Emotional violence in childhood and health conditions, risk-taking behaviors, and violence perpetration among young adults in Nigeria

This study used data from the 2014 Nigeria Violence Against Children and Youth Survey (VACS) of individuals ages 13–24 to examine the independent association between emotional violence and some health conditions, risk taking behaviors, and violence perpetration among Nigerian young adults ages 18–24 years.

Childhood emotional violence was defined as emotional violence victimization before age 18 perpetrated by a parent, adult caregiver or other adult relative.

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