IMPACT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON CONDUCT DISORDER AMONG AN ADOLESCENTS SAMPLE

Background: Researchers studying parent-adolescent relationships are increasingly investigating the significance of parenting influencing adolescent development and how experiences in the family and other contexts interact with genetic factors to influence behavioral and developmental outcomes. Methods: The study was conducted on two samples. The first (the control sample) consisted of 50 adolescents from the admitted cases in the orthopedic department at Al-Hussein University Hospital and Sayed Galal University Hospital Cairo, Egypt. Their ages ranged from 12 to 18 years. They were subject to the conditions of inclusion in the sample. And the second (cases) consists of 50 adolescents who suffer from conduct disorder according to DSM5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition) and Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) Kid. Results: By conducting more statistical analyses on the questionnaire results, We note that there are statistically significant differences between the conduct disorder variable and the types of domestic violence (physical - verbal - social - economic - the threat of violence) for all members of the sample. The results showed statistically significant between the conduct disorder variable and the total degree of domestic violence among all sample members. Conclusion: Adolescents are exposed to all typed domestic violence (physical, verbal, social, economic, the threat of violence), and there are statically significant results between the conduct disorder and domestic violence.