International Perspectives on Adolescent Violence

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International Perspectives on Adolescent Violence

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International Perspectives on Adolescent Violence. Co-investigators. Mary D. Overpeck, DrPH Peter C. Scheidt, MD, MPH Acknowlegement : Patricia Moyer, NICHD Lois Fingerhut, NCHS/CDC. Data Sources. Mortality WHO Statistics International Collaborative Effort on Injury Statistics. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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International Perspectives on Adolescent Violence

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Co-investigatorsMary D. Overpeck, DrPH

Peter C. Scheidt, MD, MPH

Acknowlegement :Patricia Moyer, NICHD

Lois Fingerhut, NCHS/CDC

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Data Sources• Mortality

– WHO Statistics

– International Collaborative Effort on Injury Statistics

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Nonfatal Data Source

WHO study of Health Behavior in School Children1997/98 Survey

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Injury Mortality Rates by Intent Age 15-19

• Source is latest data available from WHO Statistics Website

• Averaging about 10 years of data for each country

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0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

IsraelEngland &

SwedenDenmark

IrelandSlovak Republic

ScotlandGreeceFrance

HungaryGermany

NorwayNorthern IrelandCzech Republic

BelgiumPoland

CanadaFinlandAustria

PortugalRussia

USA Lithuania

EstoniaLatvia

Rate per 100,000

Unintentional Suicide Homicide

Undetermined

Other violence/war

USA

Injury Mortality rates for ages 15-19 years by intent

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Deaths by Mechanism

Mechanism describes how someone died

e.g. firearms, cutting/piercing, suffocation

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0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

United States

Scotland

Norway

Israel

France

England & Wales

Canada

Deaths per 100,000 population

Firearm Cut/pierce Other

Mechanism of Homicides - Age 15 - 24

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0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

United States

Scotland

Norway

Israel

France

England & Wales

Canada

Deaths per 100,000 population

Firearm Poisoning Suffocation Other

Mechanism of Suicides - Age 15 - 24

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Non-fatal BehaviorsWHO Study of Health Behavior

in School-aged Children

Nationally representative surveys of 11, 13 & 15 year old youth in 29 countries

Self report, school based surveys

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·Conducted academic year 1997-98

·120,000 respondents

·95% CI’s for percents shown are about 2.5% for each country

METHODS

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VARIABLESFighting, bullying, weapon

carrying

Other health-related and risk behaviors

School, family and peer factors

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BULLYING DEFINITION

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We say a student is BEING BULLIED when another student, or a group of students say or do nasty and unpleasant things to him or her.

It is also BULLYING when a student is teased repeatedly in a way he or she doesn’t like.

But it is NOT BULLYING when two students of about the same strength quarrel or fight.

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How often have you been bullied in school this term?

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Slovak republicEnglandSweden

ScotlandWales

Rep. of IrelandNorthern Ireland

PolandNorwayGreece

HungaryUSA

FinlandBelgium -

FranceCanadaRussia

PortugalIsrael

AustriaEstonia

DenmarkCzech republic

LatviaSwitzerland

GreenlandGermanyLithuania

Percent distribution

Sometimes >= Once a week

USA

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How often have you taken part in bullying other students?

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

EnglandWales

ScotlandPoland

SwedenNorthern

Slovak republicGreece

Rep. of IrelandPortugalHungary

IsraelNorway

USARussiaFinland

Czech republicEstoniaCanada

Belgium -FranceLatvia

GreenlandSwitzerland

DenmarkLithuaniaGermany

Austria

Percent distribution

Sometimes >= Once a week

USA

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Do you feel safe at school?

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0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

USA

Sweden

Republic of Ireland

Portugal

Israel

Estonia

Percent distribution

Did not Fight 1-3 Times 4+ Times

During the past 12 months, how many times were you in a physical fight?

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0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

USA

Republic of Ireland

Portugal

Israel

Estonia

Percent distribution

Did not Fight Stranger Family MemberBoy/Girlfriend Friend Someone ElseMore Than One of Above

The last time you were in a physical fight, with whom did you fight?

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0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

USA

Republic of Ireland

Portugal

Israel

Hungary

Estonia

Belgium-Flemish

Percent not Carrying

During the past 30 days, on how many days did you carry a weapon, such as a

gun, knife or club, for self-defense?

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COMPARISONS OF FIGHTING AND HOMICIDE

18.660.2USA

0.861.2Sweden

0.6 55.6 Irish Rep

0.9Portugal 68.8

1.0 54.6Israel

11.4Estonia 60.6

15-19 yrs

Homicide Rates

% Not Fighting

Country

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SummaryPrimary difference between

fatality rates among U.S. and other countries is the homicide rates

Behavioral data indicate that U.S. adolescents are no more violent than those in most other countries

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DiscussionComparability of data for fatalities and nonfatal behavior

Other studies of violence, bullying, fighting and weapon carrying

Effective targeting of interventions for violence