Sentences with phrase «violence scale increased»

The α coefficient for the sexual violence scale increased from 0.72 to 0.77 after deleting the item «Demanded to have sex with me even though I did not want to (but did not use physical force).»

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Abstract: More than twenty years of statelessness and related insecurity, including the proliferation of armed groups, the fragmentation of politics along clan - based lines, economic disruption and large scale population displacement, have had dire consequences on the rights and protection of women and young girls in Somalia; resulting in an increase in gendered patterns of violence as disillusioned and armed young men have been turning against women and girls with impunity.Implicated are Africa Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeepers, government soldiers and some men within Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Mogadishu, with allegations that tantamount to protector turning to perpetrator and exploiter.

Increased global temp may result in: Increased frequency / violence of severe weather Drought / Desertification / loss of biomass Loss of fresh water Increased disease from vector - borne diseases Species extinction on a large scale.

In the current study, deleting the item «Demanded to have sex with me even though I did not want to (but did not use physical force)» would increase α for the sexual violence scale from 0.72 to 0.77.

For example, longitudinal studies show that growing up in poverty increases lifelong risk for various negative life events and negative health outcomes.12 - 14 Peer rejection and lack of friends are associated with the development of many disorders.15 - 17 Poor school performance in childhood is associated with poor outcomes in adulthood, such as unemployment.18 Witnessing community violence has been shown to be a mental health hazard for adults and children.19, 20 These major childhood adversities are not currently measured by the ACE scale.