Citation

Lakhdir MPA, Rozi S, Peerwani G, Nathwan AA. Health Psychol Open 2020; 7(2): e2055102920954715.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/2055102920954715

PMID

32974040 PMCID

Abstract

Data from the Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) conducted in 2009 consisting of 5192 Pakistani school-going adolescents was used to assess the association between parent-child-relationship and physical-aggression. A multilevel-weighted-cox-proportional-algorithm was performed. The overall prevalence of physical-aggression was 41% of which 27% had a poor parent-child relationship. Male adolescents who have a poor bond with their parents had two times the prevalence of physical-aggression (95% CI: 1.82, 3.00) than those female adolescents with the strong parent-child-bonding. The findings of this study implicated that the poor parental bond and the role of gender as potential factors in physically aggressive adolescents.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; survey; Pakistan; school; aggression; parent-child relations