Prevalence of physical, psychological, and sexual abuse among a nationwide sample of Arab high school students: Association with family characteristics, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and quality of life

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-66

  Al Fayez, Ghenaim A ^a   Ohaeri, Jude U ^b   Gado, Osama M ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b Psychological Medicine Hospital Kuwait   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Arab; Child abuse; Depression; Quality of life; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARAB; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MALE; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARABS; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; PARENTING; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857062465     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-010-0311-2     Document Type: Article

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