Mustafa Tasdemir
Turkey
Research Article
Violence Related Behaviours among Adolescent Students and Factors Affecting Thereto
Author(s): Hasan Hüseyin Eker, Mustafa Tasdemir, Zekiye Ulger and Aclan OzderHasan Hüseyin Eker, Mustafa Tasdemir, Zekiye Ulger and Aclan Ozder
Background: Violence among young people is an important public health problem in society. Act of violence seen in schools is disturbing students’ learning processes and inhibiting their developments generally results in emotional abuse, physical injury and death.
Objectives: This study is conducted in order to find out the prevalence of and exposure to violence, which is an important public health problem, in schools and to determine the factors affecting thereto. Specific factors investigated were exposure to violence, gender, age, type of school, economic status of families and level of education of mothers.
Method: This cross-sectional study was performed between March 2012 and May 2012. The population is 1575 students from 9th grade and the study is completed with 1405 students accepting to participate therei.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/Psychiatry.1000239