Involvement in physical fights among school attending adolescents: a nationally representative sample from Kuwait
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...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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8 January 2020
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Behavioral Sciences
Year: 2020, Volume: 10, Issue: 1 |
| ISSN: | 2076-328X |
| DOI: | 10.3390/bs10010029 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3390/bs10010029 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/10/1/29 
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| Author Notes: | Masood Ali Shaikh, Anne P. Abio, Adebola A. Adedimeji and Michael Lowery Wilson |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 16.04.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 2076-328X |
| DOI: | 10.3390/bs10010029 |