Contributing Factors to Aggressive Behaviors in High School Students in Turkey
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| Title: | Contributing Factors to Aggressive Behaviors in High School Students in Turkey |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Kaya, Fadime, Bilgin, Hulya, Singer, Mark I. |
| Source: | Journal of School Nursing. Feb 2012 28(1):56-63. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2012 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools |
| Descriptors: | High Schools, Aggression, Public Health, Foreign Countries, High School Students, Violence, Weapons, Correlation, Questionnaires, Measures (Individuals), Predictor Variables, Statistical Analysis, School Nurses, Computers, Television Viewing |
| Geographic Terms: | Turkey (Istanbul) |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1059840511418669 |
| ISSN: | 1059-8405 |
| Abstract: | Violence among young people is an important public health topic as a universal problem. One of the recent issues concerning both the media and parents is the aggressive behavior among the high school students in Istanbul and the worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the types and rates of aggressive behavior and the contributing factors to this behavior among high school students. Sample was composed of 805 students of 14-18 ages attending five high schools in Istanbul. The most common aggressive behavior among the students was found to be "beating others," 34.5% (n = 278). Past experiences of violence of high school students (direct exposure to violence/witnessing violence/exposure to/witnessing attack with knife/gun) were determined as the most contributing factor to aggressive behavior. The present study investigated the nature of violent behaviors and associations between violent behaviors and contributing factors among high school students from Turkey. (Contains 5 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 34 |
| Entry Date: | 2012 |
| Accession Number: | EJ954402 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Violence among young people is an important public health topic as a universal problem. One of the recent issues concerning both the media and parents is the aggressive behavior among the high school students in Istanbul and the worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the types and rates of aggressive behavior and the contributing factors to this behavior among high school students. Sample was composed of 805 students of 14-18 ages attending five high schools in Istanbul. The most common aggressive behavior among the students was found to be "beating others," 34.5% (n = 278). Past experiences of violence of high school students (direct exposure to violence/witnessing violence/exposure to/witnessing attack with knife/gun) were determined as the most contributing factor to aggressive behavior. The present study investigated the nature of violent behaviors and associations between violent behaviors and contributing factors among high school students from Turkey. (Contains 5 tables.) |
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| ISSN: | 1059-8405 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1059840511418669 |
