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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المؤلف الرئيسي: Hina Akram (14778205) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Hanan F. Abdul Rahim (9330201) (author), Suhad Daher-Nashif (10115695) (author), Diana Alsayed Hassan (15862746) (author), Usra Elshaikh (16886009) (author), Salma M. Khaled (13847737) (author)
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Salma M. Khaled (13847737)
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Hanan F. Abdul Rahim (9330201)
Suhad Daher-Nashif (10115695)
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Usra Elshaikh (16886009)
Salma M. Khaled (13847737)
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Epidemiology
Public health
Human society
Gender studies
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
psychological distress
feeling unsafe
adolescents
Qatar
gender
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description <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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spelling 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 QatarHina Akram (14778205)Hanan F. Abdul Rahim (9330201)Suhad Daher-Nashif (10115695)Diana Alsayed Hassan (15862746)Usra Elshaikh (16886009)Salma M. Khaled (13847737)Health sciencesEpidemiologyPublic healthHuman societyGender studiesAdverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)psychological distressfeeling unsafeadolescentsQatargender<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>2025-02-17T09:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1080/02673843.2025.2461232https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/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/30405523CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/304055232025-02-17T09:00:00Z
spellingShingle 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
Hina Akram (14778205)
Health sciences
Epidemiology
Public health
Human society
Gender studies
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
psychological distress
feeling unsafe
adolescents
Qatar
gender
status_str publishedVersion
title 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
title_full 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
title_fullStr 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
title_full_unstemmed 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
title_short 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
title_sort 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
topic Health sciences
Epidemiology
Public health
Human society
Gender studies
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
psychological distress
feeling unsafe
adolescents
Qatar
gender