ERIC Number: EJ1008152
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jun
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Psychological Problems, Protective Factors and Health-Related Quality of Life in Youth Affected by Violence: The Burden of the Multiply Victimised
Schlack, Robert; Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike; Petermann, Franz
Journal of Adolescence, v36 n3 p587-601 Jun 2013
This study investigates self-rated mental health in terms of psychological problems, protective factors and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a nationally representative sample of adolescents (n = 6813) aged 11-17 involved in violence with varying frequency. Using MANCOVA and ANCOVA, youth with single and multiple histories of violent victimisation and violence perpetration were contrasted with non-involved comparisons. The results show that even low levels of violence involvement were associated with more problems, fewer protective factors and impaired HRQOL. Multiply victimised youth--not perpetrating victims--stood out with internalising, peer and hyperactivity/inattention problems. Discriminant function analysis separated non-involved from violence-affected youth, and multiply victimised from not multiply victimised youth. Externalising behaviours, family issues, male sex and school functioning predicted group separation on the first function (proportion variance explained 80.0%), while internalising and peer issues were predictive for the second function (PVE 14.2%). Implications for prevention, intervention and research are discussed. (Contains 4 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Quality of Life, Hyperactivity, Violence, Discriminant Analysis, Behavior Problems, Statistical Analysis, Victims, Correlation, Peer Relationship, Attention Deficit Disorders, Family Relationship, Gender Differences, Males, Academic Achievement, Prediction, Prevention, Intervention, Emotional Disturbances
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Language: English
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