Table 2.
Sample and psychological distress characteristics among adolescents in Morocco
| Variable | Sample | Psychological distress | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both sexes | Male | Female | ||
| N (%) | % | % | % | |
| Socio-demographics | ||||
| All | 6745 | 23.3 | 18.0 | 29.2 |
| Age in years | ||||
| 13 or less | 1863 (26.8) | 16.4 | 16.5 | 14.9 |
| 14–15 | 2212 (31.9) | 21.9 | 14.4 | 28.6 |
| 16 or more | 2558 (41.3) | 30.3 | 21.2 | 41.0 |
| Psychosocial distress | ||||
| No close friends | 698 (10.2) | 37.6 | 32.3 | 48.3 |
| Bullied in past month | ||||
| 0 days | 3869 (61.5) | 15.9 | 11.1 | 19.7 |
| 1 or 2 days | 1511 (23.8) | 29.3 | 20.0 | 40.5 |
| 3–30 days | 955 (14.7) | 45.5 | 36.7 | 59.6 |
| Physically attacked in past year | ||||
| 0 times | 5080 (76.7) | 20.2 | 14.1 | 25.6 |
| time | 795 (11.5) | 32.5 | 26.6 | 40.1 |
| 2 or more times | 793 (11.7) | 38.8 | 31.6 | 53.1 |
| In physical fight in past year | ||||
| 0 times | 64.2 (63.4) | 21.7 | 14.1 | 26.7 |
| 1 time | 18.4 (18.4) | 23.2 | 15.1 | 35.2 |
| 2 or more times | 17.4 (18.2) | 31.8 | 27.4 | 46.5 |
| Social-environmental factors | ||||
| Mostly/always feeling hungry | 680 (9.2) | 38.5 | 36.6 | 42.7 |
| Low peer support | 3085 (45.4) | 25.6 | 18.9 | 34.0 |
| Parental emotional neglect | 1655 (24.1) | 25.1 | 20.2 | 34.2 |
| Parents never check home work | 2029 (29.5) | 25.7 | 20.2 | 33.5 |
| Parents disrespect privacy | 818 (13.1) | 30.7 | 18.0 | 36.0 |
| Passive smoking in past week | ||||
| 0 days | 3908 (59.0) | 20.8 | 14.8 | 26.2 |
| 1–6 days | 2104 (31.9) | 24.7 | 18.4 | 32.2 |
| All 7 days | 580 (9.1) | 38.2 | 30.7 | 43.4 |
| School truancy (past month) | ||||
| 0 days | 4584 (69.3) | 20.6 | 14.5 | 25.7 |
| 1–2 days | 1317 (20.6) | 28.4 | 20.0 | 37.5 |
| 3 or more days | 644 (10.1) | 36.1 | 31.6 | 48.7 |
| Health risk behaviours | ||||
| Current tobacco use | 913 (13.5) | 31.9 | 29.8 | 40.4 |
| Current cannabis use | 453 (6.3) | 34.1 | 37.1 | 37.6 |
| Ever used amphetamine | 464 (7.8) | 37.2 | 36.6 | 47.9 |
| Leisure time sedentary behaviour/day | ||||
| < 3 h | 4574 (67.5) | 21.2 | 16.3 | 24.9 |
| 3–4 h | 1100 (18.7) | 26.2 | 15.6 | 36.3 |
| 5–7 h | 485 (8.4) | 31.6 | 24.6 | 41.4 |
| ≥ 8 h | 306 (5.4) | 39.8 | 36.9 | 43.7 |
| Injury in past 12 months | ||||
| 0 times | 4251 (68.4) | 18.1 | 12.1 | 22.2 |
| 1 time | 1206 (19.5) | 29.7 | 23.2 | 39.0 |
| 2 or more times | 735 (12.1) | 39.5 | 32.2 | 58.6 |
| Soft drink intake/day | ||||
| 0 | 4488 (67.4) | 23.5 | 16.6 | 29.4 |
| 1 | 1033 (15.3) | 22.0 | 17.7 | 25.8 |
| 2 | 423 (6.6) | 22.9 | 21.2 | 31.2 |
| 3 or more | 706 (10.6) | 27.1 | 23.5 | 31.3 |
| Fast food consumption/week | ||||
| 0 days | 2486 (35.5) | 22.3 | 15.9 | 26.7 |
| 1 | 1579 (23.7) | 22.4 | 16.7 | 26.8 |
| 2 | 899 (13.8) | 23.5 | 18.3 | 28.8 |
| 3–7 days | 1718 (26.9) | 27.0 | 21.5 | 35.6 |
| Fruit and vegetable intake | ||||
| < 1 serving/day | 560 (8.2) | 32.3 | 24.2 | 43.0 |
| 1 or 2 | 2222 (34.1) | 25.0 | 18.8 | 31.3 |
| 3 or 4 | 1591 (24.7) | 20.5 | 14.1 | 26.7 |
| 5 or more | 2158 (33.0) | 22.0 | 17.9 | 25.5 |