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Introduction: Violence is a global serious risk factor for children's health and occurs in all socioeconomic levels. Aim: Investigate the existence and extent of domestic violence in young adults as they have experienced it in childhood and adolescence. Material and Methods: The sample comprised 365 nursing students. Data were collected by the completion of ICAST-CH scale with Cronbach's α=0,78. Statistical analysis was performed by the use of statistical package SPSS 17 and included anova and t-test. All reported p values were compared to a significance level of 5%. Results: Eighty seven percent were girls and 13% boys. Seven percent reported that in his family there are individuals who use alcohol and drugs and that their behavior causes fear. 37.6% has seen individuals in family to shout in a way that frightened them, 12% reported physical violence in the family and 7% experienced situations where individuals in the family used sharp objects to injure and frighten while 7.7% experienced situations of war and revolt. The statistical analysis showed that boys are more often physically abused whereas girls reported sexual harassment or abuse (p=0,021) and (p=0,030) respectively. Regarding marital status, it was found that single-parent family frequently use alcohol and drugs (p=0,027) frequently quarrel (p=0,043) as well as used of force and injure (p=0,029). Regarding the number of children it was found that the larger the number of children in the family the less cases of physical violence (p=0,013). Low educational level of parents was related to drug and alcohol use (p=0,001) as well as to physical violence (p=0,050). Individuals whose mother was a factory worker, often reported that someone from family use drugs and alcohol (p=0,021) as well as that individuals in the family shout and cause fear (p=0,013). Participants coming from single-parent family reported having experiences in the family of shouts and quarrels (p=0,004) as well as those who were raised by others rather than their parents experienced situations that cause them shame or feel bad (p<0,001). Participants that they had a family member with physical or mental disability, experienced frequent situations that cause fear (p=0,009) moreover they did not received the necessary for their upbringing (p=0,007). Same results were found when one of their parents use alcohol or drugs (p=0,013), (p<0,001) respectively, while they reported more frequent physical violence (p=0,045). Conclusion: Socioeconomic factors such as low educational level, alcohol and drug use, mental illness and family structure are risk factors for domestic violence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: According to recent epidemiological data, the abuse and neglecting of children from their family environment has increased during the past years, resulting in the occurrence of mood disorders and depressive symptoms when adolescents. This has an impact on a person's quality of life while making possible the development of dangerous behaviors. Aim: Is to examine the development of depressive symptoms in adolescence and adulthood as a result of child abuse and neglect. Material and Method: The relevant literature has been searched in the databases of PubMed, Cinahl and ProQuest, with the use and combination of the words «depression or depressive disorder or depressive symptoms», «neglect or abuse or mistreat or maltreat», «young adults or adolescents or teenagers», «family or families or parents or siblings». The present research was conducted in English, in the European and International literature while the chosen chronological period is from 2015 to 2020. PECO has, also, been utilized for the determination of the research question. Results: Reviewing the results of the studies analyzed, it was found that abuse and neglect during childhood are associated with the development of depressive symptoms in adolescence and adulthood. Conclusions: Abuse and neglect not only by the family environment, but in general, appeared to be associated with the development of depressive symptoms in adolescence and adulthood. This leads to the occurrence of several problems not only for the individual but for the community of which he/she forms part of. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]