Munni Ray, Malhi P
Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatric Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India.
Indian Pediatr. 2006 Jul;43(7):607-12.
Youth violence is a growing problem worldwide. Research on adolescent violence in India is limited. Fifteen hundred high school students were investigated to study the prevalence and demographic characteristics of witnesses, victims and perpetrators of violence and to see the impact of violence exposure on their psychosocial adjustments. Sixty nine percent of students had witnessed violence in real life and 28% were of serious nature. Media violence exposure was universal. The prevalence of victims and perpetrators was 27% and 13% respectively. Bullying was prevalent. Male sex was the most important predictive risk factor for witnessing and perpetrating violence (P < or = 0.001). Victims were predominantly females. Those having exposure to violence had poorer school performance and adjustment scores (P < or = 0.05). Thus violence exposure is prevalent even in the lives of Indian adolescents and gender differences exist. Its impact on their psychosocial adjustments is detrimental. Early identification and corrective interventions of these adolescents is vital.
青少年暴力是一个在全球范围内日益严重的问题。印度对青少年暴力的研究有限。对1500名高中生进行了调查，以研究暴力事件目击者、受害者和实施者的患病率及人口统计学特征，并观察暴力暴露对他们心理社会适应的影响。69%的学生曾在现实生活中目睹过暴力，其中28%性质严重。媒体暴力暴露很普遍。受害者和实施者的患病率分别为27%和13%。欺凌行为普遍存在。男性是目睹和实施暴力最重要的预测风险因素（P≤0.001）。受害者主要是女性。遭受暴力的学生学业成绩和适应得分较差（P≤0.05）。因此，即使在印度青少年的生活中，暴力暴露也很普遍，且存在性别差异。其对他们心理社会适应的影响是有害的。对这些青少年进行早期识别和纠正干预至关重要。
