Self-reported aggressive and antisocial behaviors in Moroccan high school students
Self-reported aggressive and antisocial behaviors in Moroccan high school students

Summary/Abstract: The aims of the present study were to map the level and distribution of aggressive andantisocial behaviors in a sample of Moroccan high school students and to define the levelof these behaviors in adolescents who reported parental alcohol use problems and/orexperienced abuse. In total, 375 high school students completed the “Mental and SomaticHealth without borders (MeSHe)” survey that includes the Life History of Aggression scale.Male students had significantly higher scores for aggression and antisocial behaviors thanfemale. The students who reported experience of abuse or parental alcohol use problemsscored significantly higher for aggression, self-directed aggression, and antisocial behaviorscompared to students not reporting these negative psychosocial factors. Previously showngender-specific patterns in aggressive and antisocial behaviors, but not in self-harmbehaviors were confirmed in these Moroccan high school students. Reported experienceof abuse and/or parental alcohol use problems were associated with increased frequency ofaggressive and antisocial behaviors.

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