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August 3, 2026CureusOpen Access

Psychosocial Stressors Associated With Emotional and Behavioral Problems Among Street-Connected Adolescents in Dhaka, Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study

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FAFarjana AkterTATanbir AhmedTBTaslima Begum

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Overview

Cross-sectional study explores psychosocial stressors impacting emotional issues in street adolescents, highlighting significant associations.

Key Points

  • This study aims to assess the relationship between psychosocial stressors and emotional-behavioral problems among street adolescents in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Cross-sectional study involving 106 street adolescents aged 11-17 years recruited via purposive sampling.
  • Psychosocial stress was assessed using the Dhaka Stress Scale-Adolescent (DSS-Ad), and emotional-behavioral problems were measured with the Bangla Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ).
  • Statistical associations were analyzed using Pearson’s chi-square test and multivariable binary logistic regression.
  • Mild stress was the most common (54.72%), with severe stress affecting 28.30% of participants.
  • Conduct problems were the most prevalent (30.19%), with higher odds associated with moderate (AOR=4.14, 95% CI: 2.15-17.79) and severe stress (AOR=7.16, 95% CI: 4.57-23.27).
  • Adolescents with no history of physical abuse had lower odds of abnormal conduct problems (AOR=0.25, 95% CI: 0.08-0.82).

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Akter et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a703fe175942ff7265e49d6https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.113734
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