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When living with violence brings a child close to depressive behavior

Joviana Avanci 1
Simone Assis 1
Raquel Oliveira 2
Thiago Pires 1

1

Centro Latino-Americano de Estudos Violência e
Saúde Jorge Careli, Escola
Nacional de Saúde Pública.
Fiocruz. Av. Brasil
4.036/700, Manguinhos.
21040-361 Rio de Janeiro
RJ. [e-mail]
2
Instituto de Pesquisa
Clínica Evandro Chagas,
Fiocruz.

Abstract The present study investigates the relation between withdrawn/depressive behavior of schoolchildren and presence/absence of violence experienced at home, at school and in the community. This descriptive cross-sectional study is based on data from a sample of 479 schoolchildren between 6-13 years of age, attending the first grade in the public elementary schools of a city of the state of Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, 2005. The multi-stage cluster sampling strategy involved three selection stages with 50% proportion, 98% confidence level and relative error of 5%.
Socio-demographic variables of the child and the family, the withdrawal/depression sub-scale (CBCL),
Conflict Tactics Scale and school and community violence scale are investigated. Multivariate Correspondence Analysis indicates that the different violence victimizations tend to be closer to clinical and borderline withdrawn/depressive behavior. Programs and public policies must address the life circumstances of the child, with focus on interventions in mental health problems, violence and victimization in order to interrupt the cycle of re-victimization through violence and its consequences.
Key words Depression, Violence, Child

Resumo O estudo investiga a associação entre o comportamento retraído/depressivo de crianças escolares e a presença/ausência de violências vividas em casa, na escola e na comunidade. É um estudo descritivo com dados seccionais de 479 alunos entre
6 e 13 anos de idade, da 1ª série do ensino fundamental de escolas públicas de um município do Rio de Janeiro. O desenho amostral é do tipo