Acessibilidade / Reportar erro

Exposure to Domestic and Community Violence and Subjective Well-Being in Adolescents 1 1 Article derived from the master's thesis of the first author under the supervision of the second author, presented in 2015, in the Graduate Program in Psychology of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.

Exposição à Violência Intrafamiliar e Extrafamiliar e Bem-Estar Subjetivo em Adolescentes

Exposición a la Violencia Intrafamiliar y Extrafamiliar y Bienestar Subjetivo en Adolescentes

Abstract

There is major exposure to domestic and community violence during adolescence, which has been negatively related to well-being. This work aimed to identify relationships between domestic and community violence and the levels of subjective well-being perceived by adolescents, considering sex and age. The participants were 426 adolescents from public schools in the south of Brazil; 62% were girls, with a mean age of 14.91 years old ( SD = 1.65), who answered one instrument about exposure to violence and another about well-being. Results indicated greater domestic violence exposure among girls and greater community exposure among boys. The age range from 16 to 18 years old was the most exposed to domestic violence. Boys reported greater well-being and less negative affect. Differences in violence exposure may be related to roles of gender in our society. Well-being promotion is highlighted as a resource for confronting violence among adolescents.

Keywords
adolescence; violence; subjective well-being

Resumo

Estudos indicam que na adolescência há maior exposição à violência intrafamiliar e extrafamiliar, o que tem sido relacionado negativamente ao bem-estar. Este estudo teve por objetivo investigar as relações entre a exposição à violência nos contextos intrafamiliar e extrafamiliar e bem-estar subjetivo, considerando as variáveis sexo e idade. Participaram 426 adolescentes de escolas públicas do sul do Brasil, sendo 62% do sexo feminino, com média de idade de 14,91 anos ( DP = 1,65), que responderam instrumentos sobre exposição à violência e bem-estar. Os resultados indicaram maior exposição à violência intrafamiliar entre meninas e maior exposição à violência extrafamiliar entre meninos, sendo a faixa etária de 16 a 18 anos mais exposta à violência intrafamiliar. Os meninos apresentaram maiores níveis de bem-estar e menores níveis de afetos negativos. Diferenças na exposição à violência podem estar relacionadas a papéis de gênero presentes em nossa sociedade. Destaca-se a promoção de bem-estar subjetivo como recurso para o enfrentamento da violência entre adolescentes.

Palavras-chave
adolescência; violência; bem-estar subjetivo

Resumen

Estudios indican que en adolescencia hay uma mayor exposición a situaciones de violencia intra y extra familiar, relacionando-se negativamente a bienestar. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo identificar relaciones entre la violencia intrafamiliar y extrafamiliar y los niveles de bienestar subjetivo percibidos por los adolescentes, teniendo en cuenta sexo y edad. Participaron 426 adolescentes de escuelas publicas del sul de Brasil, 62% mujeres, con média de edad de 14,91 años ( DE = 1,65), que respondieron instrumentos sobre exposición à violencia y bienestar. Los resultados indicaron mayor exposición à violencia intrafamiliar entre las mujeres y maior exposición à violencia extrafamiliar entre los niños. El grupo de edad 16 a 18 años fue el más expuesto à violencia intrafamiliar. Los niños mostraron um mayor bienestar y niveles más bajos de afectos negativos. Diferencias en la exposición à violencia pueden estar relacionadas a roles de género de nuestra sociedad. Destaca-se la promoción de bienestar subjectivo como recurso para el enfrentamiento de la violencia entre adolescentes.

Palabras clave
adolescencia; violencia; bienestar subjetivo

Violence has been defined by the World Health Organization (Krug, Dahlberg, Mercy, Zwi, & Lozano, 2002Krug EG, Dahlberg LL, Mercy JA, Zwi AB, Lozano R. (Eds.). (2002). World report on violence and health. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization. Retrieved from http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/42495/1/9241545615_eng.pdf
http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665...
) as practices against oneself, against another person or against a group which result in death, suffering, harm, impaired development or privation, and which can occur in different contexts, including the use of physical force or of power, using threats, intimidation or neglect. The World Health Organization (WHO; 2014aWorld Health Organization. (2014a). Strengthening the role of the health system in addressing violence, in particular against women and girls, and against children. Sixty-Seventh World Health Assembly Resolution. Retrieved fromhttp://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA67/A67_R15-en.pdf?ua=1
http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/W...
) has maintained this definition and indicates that in many countries, violence continues to be a major challenge to public health.

This study addresses interpersonal violence, which is divided between intrafamily and extrafamily violence. The former is also known as domestic violence and is perpetrated by somebody who maintains significant bonds with the victim. Within this classification one must consider the family violence in which any action or omission based in issues of gender occurs - configuring gender violence (Law n. 11.340, 2006Lei n. 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006. (2006, 8 de agosto). Cria mecanismos para coibir a violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher, nos termos do § 8º do art. 226 da Constituição Federal, da Convenção sobre a Eliminação de Todas as Formas de Discriminação contra as Mulheres e da Convenção Interamericana para Prevenir, Punir e Erradicar a Violência contra a Mulher; dispõe sobre a criação dos Juizados de Violência Doméstica e Familiar contra a Mulher; altera o Código de Processo Penal, o Código Penal e a Lei de Execução Penal; e dá outras providências. Diário Oficial da União, seção 1.). The second form, on the other hand, also known as community violence, occurs when the aggressor does not belong to the ambit of the family relationships. It generally occurs in other locales frequented by young people (school, neighborhood, transport, workplaces and health institutions, among others), among which the most common examples are acts of aggression, assaults, rapes and robbery, with or without the presence of arms (Krug et al., 2002Krug EG, Dahlberg LL, Mercy JA, Zwi AB, Lozano R. (Eds.). (2002). World report on violence and health. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization. Retrieved from http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/42495/1/9241545615_eng.pdf
http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665...
).

