SCHOOL VIOLENCE AMONG ARAB ADOLESCENTS IN ISRAEL AND ITS RELATION TO SELF-CONTROL SKILLS AND SOCIAL SUPPORT

Psychol Rep. 2015 Aug;117(1):1-7. doi: 10.2466/16.21.PR0.117c12z2. Epub 2015 Jul 30.

Abstract

In this paper, the author used a cross-sectional design to assess the association between the tendency toward school violence, on the one hand, and self-control, social support, and sex, on the other, among 148 Arab-Israeli adolescents in schools in northern Israel. Standard questionnaires on violence, self-control, and social support were administered. In line with expectations, self-reported violence was significantly associated with males, as well as low scores on self-control and social support.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Behavior / ethnology*
  • Arabs
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Israel / ethnology
  • Male
  • Sex Factors
  • Social Support*
  • Violence / ethnology*