Aggression and related stressful life events among Chinese adolescents living in rural areas: A cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Juan Huang, Lina Tang, Jie Tang, Hong Juan Chang, Yizhen Yu, Yuqiao Ma, Qiuge Yan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Rural Population China medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Cross-sectional study media_common.quotation_subject Neglect Life Change Events 03 medical and health sciences Interpersonal relationship Social support 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Prevalence medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Students Psychiatry media_common Family Characteristics Aggression 05 social sciences Stressor Social Support Mental health Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Adolescent Behavior Female Rural area medicine.symptom Psychology Stress Psychological 030217 neurology & neurosurgery 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Affective Disorders. 211:20-26 |
| ISSN: | 0165-0327 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jad.2016.12.044 |
| Popis: | Background Aggression is a serious problem for both individuals and society. Despite progress in aggression research, its persistence among adolescents living in rural areas remains to be investigated. We evaluate the prevalence of aggression and the association between stressful life events and aggression in a nationwide, school-based sample of adolescents living in rural areas of China. Methods A sample of 13,495 Chinese rural students (7065 boys and 6430 girls; 11–20 years old) was selected from 15 representative rural areas from 5 provinces in China using stratified randomized cluster sampling. Aggression, stressful life events, neglect, emotional management, social support, and demographic characteristics were assessed via self-report questionnaires. Multivariate logistic regressions were used to estimate the association of stressful life events and aggression after controlling for confounds. Results The prevalence of aggressive behavior among Chinese adolescents living in rural areas was 24.3%. Regression analyses indicated that the odds of aggression were negatively influenced by chronic long-term stressors related to interpersonal problems (OR=2.03, 95% CI [1.75–2.36]), health adaptation difficulties (OR=1.21, 95% CI [1.09–1.34]), and other troubles (OR=1.93, 95% CI [1.74–2.14]), even after adjustment for parental neglect, emotional management, social support, and other relevant factors. Limitations This study was cross-sectional; thus, it is necessary to validate the causal relationship between stressful life events and aggression via follow-up studies. Conclusions Aggression was prevalent among Chinese adolescents living in rural areas, and interpersonal problems, health adaption difficulties, and other troubles were considered potential independent risk factors for aggression. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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