A WHO report (2014bWorld Health Organization. (2014b). Health for the world's adolescents: A second chance in the second decade. Retrieved from http://apps.who.int/adolescent/second-decade/
http://apps.who.int/adolescent/second-de...
) revealed that in 2012 more than 1 million adolescents died worldwide as a result of problems related to violence. In Brazil, likewise, in adolescence there are high rates of mortality from violent causes, constituting a public health problem (Ministry of Health, 2010Ministério da Saúde. Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde. Departamento de Análise de Situação de Saúde. (2010). Viva: Vigilância de violências e acidentes, 2008 e 2009 [Viva: Violence and accidents surveillance, 2008 and 2009]. Brasília, DF: Ministério da Saúde.). In one survey undertaken with 1,223 students from state schools in the South of Brazil, aged from 13 to 20 years old, it was observed that 99.7% of them had experienced some type of violence in the community, it being the case that 70.9% stated that they had been direct victims (Zavaschi, Benetti, Polanczyk, Solés, & Sanchotene, 2002Zavaschi ML, Benetti S, Polanczyk GV, Solés N, Sanchotene ML. (2002). Adolescents exposed to physical violence in the community: A survey in Brazilian public schools. Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 12(5), 327-332. doi: 10.1590/S1020-49892002001100006
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1020-4989200200...
).

Faced with such data, one must consider the effects of exposure to violence in adolescence. Among the consequences, emphasis is placed on those relating to issues of young people's mental health and well-being (WHO, 2014bWorld Health Organization. (2014b). Health for the world's adolescents: A second chance in the second decade. Retrieved from http://apps.who.int/adolescent/second-decade/
http://apps.who.int/adolescent/second-de...
). Indeed, inverse associations may be observed between components of well-being and violence, such as those demonstrated in the study ofCallahan, Tolman and Saunders (2003Callahan MR, Tolman RM, Saunders DG. (2003). Adolescent dating violence victimization and psychological well-being. Journal of Adolescent Research, 18(6), 664-681. doi: 10.1177/0743558403254784
https://doi.org/10.1177/0743558403254784...
), which assessed the relationship between violence between adolescent boyfriends and girlfriends and well-being, in a sample with 190 students from Senior High School of both sexes, using questionnaires. In that study, girls and boys reported high levels of interpersonal violence, and these were related to low levels of life satisfaction (LS).

Subjective well-being, in its turn, refers to a cognitive and emotional evaluation which a person makes regarding their life. The cognitive evaluation corresponds to the evaluation of life satisfaction globally or based on domains such as family, school or relationships (Diener, 1984Diener E. (1984). Subjective well-being. Psychological Bulletin, 95(3), 542-575. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.95.3.542
https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.95.3.5...
). The affective factor covers the positive and negative affects. The positive affect (PA) is defined as the extent to which an individual feels active and enthusiastic, while negative affect (NA) corresponds to the extent to which a person feels states of adverse mood such as guilt or anger (Watson, Clark, & Tellegen, 1988Watson D, Clark LA, Tellegen A. (1988). Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: The PANAS scales. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54(6), 1063-1070. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.54.6.1063
https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.54.6.1...
).

Studies point to variables considered to be fundamental in assessing well-being, among which one finds sex, regarding which there is as yet no consensus. One European study undertaken with 2,400 adolescents found relevant differences in life satisfaction between the sexes (Reina, Oliva, & Parra, 2010Reina MC, Oliva A, Parra A. (2010). Percepciones de autoevaluación: Autoestima, autoeficacia y satisfacción vital en la adolescencia [Adolescents own perceptions of self-evaluation: Self esteem, self efficacy and life satisfaction]. Psychology, Society, & Education, 2(1), 47-59. Retrieved from http://www.psye.org/articulos/Reina%20et%20al%20definitivo.pdf
http://www.psye.org/articulos/Reina%20et...
). At the same time, the data from other studies have not revealed these differences, as in Latin American studies (Benatuil, 2004Benatuil D. (2004). El bienestar psicológico en adolescentes desde una perspectiva cualitativa [Psychological well-being in adolescents from a qualitative perspective]. Psicodebate: Psicologia, Cultura y Sociedad, 3, 43-58. Retrieved from http://www.palermo.edu/cienciassociales/publicaciones/pdf/Psico3/3Psico%2004.pdf
http://www.palermo.edu/cienciassociales/...
;Sarriera et al., 2012Sarriera JC, Saforcada E, Tonon G, La Vega LR, Mozobancyk S, Bedin LM. (2012). Bienestar subjetivo de los adolescentes: Un estudio comparativo entre Argentina y Brasil [Subjective well-being of the adolescents: A comparative study between Argentina and Brazil]. Psychosocial Intervention, 21(3), 273-280. doi: 10.5093/in2012a24
https://doi.org/10.5093/in2012a24...
). In another study, undertaken with 271 Argentinian adolescents, significant differences by sex and age were not found, although variables such as personal links and acceptance of oneself were capable of differentiating young people with greater or lesser levels of well-being (Benatuil, 2004Benatuil D. (2004). El bienestar psicológico en adolescentes desde una perspectiva cualitativa [Psychological well-being in adolescents from a qualitative perspective]. Psicodebate: Psicologia, Cultura y Sociedad, 3, 43-58. Retrieved from http://www.palermo.edu/cienciassociales/publicaciones/pdf/Psico3/3Psico%2004.pdf
http://www.palermo.edu/cienciassociales/...
).

