• Home, school, and community violence exposure and emotional and conduct problems among low-income adolescents: the moderating role of age and sex 

      Bordin, Isabel A; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Paula, Cristiane S.; Duarte, Cristiane S.; Rønning, John Andreas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-21)
      <p><i>Purpose - </i>The purpose of this study is to assess whether violence exposure is associated with emotional/conduct problems, when adjusting for confounders/covariates and controlling for comorbidity, and to investigate interactions between violence exposure and sex and/or age. <p><i>Methods - </i>This cross-sectional study evaluated a community-based sample of 669 in-school 11–15-year-olds. ...
    • Professional and informal help-seeking among low-income adolescents exposed to violence in the community and at school 

      Bordin, Isabel A; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Paula, Cristiane S. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2022-01)
      <p><i>Background -</i> Adolescents may seek help for many reasons beyond health needs, such as personal stress due to violence exposure. <p><i>Objective -</i>To investigate factors associated with receiving professional assistance and informal help due to violence exposure in the community and at school. <p><i>Participants and setting -</i> This study was conducted in Itaboraí, a low-income ...