Intimate partner violence and mental health among Italian adolescents: gender similarities and differences.
Only a few studies have analyzed the health impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on male and female adolescents, taking into account other kinds of violence that can affect their health. In this study, 43.7% of female adolescents and 34.8% of males reported IPV; females reported more psychological and sexual IPV, with no differences for physical IPV. Controlling for family and sexual violence and other confounding factors, female adolescents exposed to IPV had significantly higher adjusted odds ratios (AORs) for depression, panic attacks, eating problems, and suicidal ideation. For male adolescents, only the OR of eating problems almost reached statistical significance.
Department of Life Sciences, Psychology Unit, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy. romito@univ.trieste.it
Patrizia
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Romito
Lucia
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Beltramini
Vicenta
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Escribà-Agüir
D000293:Adolescent; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000209:etiology; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D008603:Mental Health; D016017:Odds Ratio; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000209:etiology; D011902:Rape / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D012747:Sexual Partners; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data