The Association Between the Contraction of Infectious Diseases and Aggressive Behavior at School: A Study Among Adolescents in Ejigbo, Lagos, Nigeria

Olaniyi Makinde, Kaj Björkqvist and Karin Österman
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Olaniyi Makinde: Ã…bo Akademi University, Vasa, Finland

European Journal of Social Sciences Education and Research Articles, 2022, vol. 9

Abstract: The study investigated whether there is an association between the contraction of infectious diseases and peer aggression in a school context. The study was carried out among 284 adolescents (152 girls, 132 boys; M age : 14.2 years, SD : 1.7) in Ejigbo, Lagos, Nigeria. It was measured how frequently the adolescents had contracted malaria, yellow fever, typhoid fever, and cough - flu. Both the perpetration of and victimization from peer aggression at school was measured with an adapted version of the Direct - Indirect Aggression Scales. The results showed a clear association between the contraction of all measured infectious diseases and peer aggression. It is suggested that it is not a question of cause and effect, but that a third factor, possible overcrowding, is a risk factor for both outcomes.

Keywords: Infectious diseases; malaria; typhoid fever; yellow fever; aggression; school (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.26417/ejser.v7i1.p59-64

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