Child maltreatment and neglect in the United Arab Emirates and relationship with low self-esteem and symptoms of depression
dc.contributor.author | Shah, S. M., Nowshad, G., Dhaheri, F. A., Al-Shamsi, M. H., Al-Ketbi, A. M., Galadari, A., ... & Arnone, D. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-17T16:19:39Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-06-17T16:19:39Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.description.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 ¼ 2.12; 95% CI 1.18–3.77), whilst higher maternal level of education was protective (OR ¼ 0.40; 95% CI 0.19–0.86). Daily screen time (OR ¼ 2.77; 95% CI 1.17–6.56) and tobacco smoking (OR ¼ 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. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Shah, S. M., Nowshad, G., Dhaheri, F. A., Al-Shamsi, M. H., Al-Ketbi, A. M., Galadari, A., ... & Arnone, D. (2021). Child maltreatment and neglect in the United Arab Emirates and relationship with low self-esteem and symptoms of depression. International Review of Psychiatry, 1-11. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09540261.2021.1895086 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11212/5121 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | International Review of Psychiatry | en_US |
dc.subject | International Resources | en_US |
dc.subject | United Arab Emirates | en_US |
dc.subject | treatment | en_US |
dc.subject | mental health | en_US |
dc.subject | child maltreatment | en_US |
dc.subject | research | en_US |
dc.title | Child maltreatment and neglect in the United Arab Emirates and relationship with low self-esteem and symptoms of depression | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |