Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia.
Institute of Clinical Medicine Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Asia Pac Psychiatry. 2020 Sep;12(3):e12383. doi: 10.1111/appy.12383. Epub 2020 Feb 7.
Adolescent violence is a public health problem worldwide. Studies show that challenging environments, such as poverty and war, increase the risk of adolescent violence. This paper aims to assess gender differences in violent behaviors among adolescents in a post-conflict area in Indonesia. The other aim of this study is to investigate the correlates of adolescents' violent behaviors using the socio-ecological framework.
This is a school-based study involving 511 students from six randomly selected high schools in Kotamadya Ambon. Active and verbal violent behaviors and the potential correlates were measured and assessed using backward linear regression analyses.
Boys were involved in more violent behaviors than girls. However, some of the boys and girls reported being involved in all types of violent behaviors. The most significant correlates of violent behaviors across genders were community violence exposure and some types of behavioral problems.
This study highlighted the interconnectedness between community violence exposure and violent behaviors among adolescents living in a post-conflict area. The study also emphasizes the association between problem behaviors and violent behaviors. The results demonstrate the importance of both reducing community violence exposure and identifying adolescents with behavioral problems in the prevention of violent behaviors.
青少年暴力是一个全球性的公共卫生问题。研究表明，贫困和战争等充满挑战的环境会增加青少年暴力的风险。本文旨在评估印度尼西亚冲突后地区青少年暴力行为的性别差异。本研究的另一个目的是使用社会生态学框架研究青少年暴力行为的相关因素。
这是一项基于学校的研究，涉及安汶市六所随机选定的高中的 511 名学生。使用反向线性回归分析测量和评估积极和口头暴力行为以及潜在的相关因素。
男孩的暴力行为比女孩多。然而，一些男孩和女孩报告说他们参与了所有类型的暴力行为。跨性别暴力行为的最显著相关因素是社区暴力暴露和某些类型的行为问题。
本研究强调了生活在冲突后地区的青少年社区暴力暴露与暴力行为之间的相互关系。该研究还强调了行为问题与暴力行为之间的关联。研究结果表明，减少社区暴力暴露和识别有行为问题的青少年在预防暴力行为方面都很重要。