In the context of the South of Brazil, the difference of the levels of well-being between the sexes was also not identified in a study with 188 students from year eight of state schools (Strelhow, Bueno, & Câmara, 2010Strelhow MRW, Bueno CBO, Câmara SG. (2010). Percepção de saúde e satisfação com a vida em adolescentes: Diferença entre sexos [Health perception and satisfaction with life in adolescents: Difference between the sexes]. Revista Psicologia & Saúde, 2(2), 42-49. Retrieved from http://www.gpec.ucdb.br/pssa/index.php/pssa/article/view/62/99
http://www.gpec.ucdb.br/pssa/index.php/p...
). However,Serafini, and Bandeira (2011Serafini AJ, Bandeira DN. (2011). A influência da rede de relações, do coping e do neuroticismo na satisfação de jovens estudantes [The influence of the network of relationships, coping and neuroticism on the life satisfaction of young students]. Estudos de Psicologia, 28(1), 15-25. doi: 10.1590/S0103-166X2011000100002
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-166X201100...
) undertook a study with 502 adolescents from public schools and observed that the girls were shown to be more satisfied with their relationships with friends, colleagues and teachers and with the school activities. For the boys, the satisfaction in the relationship with the father and closeness with him was significantly greater in comparison with the girls.Camargo, Abaid, and Giacomoni (2011Camargo SPH, Abaid JLW, Giacomoni CH. (2011). Do que eles precisam para serem felizes? A felicidade na visão de adolescentes [What do they need to be happy? The happiness for adolescents]. Psicologia Escolar e Educacional, 15(2), 241-250. doi: 10.1590/S1413-85572011000200006
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-8557201100...
) found that the family category appeared as more important for the girls. The authors discussed this result in terms of the behavior of discussing and sharing experiences and feelings being more common within the female sex. Another study which found difference between the sexes was that ofVera et al. (2008Vera E, Thakral C, Gonzales R, Morgan M, Conner W, Caskey E, Dick, L. (2008). Subjective well-being in urban adolescents of color. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 14(3), 224-233. doi: 10.1037/1099-9809.14.3.224
https://doi.org/10.1037/1099-9809.14.3.2...
), undertaken in the United States with 151 Afro-American adolescents and adolescents from other ethnic groups, from 12 to 15 years old, from state schools. In that study, sex significantly explained the variation in the negative affects, with the boys presenting lower rates.

Age also influences well-being, a reduction of the levels of satisfaction has been observed as the age of the adolescent increases, according to research undertaken in five countries on different continents (Coenders, Casas, Figuer, & González, 2005Coenders G, Casas F, Figuer C, González M. (2005). Relationships between parents' and children's salient values for future and children's overall life satisfaction. A comparison across countries. Social Indicators Research, 73(2), 141-177. doi: 10.1007/s11205-004-3233-0
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-004-3233-...
). The study ofSarriera et al. (2012Sarriera JC, Saforcada E, Tonon G, La Vega LR, Mozobancyk S, Bedin LM. (2012). Bienestar subjetivo de los adolescentes: Un estudio comparativo entre Argentina y Brasil [Subjective well-being of the adolescents: A comparative study between Argentina and Brazil]. Psychosocial Intervention, 21(3), 273-280. doi: 10.5093/in2012a24
https://doi.org/10.5093/in2012a24...
), with 640 Argentinian and Brazilian adolescents, indicated that from 13 to 16 years old, there is a progressive reduction in well-being, which was discussed in terms of the young person passing through uncertain and challenging situations as he or she ages - such as choosing a career - which lead to lower life satisfaction.

Bearing in mind the high rates of exposure to violence in adolescence, and the protective role which subjective well-being may perform in these cases (Park, 2004Park N. (2004). The role of subjective well-being in positive youth development. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 591, 25-39. doi: 10.1177/0002716203260078
https://doi.org/10.1177/0002716203260078...
;Sarriera et al., 2012Sarriera JC, Saforcada E, Tonon G, La Vega LR, Mozobancyk S, Bedin LM. (2012). Bienestar subjetivo de los adolescentes: Un estudio comparativo entre Argentina y Brasil [Subjective well-being of the adolescents: A comparative study between Argentina and Brazil]. Psychosocial Intervention, 21(3), 273-280. doi: 10.5093/in2012a24
https://doi.org/10.5093/in2012a24...
), it becomes relevant to study the relationships between these two variables. As a result, this study aimed to investigate the relationships between the exposure to violence in the intrafamily and extrafamily contexts and subjective well-being, considering the variables of sex and age.

Method

Participants

A total of 426 adolescents participated in this study, aged between 12 and 18 years old ( M = 14.91; SD = 1.65), of both sexes (62% female). The participants were between the sixth year of Basic Education and the third year of Senior High School, in schools of the public network, in the south of Brazil.

Instruments

Sociodemographic Data Questionnaire.This investigates data such as age, sex, school year, work, family configuration and having to repeat a school year, among others. This questionnaire was developed by the authors for use in the present study.

Exposure to Intra- and Extrafamily Violence. These variables were evaluated based on two questions taken from the Brazilian Youth Questionnaire (Questionário da Juventude Brasileira;Dell'Aglio, Koller, Cerqueira-Santos, & Colaço, 2011Dell'Aglio DD, Koller SH, Cerqueira-Santos E, Colaço V. (2011). Revisando o Questionário Juventude Brasileira: Uma nova proposta [Reviewing the Brazilian Youth Questionnaire: A new proposal]. In DD Dell'Aglio, SH Koller (Eds.), Adolescência e juventude: Vulnerabilidade e contextos de proteção [Adolescence and youth: Vulnerability and protection contexts] (pp. 259-270). São Paulo, SP: Casa do Psicólogo.) which investigate situations of physical, psychological and sexual abuse in the intra- and extrafamily context, containing five items answered dichotomously (0 = No, 1 = Yes). For the final score, the items of family violence and extrafamily violence were counted, adding together the number of positive responses in each question, with variation from 0 to 5 points being possible.

Multidimensional Scale of Life Satisfaction for Adolescents (Escala Multidimensional de Satisfação de Vida para Adolescentes-EMSVA;Segabinazi, Giacomoni, Dias, Teixeira, & Moraes, 2010Segabinazi JD, Giacomoni CH, Dias ACG, Teixeira MAP, Moraes DAO. (2010). Desenvolvimento e validação preliminar de uma Escala Multidimensional de Satisfação de Vida para Adolescentes [Development and preliminary validation of a Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale for Adolescents]. Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa, 26(4), 653-659. doi: 10.1590/S0102-37722010000400009
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-3772201000...
). This scale is composed of 52 items which evaluate seven dimensions of the life satisfaction (LS) of adolescents: family, self, school, compared self, nonviolence, self-efficacy and friendship. It has a five point Likert scale, varying from 1 (not even a little) to 5 (very much). The original study (Segabinazi et al., 2010) found an adequate internal consistency for the scale (α = .93).

