Prevalence and Predictors of Violence Victimization and Violent Behavior among Youths: A Population-Based Study in Serbia.

ABSTRACT: The study identifies the prevalence of violence victimization and the perpetration among youths, and explores the determinants and predictors using a socio-ecological model. The data of 36 variables from a representative sample of 1722 persons, ages 15-24 years, from the National Health Survey of Serbia in 2013, were analyzed by a multivariate logistic regression modeling. The study shows that 13.4% of youths experienced multi-victimization, while 10.4% were perpetrators of violence. Up to one-third of the victims were violence perpetrators. A small percentage of victims seek family and community support. Predictors of violence among youths were: male sex, households with fewer members, urban settlements, violence perpetration, self-assessed health as poor, lack of close friends and percep

SUBMITTER: Obradovic-Tomasevic B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6747162 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature