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Assessment Of The Relationships Between School Violence And Both Depression And The Other Possible Related Factors On High School Students In Eskisehir Rural Area, Western Turkey

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  • Mustafa TOZUN

    (Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir Kâtip Celebi University, Turkey)

  • Ebru TURHAN

    (Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Bakircay University, Turkey)

  • Alaettin UNSAL

    (Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, EskiÅŸehir Osmangazi University, Turkey)

Abstract

Aim: To determine the frequency of school violence, and to evaluate possible relations between school violence with depression and other some characteristics among high school students in a rural area, western Turkey. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted between from 01 November 2012 to 31 December 2012. The study group has occurred in 1158 (87.7% of target population) high school students. Within the last 1 year, at least one of the physical, verbal, emotional and sexual violence types in the school and at least one-time exposure student has been accepted as "the student who has school violence". Beck Depression Scale was used to determine of depression level. For statistical analyses; Qui square test was used. Results: Of the study group, 637 (55.0%) were the girl. The frequency of the violent applied student of school was 36.8% (n: 426). The most frequently verbal violence (36.8%, n: 426) and at least sexual violence (11.5%, n: 133) were reported. The frequency of depression was 23.7% (n: 275). The frequency of the violent applied student was higher in boys, 17 and older age groups, the students of 11th and 12th grade, those with A-Type personality, smokers, and those with fragmented family structure than the others (for each one; p

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  • Mustafa TOZUN & Ebru TURHAN & Alaettin UNSAL, 2019. "Assessment Of The Relationships Between School Violence And Both Depression And The Other Possible Related Factors On High School Students In Eskisehir Rural Area, Western Turkey," Noble International Journal of Social Sciences Research, Noble Academic Publsiher, vol. 4(6), pages 105-110, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nap:nijssr:2019:p:105-110
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