Positive and Negative Affects Scale for Adolescents (Escala de Afetos Positivos e Negativos para Adolescentes-EAPNA;Segabinazi et al., 2012Segabinazi JD, Zortea M, Zanon C, Bandeira DR, Giacomoni CH, Hutz CS. (2012). Escala de Afetos Positivos e Negativos para Adolescentes: Adaptação, normatização e evidências de validade [Positive and Negative Affect Scale for Adolescents: Adaptation, standardization and validity evidence]. Avaliação Psicológica, 11(1), 1-12. Retrieved from http://pepsic.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-04712012000100002
http://pepsic.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?scr...
). This scale is composed of 32 adjectives which describe subjective affective states, with responses on a five point Likert scale, varying from not even a little tovery much. The study (Segabinazi et al., 2012Segabinazi JD, Zortea M, Zanon C, Bandeira DR, Giacomoni CH, Hutz CS. (2012). Escala de Afetos Positivos e Negativos para Adolescentes: Adaptação, normatização e evidências de validade [Positive and Negative Affect Scale for Adolescents: Adaptation, standardization and validity evidence]. Avaliação Psicológica, 11(1), 1-12. Retrieved from http://pepsic.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-04712012000100002
http://pepsic.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?scr...
) demonstrated adequate levels of internal consistency evaluated through the Cronbach's alpha (.88 for PA and for NA). The EMSVA and the EAPNA were used for the evaluation of the subjective well-being, through the composition of an index.

Procedure

Data collection. The study was undertaken in public schools selected by convenience, in different regions of the city of Porto Alegre. The adolescents were invited to participate, and the instruments were applied collectively by the research team in the schools' classrooms, lasting approximately 45 minutes.

Data analysis. The data were typed in the SPSS program and the psychometric properties of the instrument were ascertained through the scales' rate of internal consistency (Cronbach alpha). Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were undertaken (Student's t-tests, Principle Component Analyses and Pearson Correlations). The level of significance adopted was 5% ( p ≤ .05). The correlations were undertaken between the variables of family violence, extrafamily violence and the Subjective Well-being Index and its components.

Ethical Considerations

The ethical aspects which ensure the participants' integrity were guaranteed, being based upon Resolution n. 466 (Ministry of Health, 2013Ministério da Saúde. Conselho Nacional de Saúde. (2013, 13 de junho). Resolução n. 466, de 12 de dezembro de 2012. Aprova as diretrizes e normas para pesquisa envolvendo seres humanos [Guidelines and standards for research involving human subjects]. Diário Oficial da União, seção 1.). The management of the schools signed the Institution's Terms of Agreement. The parents or guardians of the adolescents participating signed the Informed Consent Form, and the young people themselves signed the Assent Form. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Instituto de Psicologia of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, on March 14th, 2014 (CAAE n. 22080914.1.0000.5334).

Results

Firstly, the psychometric characteristics of the scales used were observed. The Multidimensional Scale of Life Satisfaction presented scores between 100 and 256 ( M = 199.6; SD = 28.11) and satisfactory internal consistency (α = .87). The Positive Affects Scale presented scores between 16 and 70 (M= 50.91; SD = 10.88) and internal consistency of .88. The Negative Affects Scale presented scores between 14 and 63 ( M = 24.77;SD= 10.08) and internal consistency of .89. All the indexes were considered adequate.

Regarding the question on intra- and extrafamily violence, the scores varied from 0 to 5 ( M = 0.64; SD = 0.99) for intrafamily violence and between 0 and 3 ( M = 0.61; SD = 0.81) for extrafamily violence. Table 1 presents the data for exposure to intra- and extrafamily violence by sex and age range (range 1: 12 to 15 years old, n= 255; range 2: 16 to 18 years old,n= 170). One Student's t-test indicated that the girls had a higher mean of exposure to intrafamily violence, while the boys had a higher mean in exposure to extrafamily violence, with a significant difference (t= -3.11;df= 414.13;p< .002 andt= 3.37;df= 292.92;p< .001, respectively). The analysis by age range revealed that there was a greater exposure to intrafamily violence among the older adolescents, with a statistically significant difference (t= -3.26;df= 423;p< .001).

Table 1
Means of Violence, by Sex and Age Range

In order to identify the levels of well-being, an Index of Well-being (IWB) was constructed, using the standardized scores of the EMSVA added to the standardized scores of the EAPNA, with the items of negative affects being inverted for the calculation. In order to construct the IWB, a Principle Components Analysis was undertaken, as this makes it possible to create an index based on the empirical valences of its components, verifying the weight of each one for the index (Field, 2009Field A. (2009). Análise de fatores exploratória [Exploratory factor analysis]. In Descobrindo a estatística usando o SPSS [Discovering statistics with SPSS] (L Viali Trans., 2nd ed., pp. 553-605). Porto Alegre, RS: Artmed.). The components used in the IWB arise from the theoretical model proposed byDiener (1984)Diener E. (1984). Subjective well-being. Psychological Bulletin, 95(3), 542-575. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.95.3.542
https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.95.3.5...
and Diener, Suh, Lucas and Smith (1999)Diener E. (1984). Subjective well-being. Psychological Bulletin, 95(3), 542-575. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.95.3.542
https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.95.3.5...
, which considers the variables of life satisfaction, positive affects, and negative affects, for making up the subjective well-being. Table 2 presents the raw and standardized minimum and maximum scores of each component of the IWB.

Table 2
Raw and Standardized scores of Life Satisfaction, Positive Affects, Negative Affects and of the Index of Well-Being

Table 3 presents the standardized means for LS, PA, NA and the IWB, by sex and age range. Analyses were undertaken with the Student's t-test in order to ascertain differences in the variables investigated. In relation to the NA, the boys presented lower levels than the girls, there being significant difference (t= -4.06;df= 424;p< .0001). Regarding the differences by age ranges, the results did not reveal statistically significant differences. In relation to the IWB, it was observed that the boys presented greater subjective well-being in comparison with the girls, with significant difference (t= 2.76;df= 424;p= .006).

Table 3
Means of LS, PA, NA and IWB by Sex and Age Range

In order to ascertain the relationships between exposure to violence and well-being, the Pearson correlations were used. Table 4 presents the results of these correlations.

Table 4
Correlations Between Violence and the Variables Investigated

Significant correlations were found between exposure to intra- and extrafamily violence and subjective well-being, as well as with the variables which make this up, except for between extrafamily violence and positive affects. The highest rate of correlation occurred between total violence and negative affects.

Discussion

Results of the analysis of the exposure to violence in relation to age indicated that the young people from 16 to 18 years old presented higher means of exposure to intrafamily violence. This result is shown to be contentious in relation to the data from other studies which show greater exposure to extrafamily violence among older adolescents, associated with the greater time that they spend out of the house and greater exposure to situations of risk (Coutinho, Santos, Folmer, & Puntel, 2013Coutinho RX, Santos WM, Folmer V, Puntel RL. (2013). Prevalência de comportamentos de risco em adolescentes [Risk behaviors prevalence in adolescents]. Cadernos de Saúde Coletiva, 21(4), 441-449. doi: 10.1590/S1414-462X2013000400013
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1414-462X201300...
;Farias Júnior et al., 2009Farias Júnior JC, Nahas MV, Barros MVG, Loch MR, Oliveira ESA, De Bem MFL, Lopes AS. (2009). Comportamentos de risco à saúde em adolescentes no Sul do Brasil: Prevalência e fatores associados [Health risk behaviors among adolescents in the south of Brazil: Prevalence and associated factors]. Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 25(4), 344-352. doi: 10.1590/S1020-49892009000400009
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1020-4989200900...
). However, the greater occurrence of intrafamily violence among the older adolescents observed in this study may be understood based on developmental issues. Over the course of adolescence, there is a seeking for a social place and for professional projects, accompanied by greater autonomy in relation to the family, which may lead to conflicts in the family environment (Sarriera et al., 2012Sarriera JC, Saforcada E, Tonon G, La Vega LR, Mozobancyk S, Bedin LM. (2012). Bienestar subjetivo de los adolescentes: Un estudio comparativo entre Argentina y Brasil [Subjective well-being of the adolescents: A comparative study between Argentina and Brazil]. Psychosocial Intervention, 21(3), 273-280. doi: 10.5093/in2012a24
https://doi.org/10.5093/in2012a24...
).

In relation to the differences in exposure to violence between the sexes, the results showed greater victimization of boys in the extrafamily context, which supports data from other surveys (Ministry of Health, 2010Ministério da Saúde. Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde. Departamento de Análise de Situação de Saúde. (2010). Viva: Vigilância de violências e acidentes, 2008 e 2009 [Viva: Violence and accidents surveillance, 2008 and 2009]. Brasília, DF: Ministério da Saúde.). This may possibly occur due to the process of turning towards the social environment and spending more time away from home, a fact which is observed more and encouraged among male youngsters. In addition to this, boys present more aggressive behaviors and behaviors of risk, which may expose them to violent situations (Benetti et al., 2006Benetti SPC, Gama C, Vitolo M, Silva MB, D'Ávila A, Zavaschi ML. (2006). Violência comunitária, exposição às drogas ilícitas e envolvimento com a lei na adolescência [Community violence, exposure to illicit drugs and adolescent involvement with the law]. Psico, 37(3), 279-286. Retrieved from http://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/revistapsico/article/view/1449;Zavaschi et al., 2002Zavaschi ML, Benetti S, Polanczyk GV, Solés N, Sanchotene ML. (2002). Adolescents exposed to physical violence in the community: A survey in Brazilian public schools. Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 12(5), 327-332. doi: 10.1590/S1020-49892002001100006
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1020-4989200200...
).

The greater occurrence of intrafamily violence in the girls' group, found in this study, was also observed in other Brazilian studies (Ministry of Health, 2010Ministério da Saúde. Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde. Departamento de Análise de Situação de Saúde. (2010). Viva: Vigilância de violências e acidentes, 2008 e 2009 [Viva: Violence and accidents surveillance, 2008 and 2009]. Brasília, DF: Ministério da Saúde.). This data indicates that the girls are more vulnerable to victimization in the domestic environment in comparison with the boys, which may be explained by gender stereotypes, related to the process of socialization which involves the function of socially constructed roles (Bueno, 2006Bueno CMLB. (2006). O papel das representações sociais e da educação para o desenvolvimento da identidade de gênero [The role of social representations and of education in the development of gender identity]. Revista Brasileira de Crescimento e Desenvolvimento Humano, 16(3), 92-103. Retrieved from http://pepsic.bvsalud.org/pdf/rbcdh/v16n3/11.pdf
http://pepsic.bvsalud.org/pdf/rbcdh/v16n...
). Girls are encouraged more to remain at home so that they can undertake domestic roles, which are perceived as typically female. In their turn, the boys are encouraged to leave home and help with the family finances, these characteristics being perceived as hoped for by the adolescents themselves (Saffioti, 2008Saffioti HIB. (2008). Gênero: Ontogênese e filogênese [Gender: Ontogeny and phylogeny]. In SL Kato (Org.), Manual de capacitação multidisciplinar [Multidisciplinary training manual] (pp. 91-124). Cuiabá, MT: Departamento Gráfico/Tribunal de Justiça do Mato Grosso.;Traverso-Yépez, & Pinheiro, 2005Traverso-Yépez MA, Pinheiro VS. (2005). Socialização de gênero e adolescência [Gender socialization and adolescence]. Estudos Feministas, 13(1), 147-162. doi: 10.1590/S0104-026X2005000100010
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-026X200500...
). In this way, these conceptions can culminate in gender violence, which, with greater emphasis on the family context, make the women more vulnerable. The differences by sex observed may be explained based on certain hypotheses. The exposure to family violence, in the case of the girls, may explain the lower perception of the positive aspects, as the positive component of the well-being is related to living in a protective environment (Bastian, Kuppens, De Roover, & Diener, 2014Bastian B, Kuppens P, De Roover K, Diener E. (2014). Is valuing positive emotion associated with life satisfaction? Emotion, 14(4), 639-645. doi:10.1037/a0036466
https://doi.org/10.1037/a0036466...
). Besides this, girls typically are more attentive to internal states than are boys (Poletto & Koller, 2011Poletto M, Koller SH. (2011). Subjective well-being in socially vulnerable children and adolescents. Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 24(3), 476-484. doi: 10.1590/S0102-79722011000300008
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-7972201100...
), which may also explain the greater experiencing of negative affects by the girls. The result that there was no correlation between extrafamily violence and positive affects may indicate that when the violence is perpetrated by strangers it does not affect so much the levels of positive affect as when it is perpetrated in the family environment. It may be thought that the positive affects are more influenced by the type of link established between the perpetrator and victim, as, when the violence is imposed by somebody close and who should supposedly exercise the role of protection and care for the adolescent, the effect may be worse. This aspect is related to the specific characteristics of intrafamily violence, such as the use of the close relationship and relationship of trust between the victim and the abuser, principally in cases of sexual violence, in which the dynamic of the secret is present (Habigzang, Ramos, & Koller, 2011Habigzang LF, Ramos MS, Koller SH. (2011). A revelação do abuso sexual: As medidas adotadas pela rede de apoio [The disclosure of sexual abuse: Adopted measures by the support network]. Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa, 27(4), 467-473. doi: 10.1590/S0102-37722011000400010
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-3772201100...
;Nurcombe, 2000Nurcombe B. (2000). Child sexual abuse I: Psychopathology. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 34(1), 85-91. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2000.00642.x
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1614.2000...
).

In the present study, it was observed that the adolescents present high exposure to violence. In relation to the correlations found, the results are similar to previous findings which indicate an inverse association between violence and subjective well-being (Callahan et al., 2003Callahan MR, Tolman RM, Saunders DG. (2003). Adolescent dating violence victimization and psychological well-being. Journal of Adolescent Research, 18(6), 664-681. doi: 10.1177/0743558403254784
https://doi.org/10.1177/0743558403254784...
;Park, 2004Park N. (2004). The role of subjective well-being in positive youth development. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 591, 25-39. doi: 10.1177/0002716203260078
https://doi.org/10.1177/0002716203260078...
;Sarriera et al., 2012Sarriera JC, Saforcada E, Tonon G, La Vega LR, Mozobancyk S, Bedin LM. (2012). Bienestar subjetivo de los adolescentes: Un estudio comparativo entre Argentina y Brasil [Subjective well-being of the adolescents: A comparative study between Argentina and Brazil]. Psychosocial Intervention, 21(3), 273-280. doi: 10.5093/in2012a24
https://doi.org/10.5093/in2012a24...
). At the same time, in considering that the greater perception of subjective well-being by the young people is associated with health and quality of life, it is emphasized that its promotion may serve as a resource for confronting and preventing violence among the young. Such interventions could be the target of investigation of further studies. As an example, among the prevention strategies one can cite the development and training of social skills (Martins et al., 2014Martins C, Gouveia A, Chaves M, Lourenço R, Marques S, Santos T. (2014). Dating violence and nursing student well-being. Atención Primaria, 46(Supl. 5), 129-134. doi: 10.1016/S0212-6567(14)70079-4
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0212-6567(14)70...
), considering that in some cases, the violence occurs as an attempt to resolve conflicts resulting from the behavioral repertoire in poor social skills (Martínez González, Inglés Saura, Piqueras Rodríguez, & Oblitas Guadalupe, 2010Martínez-González AE, Inglés Saura C, Piqueras Rodríguez JA, Oblitas Guadalupe LA. (2010). Papel de la conducta prosocial y de las relaciones sociales en el bienestar psíquico y físico del adolescente. Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana, 28(1), 74-84.). There are, furthermore, the actions which seek to prevent the repetition of violence by the young person who was exposed to some violent situation (Martínez González et al., 2010).

Finally, returning to the principal findings of the present study, emphasis is placed on differences by age and sex, with greater intrafamily violence among the older adolescents, greater intrafamily violence among the girls, and greater extrafamily violence among the boys. These results evidence aspects related to the search for autonomy, as well as differences related to gender stereotypes, which are expressed through the violence. Furthermore, boys present higher levels of well-being and lower levels of negative affects than do the girls, which also suggests differences between the sexes in the way of experiencing and expressing affects.

In relation to this study's limitations, it must be pointed out that violence is a complex phenomenon and that different factors are involved in it. This being the case, the results described here must be interpreted with care, as the measure used for ascertaining the adolescents' exposure to violence presents limitations, due to containing questions which only capture certain aspects of some types of violence, whose answers were closed, and filled out by the participant himself or herself at a single point in time. Other forms of violence, as well as other characteristics of the contexts in which this occurs, could have been evaluated better by more detailed instruments, or, further, in studies with qualitative methodologies such as that ofMosavel, Ahmed, and Simon (2012Mosavel M, Ahmed R, Simon C. (2012). Perceptions gender-based violence among South African youth: Implications for health promotion interventions. Health Promotion International, 27(3), 323-330. doi: 10.1093/heapro/dar041
https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dar041...
). It is important to be cautious in inferring causal relationships between violence and well-being, as the measurements of association used in this study are not appropriate for this type of conclusion. It may be thought that exposure to violence may both reduce the levels of well-being, due to the negative consequences that this can bring, and at the same time could raise the hypothesis that adolescents who already present lower levels of well-being may be more vulnerable to victimization, as in the discussion made byCallahan et al. (2003Callahan MR, Tolman RM, Saunders DG. (2003). Adolescent dating violence victimization and psychological well-being. Journal of Adolescent Research, 18(6), 664-681. doi: 10.1177/0743558403254784
https://doi.org/10.1177/0743558403254784...
).

It is suggested that further investigative works could adopt a longitudinal design, with systematic monitoring of the adolescents, in such a way that the developmental aspects could be better observed. This methodological strategy would also make it possible to monitor the stability of the well-being throughout adolescence, given that there is no consensus in the studies in relation to this aspect.

References

  • Bastian B, Kuppens P, De Roover K, Diener E. (2014). Is valuing positive emotion associated with life satisfaction? Emotion, 14(4), 639-645. doi:10.1037/a0036466
    » https://doi.org/10.1037/a0036466
  • Benatuil D. (2004). El bienestar psicológico en adolescentes desde una perspectiva cualitativa [Psychological well-being in adolescents from a qualitative perspective]. Psicodebate: Psicologia, Cultura y Sociedad, 3, 43-58. Retrieved from http://www.palermo.edu/cienciassociales/publicaciones/pdf/Psico3/3Psico%2004.pdf
    » http://www.palermo.edu/cienciassociales/publicaciones/pdf/Psico3/3Psico%2004.pdf
  • Benetti SPC, Gama C, Vitolo M, Silva MB, D'Ávila A, Zavaschi ML. (2006). Violência comunitária, exposição às drogas ilícitas e envolvimento com a lei na adolescência [Community violence, exposure to illicit drugs and adolescent involvement with the law]. Psico, 37(3), 279-286. Retrieved from http://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/revistapsico/article/view/1449
  • Bueno CMLB. (2006). O papel das representações sociais e da educação para o desenvolvimento da identidade de gênero [The role of social representations and of education in the development of gender identity]. Revista Brasileira de Crescimento e Desenvolvimento Humano, 16(3), 92-103. Retrieved from http://pepsic.bvsalud.org/pdf/rbcdh/v16n3/11.pdf
    » http://pepsic.bvsalud.org/pdf/rbcdh/v16n3/11.pdf
  • Callahan MR, Tolman RM, Saunders DG. (2003). Adolescent dating violence victimization and psychological well-being. Journal of Adolescent Research, 18(6), 664-681. doi: 10.1177/0743558403254784
    » https://doi.org/10.1177/0743558403254784
  • Camargo SPH, Abaid JLW, Giacomoni CH. (2011). Do que eles precisam para serem felizes? A felicidade na visão de adolescentes [What do they need to be happy? The happiness for adolescents]. Psicologia Escolar e Educacional, 15(2), 241-250. doi: 10.1590/S1413-85572011000200006
    » https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-85572011000200006
  • Coenders G, Casas F, Figuer C, González M. (2005). Relationships between parents' and children's salient values for future and children's overall life satisfaction. A comparison across countries. Social Indicators Research, 73(2), 141-177. doi: 10.1007/s11205-004-3233-0
    » https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-004-3233-0
  • Coutinho RX, Santos WM, Folmer V, Puntel RL. (2013). Prevalência de comportamentos de risco em adolescentes [Risk behaviors prevalence in adolescents]. Cadernos de Saúde Coletiva, 21(4), 441-449. doi: 10.1590/S1414-462X2013000400013
    » https://doi.org/10.1590/S1414-462X2013000400013
  • Dell'Aglio DD, Koller SH, Cerqueira-Santos E, Colaço V. (2011). Revisando o Questionário Juventude Brasileira: Uma nova proposta [Reviewing the Brazilian Youth Questionnaire: A new proposal]. In DD Dell'Aglio, SH Koller (Eds.), Adolescência e juventude: Vulnerabilidade e contextos de proteção [Adolescence and youth: Vulnerability and protection contexts] (pp. 259-270). São Paulo, SP: Casa do Psicólogo.
  • Diener E. (1984). Subjective well-being. Psychological Bulletin, 95(3), 542-575. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.95.3.542
    » https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.95.3.542
  • Diener E, Suh EM, Lucas RE, Smith HL. (1999). Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress. Psychological Bulletin, 125(2), 276-302. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.125.2.276
    » https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.125.2.276
  • Farias Júnior JC, Nahas MV, Barros MVG, Loch MR, Oliveira ESA, De Bem MFL, Lopes AS. (2009). Comportamentos de risco à saúde em adolescentes no Sul do Brasil: Prevalência e fatores associados [Health risk behaviors among adolescents in the south of Brazil: Prevalence and associated factors]. Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 25(4), 344-352. doi: 10.1590/S1020-49892009000400009
    » https://doi.org/10.1590/S1020-49892009000400009
  • Field A. (2009). Análise de fatores exploratória [Exploratory factor analysis]. In Descobrindo a estatística usando o SPSS [Discovering statistics with SPSS] (L Viali Trans., 2nd ed., pp. 553-605). Porto Alegre, RS: Artmed.
  • Habigzang LF, Ramos MS, Koller SH. (2011). A revelação do abuso sexual: As medidas adotadas pela rede de apoio [The disclosure of sexual abuse: Adopted measures by the support network]. Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa, 27(4), 467-473. doi: 10.1590/S0102-37722011000400010
    » https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-37722011000400010
  • Krug EG, Dahlberg LL, Mercy JA, Zwi AB, Lozano R. (Eds.). (2002). World report on violence and health. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization. Retrieved from http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/42495/1/9241545615_eng.pdf
    » http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/42495/1/9241545615_eng.pdf
  • Lei n. 11.340, de 7 de agosto de 2006. (2006, 8 de agosto). Cria mecanismos para coibir a violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher, nos termos do § 8º do art. 226 da Constituição Federal, da Convenção sobre a Eliminação de Todas as Formas de Discriminação contra as Mulheres e da Convenção Interamericana para Prevenir, Punir e Erradicar a Violência contra a Mulher; dispõe sobre a criação dos Juizados de Violência Doméstica e Familiar contra a Mulher; altera o Código de Processo Penal, o Código Penal e a Lei de Execução Penal; e dá outras providências. Diário Oficial da União, seção 1.
  • Martínez-González AE, Inglés Saura C, Piqueras Rodríguez JA, Oblitas Guadalupe LA. (2010). Papel de la conducta prosocial y de las relaciones sociales en el bienestar psíquico y físico del adolescente. Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana, 28(1), 74-84.
  • Martins C, Gouveia A, Chaves M, Lourenço R, Marques S, Santos T. (2014). Dating violence and nursing student well-being. Atención Primaria, 46(Supl. 5), 129-134. doi: 10.1016/S0212-6567(14)70079-4
    » https://doi.org/10.1016/S0212-6567(14)70079-4
  • Ministério da Saúde. Conselho Nacional de Saúde. (2013, 13 de junho). Resolução n. 466, de 12 de dezembro de 2012. Aprova as diretrizes e normas para pesquisa envolvendo seres humanos [Guidelines and standards for research involving human subjects]. Diário Oficial da União, seção 1.
  • Ministério da Saúde. Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde. Departamento de Análise de Situação de Saúde. (2010). Viva: Vigilância de violências e acidentes, 2008 e 2009 [Viva: Violence and accidents surveillance, 2008 and 2009]. Brasília, DF: Ministério da Saúde.
  • Mosavel M, Ahmed R, Simon C. (2012). Perceptions gender-based violence among South African youth: Implications for health promotion interventions. Health Promotion International, 27(3), 323-330. doi: 10.1093/heapro/dar041
    » https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dar041
  • Nurcombe B. (2000). Child sexual abuse I: Psychopathology. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 34(1), 85-91. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2000.00642.x
    » https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1614.2000.00642.x
  • Park N. (2004). The role of subjective well-being in positive youth development. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 591, 25-39. doi: 10.1177/0002716203260078
    » https://doi.org/10.1177/0002716203260078
  • Poletto M, Koller SH. (2011). Subjective well-being in socially vulnerable children and adolescents. Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 24(3), 476-484. doi: 10.1590/S0102-79722011000300008
    » https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-79722011000300008
  • Reina MC, Oliva A, Parra A. (2010). Percepciones de autoevaluación: Autoestima, autoeficacia y satisfacción vital en la adolescencia [Adolescents own perceptions of self-evaluation: Self esteem, self efficacy and life satisfaction]. Psychology, Society, & Education, 2(1), 47-59. Retrieved from http://www.psye.org/articulos/Reina%20et%20al%20definitivo.pdf
    » http://www.psye.org/articulos/Reina%20et%20al%20definitivo.pdf
  • Saffioti HIB. (2008). Gênero: Ontogênese e filogênese [Gender: Ontogeny and phylogeny]. In SL Kato (Org.), Manual de capacitação multidisciplinar [Multidisciplinary training manual] (pp. 91-124). Cuiabá, MT: Departamento Gráfico/Tribunal de Justiça do Mato Grosso.
  • Sarriera JC, Saforcada E, Tonon G, La Vega LR, Mozobancyk S, Bedin LM. (2012). Bienestar subjetivo de los adolescentes: Un estudio comparativo entre Argentina y Brasil [Subjective well-being of the adolescents: A comparative study between Argentina and Brazil]. Psychosocial Intervention, 21(3), 273-280. doi: 10.5093/in2012a24
    » https://doi.org/10.5093/in2012a24
  • Segabinazi JD, Giacomoni CH, Dias ACG, Teixeira MAP, Moraes DAO. (2010). Desenvolvimento e validação preliminar de uma Escala Multidimensional de Satisfação de Vida para Adolescentes [Development and preliminary validation of a Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale for Adolescents]. Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa, 26(4), 653-659. doi: 10.1590/S0102-37722010000400009
    » https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-37722010000400009
  • Segabinazi JD, Zortea M, Zanon C, Bandeira DR, Giacomoni CH, Hutz CS. (2012). Escala de Afetos Positivos e Negativos para Adolescentes: Adaptação, normatização e evidências de validade [Positive and Negative Affect Scale for Adolescents: Adaptation, standardization and validity evidence]. Avaliação Psicológica, 11(1), 1-12. Retrieved from http://pepsic.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-04712012000100002
    » http://pepsic.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-04712012000100002
  • Serafini AJ, Bandeira DN. (2011). A influência da rede de relações, do coping e do neuroticismo na satisfação de jovens estudantes [The influence of the network of relationships, coping and neuroticism on the life satisfaction of young students]. Estudos de Psicologia, 28(1), 15-25. doi: 10.1590/S0103-166X2011000100002
    » https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-166X2011000100002
  • Strelhow MRW, Bueno CBO, Câmara SG. (2010). Percepção de saúde e satisfação com a vida em adolescentes: Diferença entre sexos [Health perception and satisfaction with life in adolescents: Difference between the sexes]. Revista Psicologia & Saúde, 2(2), 42-49. Retrieved from http://www.gpec.ucdb.br/pssa/index.php/pssa/article/view/62/99
    » http://www.gpec.ucdb.br/pssa/index.php/pssa/article/view/62/99
  • Traverso-Yépez MA, Pinheiro VS. (2005). Socialização de gênero e adolescência [Gender socialization and adolescence]. Estudos Feministas, 13(1), 147-162. doi: 10.1590/S0104-026X2005000100010
    » https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-026X2005000100010
  • Vera E, Thakral C, Gonzales R, Morgan M, Conner W, Caskey E, Dick, L. (2008). Subjective well-being in urban adolescents of color. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 14(3), 224-233. doi: 10.1037/1099-9809.14.3.224
    » https://doi.org/10.1037/1099-9809.14.3.224
  • Watson D, Clark LA, Tellegen A. (1988). Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: The PANAS scales. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54(6), 1063-1070. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.54.6.1063
    » https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.54.6.1063
  • World Health Organization. (2014a). Strengthening the role of the health system in addressing violence, in particular against women and girls, and against children. Sixty-Seventh World Health Assembly Resolution. Retrieved fromhttp://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA67/A67_R15-en.pdf?ua=1
    » http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA67/A67_R15-en.pdf?ua=
  • World Health Organization. (2014b). Health for the world's adolescents: A second chance in the second decade. Retrieved from http://apps.who.int/adolescent/second-decade/
    » http://apps.who.int/adolescent/second-decade/
  • Zavaschi ML, Benetti S, Polanczyk GV, Solés N, Sanchotene ML. (2002). Adolescents exposed to physical violence in the community: A survey in Brazilian public schools. Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 12(5), 327-332. doi: 10.1590/S1020-49892002001100006
    » https://doi.org/10.1590/S1020-49892002001100006
  • 1
    Article derived from the master's thesis of the first author under the supervision of the second author, presented in 2015, in the Graduate Program in Psychology of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.

Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    04 Aug 2016
  • Date of issue
    Sep-Dec 2016

History

  • Received
    06 July 2015
  • Reviewed
    06 Nov 2015
  • Accepted
    21 Dec 2016
Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia Av.Bandeirantes 3900 - Monte Alegre, 14040-901 Ribeirão Preto - São Paulo - Brasil, Tel.: (55 16) 3315-3829 - Ribeirão Preto - SP - Brazil
E-mail: paideia@usp.br