Exposure to violence across multiple contexts and health risk behaviours in South African adolescents: the moderating role of emotion dysregulation.
Exposure to violence across multiple contexts and health risk behaviours in South African adolescents: the moderating role of emotion dysregulation.
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南非青少年在多种背景下遭受暴力和健康风险行为:情绪失调的调节作用。
DOI:
10.1080/08870446.2019.1637521
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Sanders-Phillips,Kathy
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作者:
Sui,Xincheng;Massar,Karlijn;Kessels,LoesTE;Reddy,PriscillaS;Ruiter,RobertAC;Sanders-Phillips,Kathy
ObjectiveThe association between violence exposure and health risk behaviours in South African adolescents, and the moderating role of emotion dysregulation were investigated.DesignA multi-ethnic sample of adolescents (N= 925: boy: 47.3%, girl: 52.7%,Mage = 16 years,SD= 1.54) completed a survey.Main outcome measuresViolence exposure across different contexts (home-, school-, community-, political victimisation), emotion dysregulation (inability to regulate sadness and anger) and a composite measure of health risk behaviours (smoking, substance use, risky sexual behaviour) were examined.ResultsBoys reported more risk behaviours than girls,t(844) = 5.25,p< 0.001. Direct community victimisation was a predictor for boys’ risk behaviours,B= 0.22,p< 0.001. Indirect school victimisation and direct community victimisation were predictors for girls’ risk behaviours,B’s = 0.19,p’s < 0.01. Girls reported higher emotion dysregulation than boys,t(748) = −2.95,p< 0.01. Only for girls, emotion dysregulation moderated the associations of indirect home victimisation,B= 16,p< 0.01, and direct community victimisation,B= 15,p< 0.05, with risk behaviours.ConclusionInterventions may target emotion regulation skills, particularly for girls, to enhance resilience to the negative effects of violence on behaviours.