CHILDHOOD DEPRESSION. Exploring the association between family violence and other psychosocial factors in low-income Brazilian schoolchildren

Chinese Medicine

Thiago Pires¹  Raquel Oliveira²  Simone Assis¹  Joviana Avanci¹ 

[1] Jorge Careli Latin-American Center of Studies of Violence and Health (National School of Public Health) and Fernandes Figueira Institute/Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Avenida Brasil 4036 sala 700, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, CEP: 21040-361, Brazil;Evandro Chagas Institute of Clinical Research/Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Avenida Brasil 4036, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, CEP: 21040-361, Brazil

关键词: Abuse;    Violence;    Children;    Depression;   

Others  :  791311
DOI  :  10.1186/1753-2000-6-26

 received in 2012-03-01, accepted in 2012-07-09,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Background

Childhood depression affects the morbidity, mortality and life functions of children. Individual, family and environmental factors have been documented as psychosocial risk factors for childhood depression, especially family violence, which results in inadequate support, low family cohesion and poor communication. This study investigates the association between psychosocial depression factors in low-income schoolchildren and reveals the potential trouble spots, highlighting several forms of violence that take place within the family context.

Methods

The study was based on a cross-sectional analysis of 464 schoolchildren aged between 6 and 10, selected by random sampling from a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Socio-economic, family and individual variables were investigated on the strength of the caregivers’ information and organized in blocks for analysis. A binary logistic regression model was applied, according to hierarchical blocks.

Results

The final hierarchical regression analysis showed that the following variables are potential psychosocial factors associated with depression in childhood: average/poor relationship with the father (OR 3.24, 95% CI 1.32-7.94), high frequency of victimization by psychological violence (humiliation) (OR 6.13, 95% CI 2.06-18.31), parental divorce (OR 2.89, 95% CI 1.14-7.32) and externalizing behavior problems (OR 3.53 IC 1.51-8.23).

Conclusions

The results point to multiple determinants of depressive behavior in children, as well as the potential contribution of psychological family violence. The study also reveals potential key targets for early intervention, especially for children from highly vulnerable families.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Avanci et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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