Associations Between Peer Victimization and Aggression and Three Types of Domestic Violence in Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedures
2.3. Ethical Considerations
2.4. Measures
2.4.1. Peer Victimization and Aggression
2.4.2. Child-to-Parent Violence
2.4.3. Parent-to-Child Aggression
2.4.4. Witness to Domestic Violence
2.4.5. ADHD Symptoms
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Rates of Peer Victimization and Aggression and Domestic Violence
3.2. Factors Related to Peer Victimization and Aggression: Bivariable Logistic Regression
3.3. Factors Related to Peer Victimization and Aggression: Multivariable Logistic Regression
4. Discussion
4.1. Implications
4.2. Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | n (%) | Mean (SD) | Range |
---|---|---|---|
Adolescent’s gender | |||
Girl | 41 (16.6) | ||
Boy | 206 (83.4) | ||
Adolescent’s age (years) | 13.2 (2.0) | 11–18 | |
ADHD symptoms on the CBCL/6–18 | 61.9 (7.7) | 50–80 | |
Parent-to-child aggression | 96 (38.9) | ||
Witness to domestic violence | 102 (41.3) | ||
Child-to-parent psychological aggression | 94 (38.1) | ||
Child-to-parent physical aggression | 19 (7.7) | ||
Child-to-parent financial demand | 66 (26.7) | ||
Child-to-parent control or domination | 94 (38.1) | ||
Any child-to-parent aggression | 139 (56.3) | ||
Having peer victimization | 70 (28.3) | ||
Having peer aggression | 31 (12.6) | ||
Number of victimization experiences a | |||
0 | 111 (44.9) | ||
1 | 92 (37.2) | ||
2 | 39 (15.8) | ||
3 | 5 (2.0) |
Variables | Peer Victimization | Peer Aggression | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | |
Adolescent’s age | 0.877 (0.759, 1.013) | 0.074 | 0.959 (0.793, 1.160) | 0.668 |
Adolescent’s sex | 0.555 (0.276, 1.118) | 0.099 | 1.040 (0.374, 2.889) | 0.940 |
ADHD symptoms | 1.060 (1.022, 1.099) | 0.002 ** | 1.050 (1.001, 1.101) | 0.046 * |
Parent-to-child violence | 1.902 (1.084, 3.335) | 0.025 * | 3.948 (1.768, 8.817) | 0.001 ** |
Witness to domestic violence | 1.287 (0.736, 2.250) | 0.376 | 0.755 (0.345, 1.654) | 0.483 |
Child-to-parent psychological aggression | 1.842 (1.049, 3.233) | 0.033 * | 2.977 (1.371, 6.462) | 0.006 ** |
Child-to-parent physical aggression | 1.183 (0.431, 3.246) | 0.745 | 1.339 (0.367, 4.890) | 0.658 |
Child-to-parent financial demand | 2.222 (1.221, 4.042) | 0.009 ** | 1.141 (0.496, 2.623) | 0.756 |
Child-to-parent control or domination | 2.566 (1.455, 4.523) | 0.001 ** | 2.551 (1.186, 5.487) | 0.017 * |
Peer Victimization | Peer Aggression | |||
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OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | |
ADHD symptoms | 1.033 (0.993, 1.075) | 0.105 | 1.017 (0.967, 1.069) | 0.510 |
Parent-to-child violence | 1.292 (0.685, 2.436) | 0.429 | 2.992 (1.302, 6.880) | 0.010 * |
Child-to-parent psychological aggression | 1.021 (0.521, 2.002) | 0.951 | – | – |
Child-to-parent financial demand | 2.078 (1.148, 3.760) | 0.016 * | – | – |
Child-to-parent control or domination | 2.248 (1.152, 4.386) | 0.018 * | 3.209 (1.044, 9.863) | 0.042 * |
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Lin, P.-C.; Tsai, C.-S.; Hsiao, R.C.; Yen, C.-F. Associations Between Peer Victimization and Aggression and Three Types of Domestic Violence in Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Children 2025, 12, 422. https://doi.org/10.3390/children12040422
Lin P-C, Tsai C-S, Hsiao RC, Yen C-F. Associations Between Peer Victimization and Aggression and Three Types of Domestic Violence in Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Children. 2025; 12(4):422. https://doi.org/10.3390/children12040422
Chicago/Turabian StyleLin, Po-Chun, Ching-Shu Tsai, Ray C. Hsiao, and Cheng-Fang Yen. 2025. "Associations Between Peer Victimization and Aggression and Three Types of Domestic Violence in Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder" Children 12, no. 4: 422. https://doi.org/10.3390/children12040422
APA StyleLin, P.-C., Tsai, C.-S., Hsiao, R. C., & Yen, C.-F. (2025). Associations Between Peer Victimization and Aggression and Three Types of Domestic Violence in Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Children, 12(4), 422. https://doi.org/10.3390/children12040422