Bullying and mental health and suicidal behaviour among 14- to 15-year-olds in a representative sample of Australian children

Ford, Rebecca M.; King, Tania; Priest, Naomi; Kavanagh, Anne

doi:10.1177/0004867417700275

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“…As in adolescence, the experience of frequent bullying in childhood relates to poorer mental health. Prior studies with youth (11 + years) have shown that frequent bullying is associated with mental health problems (Bond et al., ; Due et al., ; Ford et al., ; Hodges et al., ; Klomek et al., ; Lien et al., ; Thomas et al., ; Ttofi et al., ; Undheim & Sund, ). The current results with younger children corroborate this concern.…”

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“…Frequent bullying in adolescence is well known to predict mental health problems (Bond et al, 2001;Due et al, 2005;Ford, King, Priest, & Kavanagh, 2017;Hodges, Boivin, Vitaro, & Bukowski, 1999;Klomek, Marrocco, Kleinman, Schonfeld, & Gould, 2007;Lien, Green, Welander-Vatn, & Bjertness, 2009;Thomas et al, 2017;Ttofi, Farrington, Lӧsel, & Loeber, 2011;Undheim & Sund, 2010). Due et al (2005) explored this relationship in a cross-national study across 28 countries.…”

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Bullying, mental health and friendship in Australian primary school children

Bayer

Mundy

Stokes

et al. 2018

Child Adoles Ment Health

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Background Frequent bullying predicts adolescent mental health problems, particularly depression. This population‐based study with young Australian primary school children aimed to determine the frequency and mental health correlates of bullying, and whether friendship could be protective. Method Participants were a population‐based sample of 1221 children aged 8–9 years attending 43 primary schools in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. Children were taking part in the Childhood to Adolescence Transition Study. Children completed online questionnaires at school to measure peer relations and emotional well‐being. Parents reported on their child's mental health in questionnaires sent to the home. Results One in three children (29.2%) reported experiencing frequent bullying, defined as at least once a week. This included physical bullying alone (13.8%), verbal bullying alone (22.7%) and the combination (7.4%). Children who reported being frequently bullied self‐reported higher internalising symptoms compared with children who did not report frequent bullying (M (SD) 1.6 (0.9) vs. 1.1 (0.8), p < .001). This difference was confirmed by parents' reports of their child's internalising symptoms (M (SD) 2.4 (2.3) vs. 2.1 (2.0), p = .026, respectively). Amongst children who reported frequent bullying, those with a group of friends had better emotional well‐being. Conclusions A substantial proportion of children report experiencing bullying on a weekly basis early in primary school. Given the prevalence of bullying in primary school and its relationship to children's mental health, we recommend effective school‐wide antibullying programmes. Further research can explore whether intervention to foster a group of friends around bullied children can improve their emotional well‐being.

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Bullying, mental health and friendship in Australian primary school children

Bayer

Mundy

Stokes

et al. 2018

Child Adoles Ment Health

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“…This complex phenomenon has been increasing dramatically across the world over recent years [2] with an estimated prevalence of 36% according to a recent meta-analysis [3]. Bullying victimization has shown to have severe negative consequences for the health and quality of life of bullied adolescents, such as higher levels of depression, anxiety, somatic symptoms, and suicidal ideation [4,5,6]. In line with this, a recent study conducted with 6667 students concluded that being bullied has a significant negative impact on physical, psychological, and social domains of quality of life [7,8].…”

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“…This issue is especially worrisome considering that depression has shown to be a significant mediator in the association between bullying victimization and nonsuicidal self-injury [11] and a moderator of suicide risk [12]. In fact, bullying victims are at a higher risk of self-harm, suicidal ideation, suicidal planning, and suicide attempts than nonbullied adolescents [4]. …”

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Poor Dietary Habits in Bullied Adolescents: The Moderating Effects of Diet on Depression

Albaladejo-Blázquez

Sánchez‐SanSegundo

Clement‐Carbonell

et al. 2018

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The prevalence of bullying has increased dramatically during recent years, with numerous negative consequences for the health and quality of life of bullied adolescents. Although negative psychological consequences of this type of situation have been widely investigated, no previous research has evaluated the effects of bullying victimization on dietary habits, and its relationship with psychological outcomes, such as depression. For this reason, the main aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between bullying, dietary habits, and depression in a sample of 527 Spanish adolescents. The results obtained showed that being bullied was correlated negatively with healthy dietary habits and positively with depression. Moderation analysis revealed dietary habits as moderator of the association between bullying and depression. These results underline the relevance of diet in the phenomenon of bullying, especially in victims, as could be related to the high levels of depression characteristic of this population. The inclusion of nutritional education in intervention programs oriented to victims of bullying might significantly improve their efficacy, reducing depression levels.

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“…About 800,000 people worldwide die each year because of suicide, which amounts to one suicide victim every 40 seconds. Globally, suicide is the second most frequent cause of death in people aged [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. The number of people who attempt a suicide is significantly higher (WHO, 2018a).…”

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Factors Associated with Suicidal Behaviour in Adolescents in Latvia. Summary of the Doctoral Thesis

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 emotional support from parents for which, according to the ESPAD internationally used question, respondents had to indicate how often the statement "I can easily get emotional support from my mother and/or father" applys to the respondent. The responses were grouped into three categories -"always/often", "sometimes" and "rarely/never";  suicidal experience in the family, which was determined by two separate questions: "Has any of your family members tried to commit suicide?"and "Has any of your family members committed suicide?". The answers were dichotomised by creating two groups -"yes" if the respondent gave a positive answer to one or both questions, and "no" if the respondent gave a negative answer to both questions; physical domestic violence which was identified by the responses to the statement "I was involved in physical violence in my home, involving an adult". The answers were dichotomised by creating two groups -"yes" and "no";  sexual harassment in the family, which was identified by the responses to the statement "I experienced sexual harassment, involving an adult family member". The answers were dichotomised by creating two groups -"yes" and "no"; factors related to peer environment: emotional support from peers, for which, according to the internationally used question by ESPAD, respondents had to indicate how often the statement "I can easily get emotional support from my best friend" applys to the respondent. The responses were grouped into three categories -"always/often", "sometimes" and "rarely/never"; suicidal experience among peers, which was determined by two separate questions: "Has any of your friends or acquaintances tried to commit suicide?" and "Has any of your friends or acquaintances committed suicide?".

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Bullying and mental health and suicidal behaviour among 14- to 15-year-olds in a representative sample of Australian children

Cited by 105 publications

References 43 publications

Bullying, mental health and friendship in Australian primary school children

Bullying, mental health and friendship in Australian primary school children

Poor Dietary Habits in Bullied Adolescents: The Moderating Effects of Diet on Depression

Factors Associated with Suicidal Behaviour in Adolescents in Latvia. Summary of the Doctoral Thesis

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