Gender-based differences in the prevalence and types of adverse childhood experiences and their associations with psychological distress and perceived lack of safety among adolescents in Qatar
<p dir="ltr">Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are detrimental to well-being, but gender-specific data in Arab countries is scarce. We explored gender differences in prevalence and associations of ACEs with psychological distress and feeling unsafe among Qatari adolescents using a...
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2025
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| الملخص: | <p dir="ltr">Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are detrimental to well-being, but gender-specific data in Arab countries is scarce. We explored gender differences in prevalence and associations of ACEs with psychological distress and feeling unsafe among Qatari adolescents using a 2017 national cross-sectional survey of 836 students (412 boys and 424 girls) from grades 8 to 12. Boys reported more ACEs and physical abuse. Gender-specific multivariable logistic regression models revealed that distress in boys was significantly associated with physical abuse (aOR = 3.35), emotional/psychological abuse (aOR = 1.77), terrifying event (1.75), and being sent away from home as punishment (aOR = 3.06). Girls reported higher psychological abuse; distress was related to parental separation (aOR = 3.41) and to being sent away from home (aOR = 3.20). Feeling unsafe was associated with parental divorce/separation in girls (aOR = 4.99) and with physical abuse among boys (aOR = 2.43). Culturally contextualized and gender-sensitive interventions are needed to address ACEs in Qatari adolescents.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: International Journal of Adolescence and Youth<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2025.2461232" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2025.2461232</a></p> |
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