The Impact Of The Psychological And Social Aspect On The Formation Of Violent Personalities Among Children And Adults In Light Of The Presence Of Modern Technology In Health Facilities

Abstract

The active inclusion of modern technology into the healthcare setting is a new aspect of the issue of public health violence, but the interaction of psychological predispositions of people, their social situations, and the influence of this particular technological exposure is a knowledge gap. The purpose of this study was to both measure the influence of psycho-social factors on the development of violent personalities, as well as to identify the special and moderating effect of exposure to technology in a clinical environment. The study was a cross-sectional and correlational research study of a large urban health complex, where 450 participants (250 children/adolescents and 250 adults) were recruited through a stratified random sampling method. The validated scales that the participants were subject to include violent propensity, impulsivity, social support, conflict, and a custom-designed Technology Integration Index. Hierarchical multiple regression found that the exposure to technology after controlling demographic and psycho-social factors explained a significant, distinctive amount of variance in violent propensity in both children ( 0.02, *p* <.01) and adults ( 0.01, *p* <.05). Further moderated regression analysis showed that the effects of exposure to technology exaggerated the relationship between impulsivity and violent propensity in both groups (Children: B = 0.004, *p) = .018; Adults: B = 0.003, *p) =.045). Importantly, the violent propensity of children was much higher (M = 3.28 vs. 2.82, 0.001 vs. 0.001), and children were more likely to be in the high-risk category (45.3 vs. 28.9, 0.001 vs. 0.001). The results provide a definite conclusion on the position of the technologically-saturated healthcare environment as not a passive, but a dynamic location that provokes violent threats, particularly among young people.