The association between adolescent risk behaviours and feelings of sadness or hopelessness: a cross-sectional survey of South African secondary school learners

Autor:	Shamagonam James, Pamela Naidoo, Ronel Sewpaul, Sasiragha Priscilla Reddy, Afzal Ellahebokus
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	Male Adolescent Substance-Related Disorders media_common.quotation_subject Sexual Behavior Emotions Poison control Suicide Attempted Health Promotion Suicide prevention Suicidal Ideation 03 medical and health sciences South Africa 0302 clinical medicine Risk-Taking Surveys and Questionnaires Injury prevention medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 030212 general & internal medicine Applied Psychology media_common Schools 05 social sciences medicine.disease Mental health Substance abuse Sadness Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Suicide Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Mental Health Feeling Sexual abuse Adolescent Behavior Female Grief Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology
Zdroj:	Psychology, healthmedicine. 22(7)
ISSN:	1465-3966
Popis:	Poor mental health in adolescents has shown associations with engagement in other risk behaviours. However, evidence of this association in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa, is lacking. This study examines the associations between pertinent risk behaviours and feelings of sadness or hopelessness amongst a nationally representative sample of South African school going adolescents. Data was analysed from the South African Youth Risk Behaviour Survey 2011 (n=10,997), a cross-sectional national survey among grades 8-11 school learners. Logistic regression examined the association of demographic, substance use, violent behaviour, sexual activity and suicidal plans and attempts with the primary outcome, feelings of sadness or hopelessness. Having feelings of sadness or hopelessness was significantly associated with more senior grades, being bullied (AOR:1.67, 95% CI: 1.42-1.96), being assaulted by a partner (1.33 [1.05-1.68]), forced sex (1.78 [1.37-2.32]); gang membership (1.32 [1.06-1.65]), binge drinking (1.37 [1.14-1.65]), ever having sex (1.23 [1.02-1.47]), having ≥1 partner/s in preceding three months (1.25 [1.02-1.53]), having made a plan to attempt suicide (2.50 [1.95-3.21]) and suicide attempt (1.49 [1.21-1.85]). Adolescents in South Africa are experiencing a multiple burden of risk. Health promotion strategies targeting adolescent mental health and risk behaviours need to be developed and implemented in a timely and comprehensive manner.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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