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Adolescent in Stress, Depression and Violence in NigeriaGertrude Bassey, George P. Einstein, Orien L. Tulp College of Medicine, Einstein Medical Institute, Montserrat, B.W.I
Author(s) -
Bassey Gertrude
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.802.64
Subject(s) - anxiety , depression (economics) , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , domestic violence , psychopathology , poison control , suicide prevention , medicine , medical emergency , economics , macroeconomics
Background The studies have examined how multiple settings and experiences of violence are associated with depression and how these influence teens to be violence perpetrators. This research sets out to trace how the experience of violence among teens can lead to depression and also lead to teens being violent themselves. Methods Youths were asked several items to measure their levels of family conflict, amount of violence they have observed, and violent victimization. Self‐report questionnaires were administered to the 500 youths. Types of violence explored included: Psychological abuse, Physical violence in home, Intimate partner violence, School witnessed violence, School violence victimization, and Neighborhood witnessed violence. Multiple latent class analyses were performed to identify adolescents with common patterns of violence exposure and to find classes with the best fit. Results Prevention towards adolescents by school clinic, and individual counseling need to be followed. Law enforcement agencies need to respond to cases of violence. Symptoms of post‐traumatic stress disorder and depression is related to violence. Anxiety symptoms only to exposure to violence perpetrated by someone known to the child or in the home. Conclusion Exposure to a high magnitude of violence within a single domain or multiple domains portrays significant risk for Depression and Anxiety. Violence is associated with the highest risk for psychopathology. The results suggest that it may be beneficial to direct efforts at prevention and treatment towards adolescents at high risk for violence within multiple domains of life, as these individuals may face greatest risk for depressive and anxiety disorders and also become perpetrators of violence. Support or Funding Information This abstract is from the Experimental Biology 2019 Meeting. There is no full text article associated with this abstract published in The FASEB Journal .