The role of social support in reducing the impact of violence on adolescents' mental health in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We investigated whether perceived social support among adolescent students moderated the association between violence exposure and internalising symptoms in São Paulo city, Brazil.

Methods

We tested the stress-buffering model using data from the cross-sectional school-based, survey São Paulo Project on the Social Development of Children and Adolescents. Internalising symptoms were measured using an adapted version of the Social Behaviour Questionnaire; serious victimisation, being bullied once/week, school violence and community violence, friend and teacher support were scales adapted by the research team; the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire measured parenting style. Linear mixed-effects models were used to quantify moderation effects of (i) social support between

SUBMITTER: Quinlan-Davidson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8494303 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature