The relationships between violence in childhood and educational outcomes: A global systematic review and meta-analysis

D Fry, X Fang, S Elliott, T Casey, X Zheng, J Li… - Child abuse & …, 2018 - Elsevier
This is the first study to estimate the association globally between violence in childhood on
educational outcomes, addressing a significant gap in the current evidence base …

What it takes to keep children in school: a research review

B Ekstrand - Educational Review, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Unauthorized absence from school, commonly labelled truancy, absenteeism, and dropout,
is a problem that has been increasingly noted in recent years by the National Agency for …

Risk and protective factors for bullying victimization among AIDS-affected and vulnerable children in South Africa

L Cluver, L Bowes, F Gardner - Child abuse & neglect, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To examine whether bullying is a risk factor for psychological distress among
children in poor, urban South Africa. To determine risk and protective factors for bullying …

Public health, safety and educational risks associated with bullying behaviors in American adolescents

J Srabstein, T Piazza - … journal of adolescent medicine and health, 2008 - degruyter.com
Based on a national representative sample of United States (US) middle and high school
students, we studied the association between different health, safety, and educational risk …

Bullying victimisation, internalising symptoms, and conduct problems in South African children and adolescents: A longitudinal investigation

ME Boyes, L Bowes, LD Cluver, CL Ward… - Journal of abnormal …, 2014 - Springer
Bullying victimisation has been prospectively linked with mental health problems among
children and adolescents in longitudinal studies in the developed world. However, research …

[HTML][HTML] Violence against children perpetrated by peers: A cross-sectional school-based survey in Uganda

SO Wandera, K Clarke, L Knight, E Allen… - Child abuse & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Violence against children by peers is a global public health problem. We aimed to assess
factors associated with peer violence victimization among primary school children in …

Association between substance use and psychosocial characteristics among adolescents of the Seychelles

H Alwan, B Viswanathan, V Rousson, F Paccaud… - BMC pediatrics, 2011 - Springer
Background We examined the associations between substance use (cigarette smoking,
alcohol drinking, and cannabis use) and psychosocial characteristics at the individual and …

Prevalence of truancy among school-going adolescents in three South Asian countries: association with potential risk and protective factors

MK Hasan, H Uddin, TB Younos… - … of Adolescence and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
We examined the prevalence and evaluated the associated risk and protective factors of
adolescent school truancy through sex-stratified models by analysing 7562 adolescent data …

[HTML][HTML] Victimization from bullying among school-attending adolescents in grades 7 to 10 in Zambia

S Siziya, E Rudatsikira, AS Muula - Journal of Injury and Violence …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Among school-attending adolescents, victimization from bullying is associated
with anxiety, depression and poor academic performance. There are limited reports on …

Prevalence and correlates of being bullied among in-school adolescents in Malawi: results from the 2009 Global School-Based Health Survey

HW Kubwalo, AS Muula, S Siziya, S Pasupulati… - Malawi Medical …, 2013 - ajol.info
Background Physical and emotional violence against adolescents is a neglected, but
growing problem globally. Violence against adolescents negatively affects the victim in …