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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dc.contributor.authorFakunmoju, S.B.
dc.contributor.authorBammeke, F.O.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-31T11:08:26Z
dc.date.available2019-08-31T11:08:26Z
dc.date.issued2015-07
dc.description.abstractDespite 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFakunmoju, 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, 1–10en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25899129
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/4958
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPubMeden_US
dc.subjectAnxiety disorderen_US
dc.subjectDepressionen_US
dc.subjectPhysical abuseen_US
dc.titleAnxiety disorders and depression among high school adolescents and youths in Nigeria: Understanding differential effects of physical abuse at home and school.en_US
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