Violence and social representation in teenagers in Brazil. (Spanish)
Alternate Title: Violncia e representao social na adolescncia no Brasil. (Spanish) Language: Spanish Authors: Assis, Simone G.1 simone@claves.fiocruz.br Avanci, Joviana Q.2 Santos, Nilton C.2 Malaquias, Juaci V.2 Oliveira, Raquel V. C.2 Source: Revista Panamericana de Salud Pblica; Jul2004, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p43-51, 9p, 4 charts Document Type: Article Subject Terms: VIOLENCE SEX crimes JUVENILE delinquency TEENAGERS SOCIAL psychology Author-Supplied Keywords: Auto-imagen violncia domstica violncia/psicologa Language of Keywords: Spanish Abstract (English): Objective. To investigate the association between the self-representation of teenagers and the severe physical, psychological, and sexual violence inflicted on them by close family relations, especially their parents, and to analyze the association between victimization in the family and victimization in other social spaces. Method. An epidemiological survey was carried out in 2002 with 1 685 adolescents chosen at random from public and private schools in the municipality of So Gonalo, which is in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. To measure each form of violence, we used scales of tactics for dealing with conflict, of child abuse and trauma, and of psychological violence. Results. We found that 14.6% of the students had been physically abused by the father or the mother and that 11.8% had witnessed sexual abuse of another family member or they themselves had been sexually abused. In addition, 48.0% of the students reported having been psychologically abused by a close relation. In comparison to students who had not been abused, the victims of family abuse were more often also victims of community and school violence, and they also more frequently reported having broken the law. Overall, the adolescents surveyed had a positive self-representation, but the adolescents who had been abused mentioned negative self-attributes more frequently than did the teenagers who had hot been abused. Conclusions. The predominantly positive social representation of teenagers must be supported by health promotion initiatives. The finding of an association between indices of violence and the teenager's various spheres of action indicates that resolving this problem will require strategies that target all these spheres. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Abstract (Spanish): Objetivo. Investigar a associaao entre a representao que os adolescentes tm de si e a violncia fsica severa, psicolgica e sexual que sofrem de pessoas que Ihes sao importantes, sobretodo os pas; e analisar a associaao entre a vtimizaao na familia e cm outros espaos sociais, Mtodo. Inqurito epidemiolgico coro 1 685 estudantes selecionados aleatoriamente nas estolas pblicas e particulares do Municipio de Sao Gonalo (RJ), Brasil, en 2002. Para aferir cada urna das formas de violncia foram usadas escalas de avaliaao de tticas para lidar com confito, de abuso e trauma infantil e de violncia psicolgica. Resultados. Constatou-se que 14,6% dos estudantes sofriam violneia fsica severa de pai ou me;11,8% testemunharam ou vivenciaram violncia sexual na familia; 48,0% relataran sofrer violncia psicolgica de pessoas significativas. Os adolescentes que sofrem esas formas de violncia sao mais fregentemente vtimas de violncia na comunidade e na estola, relatando-se tambm mais transgresores da le. Em geral, possuem urna representao positiva de si prprios, embora meneionem atributos negativos com maior freqncia. Concluso. A representao social predominantemente positiva entre Jovens necesita ser estimulada nas atividades de promoao sade. A constataao de que os ndices de violncia esto asociados s vrias esferas de atuao dos adolescentes indica que a resoluo do problema depende de estratgias que engloben todas esas esferas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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