Anxiety disorders and depression among high school adolescents and youths in Nigeria: Understanding differential effects of physical abuse at home and school.
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2015-07
Authors
Fakunmoju, S.B.
Bammeke, F.O.
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PubMed
Abstract
Despite the exposure of children to physical abuse in more than one setting in many regions of the world, little is known about the associations of physical abuse in different
settings (e.g., at home and school) with anxiety disorders and depression among adolescents and youths. Using a convenience sample of 502 adolescents and youths ages 13e23
years from five public and three private senior secondary schools in Nigeria, the study
examined associations of gender and physical abuse by parents with anxiety disorders as
well as associations of physical abuse by parents and/or teachers with depression in the
sample, 39.6% of whom had experienced physical abuse at home and in school. Findings
suggest that physical abuse by parents was associated with anxiety disorders and
depression than physical abuse by teachers. Being female was equally associated with
anxiety disorders. Implications of findings for mental health, practice, research, and theory
are discussed.
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Anxiety disorder , Depression , Physical abuse
Citation
Fakunmoju, S. B., & Bammeke, F. O. (2015). Anxiety disorders and depression among high school adolescents and youths in Nigeria: Understanding differential effects of physical abuse at home and school. Journal of Adolescence, 42, 1–10