oral and hand hygiene behaviour among adolescents in Lebanon: cross-sectional national school surveys from 2005, 2011 and 2017

Pengpid

Peltzer

2020

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Background: Health risk behaviours during adolescence can have long-term negative consequences. Little is known, however, about the recent health risk behaviour trends in adolescents in Lebanon, This investigation aimed to report the trends in the prevalence of various health risk behaviours, such as alcohol use, dietary behaviour, interpersonal violence, mental health, oral and hand hygiene, among adolescents in Lebanon.Methods: Cross-sectional nationally representative data were analysed from 13,109 adolescents (14 years median age) that participated in three waves (2005, 2011 and 2017) of the “Lebanon Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS)”.Results: Significant improvements were found among both boys and girls in the decline of interpersonal violence (bulling victimization, being physically attack and involvement in physical fighting), poor washing of hands after using the toilet, and suicide plan, and among girls only loneliness, worry-induced sleep disturbance and suicidal ideation. Significant increases were found among both boys and girls in the prevalence of inadequate fruit consumption, and among boys only unintentional injury and not always washing hands before eating.Conclusion: Several decreases but also increases of health risk behaviours were found over three assessment points during a period of 12 years calling for continued health enhancing activities in this adolescent population.

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confidence: 99%

Trends of alcohol use, dietary behaviour, interpersonal violence, mental health, oral and hand hygiene behaviour among adolescents in Lebanon: cross-sectional national school surveys from 2005, 2011 and 2017

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2020

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“…Existing studies in that region have either focused on violent behavior (Sibai, Tohme, Beydoun, Kanaan, & Sibai, 2009) or on suicidal ideation (Mahfoud et al, 2011;Itani, Jacobsen, & Kraemer, 2017) and have yet to examine the association between polyvictimization and suicidal ideation. The current study aims at bridging the gap in the literature by exploring the latter association in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).…”

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Gender moderates the association between polyvictimization and suicidal ideation among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates

Itani

Fischer

Kraemer

2017

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

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The evidence about the impact of polyvictimization on suicidal ideation among adolescents in the Eastern Mediterranean region is limited. The purpose of this study was to explore the association between polyvictimization and suicidal ideation while considering the potential moderating effect of gender on that association among Emirati adolescents. Secondary data (N = 2520) from the Global School-based Student Health Survey were analyzed. Gender was found to be a significant effect modifier of the association between polyvictimization and suicidal ideation. Based on gender-specific multivariable logistic regression models, victimized females had higher odds of reporting suicidal ideation than their male counterparts after adjusting for known confounders such as risk behavior and factors related to mental health, peer relations, and lack of parental understanding. The results of this study could guide public health officials in recognizing the magnitude of victimization on the mental health of adolescents especially in females.

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“…11 A variety of protective factors have also been identified; for example, social support buffers stressful experiences, 12 and resilience has been associated with increased well-being. 13 Coping mechanisms can also affect the impact of stress on health.…”

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Serenity in Political Uncertainty

Doumit

Afifi

DeVon

2015

Holistic Nursing Practice

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College students are often faced with academic and personal stressors that threaten their well-being. Added to that may be political and environmental stressors such as acts of violence on the streets, interruptions in schooling, car bombings, targeted religious intimidations, financial hardship, and uncertainty of obtaining a job after graduation. Research on how college students adapt to the latter stressors is limited. The aims of this study were (1) to investigate the associations between stress, uncertainty, resilience, social support, withdrawal coping, and well-being for Lebanese youth during their first year of college and (2) to determine whether these variables predicted well-being. A sample of 293 first-year students enrolled in a private university in Lebanon completed a self-reported questionnaire in the classroom setting. The mean age of sample participants was 18.1 years, with nearly an equal percentage of males and females (53.2% vs 46.8%), who lived with their family (92.5%), and whose family reported high income levels (68.4%). Multiple regression analyses revealed that best determinants of well-being are resilience, uncertainty, social support, and gender that accounted for 54.1% of the variance. Despite living in an environment of frequent violence and political uncertainty, Lebanese youth in this study have a strong sense of well-being and are able to go on with their lives. This research adds to our understanding on how adolescents can adapt to stressors of frequent violence and political uncertainty. Further research is recommended to understand the mechanisms through which young people cope with political uncertainty and violence.

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Violent behavior among adolescents in post-war Lebanon: the role of personal factors and correlation with other problem behaviors

Cited by 18 publications

References 39 publications

Trends of alcohol use, dietary behaviour, interpersonal violence, mental health, oral and hand hygiene behaviour among adolescents in Lebanon: cross-sectional national school surveys from 2005, 2011 and 2017

Trends of alcohol use, dietary behaviour, interpersonal violence, mental health, oral and hand hygiene behaviour among adolescents in Lebanon: cross-sectional national school surveys from 2005, 2011 and 2017

Gender moderates the association between polyvictimization and suicidal ideation among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates

Serenity in Political Uncertainty

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