Child maltreatment and neglect in the United Arab Emirates and relationship with low self-esteem and symptoms of depression. (3rd April 2021)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Child maltreatment and neglect in the United Arab Emirates and relationship with low self-esteem and symptoms of depression. (3rd April 2021)
- Main Title:
- Child maltreatment and neglect in the United Arab Emirates and relationship with low self-esteem and symptoms of depression
- Authors:
- Shah, Syed M.
Nowshad, Gul
Dhaheri, Fatima Al
Al-Shamsi, Mariam H.
Al-Ketbi, Alfan M.
Galadari, Alaa
Joshi, Priyam
Bendak, Heba
Grivna, Michal
Arnone, Danilo - Abstract:
- Abstract: Objectives: To our knowledge, this study is the first in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to investigate the prevalence of child maltreatment in relation to depressive symptoms and self-esteem. Study design: Exposure to physical maltreatment, emotional abuse and neglect was evaluated in 518 adolescents (86% response rate) randomly selected from schools in Al Ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The Rosenberg self-esteem scale and the Beck Depression Inventory were used to measure self-esteem and depressive symptoms by using multivariate logistic regression analyses. Results: The mean age of study participants was 14.3 years. Emotional abuse was the most frequent form of maltreatment (33.9%), physical abuse (12.6%) and neglect (12.1%) followed. Male sex was a positive predictor of physical abuse (OR = 2.12; 95% CI 1.18–3.77), whilst higher maternal level of education was protective (OR = 0.40; 95% CI 0.19–0.86). Daily screen time (OR = 2.77; 95% CI 1.17–6.56) and tobacco smoking (OR = 1.86; 95% CI 1.09–3.18) positively predicted emotional abuse. Emotionally maltreated and neglected participants were less likely to report high level of self-esteem and more likely to report symptoms of depression. Conclusions: Child maltreatment in the UAE is of a similar magnitude to what reported in other countries around the world and significantly associated with low self-esteem and depressive symptoms.
- Is Part Of:
- International review of psychiatry. Volume 33:Number 3(2021)
- Journal:
- International review of psychiatry
- Issue:
- Volume 33:Number 3(2021)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 33, Issue 3 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 33
- Issue:
- 3
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0033-0003-0000
- Page Start:
- 326
- Page End:
- 336
- Publication Date:
- 2021-04-03
- Subjects:
- Maltreatment -- self-esteem -- depression -- children -- adolescents -- Al Ain -- UAE
Mental illness -- Periodicals
Psychiatry -- Periodicals
Psychology, Pathological -- Periodicals
616.89 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/iirp20/current ↗
http://informahealthcare.com ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/09540261.2021.1895086 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0954-0261
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