Bullying Victimization and Suicide Ideation and Behavior Among Adolescents in Europe: A 10-Country Study

Bullying in schools and its relation with depressive symptoms, self-esteem, and suicidal ideation in adolescents

“…6 On the other hand, it is inevitable that some psychiatric symptoms may be seen in the individuals who have exposed to bullying. 7 Studies about peer bullying in the school showed many mental problems seem to be related to bullying or victimization such as depression, anxiety, psychosomatic complaints, night wetting, 7,8 stuttering, 9 encopresis, 10 suicide ideas, 11 conduct disorder, bipolar disorder, alcohol and substance use disorders, 6 attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 12,13 One of the most interested psychopathologies in bullying literature is depression.…”

“…Cross-sectional studies have shown that being a bully or a victim is associated with depression, suicide attempts, and thoughts. 11,[14][15][16] Kaltiala-Heino, Fröjt, and Marttunen 17 conducted a two-year follow-up study in order to investigate whether depression led to involving in the bullying cycle, or whether involving in the bullying cycle led to depression. 21 They found that both being a bully or a victim were predictors of later depression in boys, and the former depression predicted latter victimization in girls.…”

Gender moderates the association between polyvictimization and suicidal ideation among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates

“…A recent study showed that the pooled 12-month prevalence of suicidal ideation among adolescents aged 13-17 years in 32 low-and middle-income countries was 16.2% (McKinnon, Gariepy, Sentenac, & Elgar, 2016). Another study conducted among school adolescents (mean age 15 years) in ten developed European countries reported a prevalence of suicidal ideation in the past two weeks of 3.7% (Barzilay et al, 2017). Since these estimates were based on self-reported data, they need to be interpreted with caution and possibly corroborated with clinical examinations.…”

“…Previous studies have linked suicidal ideation in adolescents to victimization (being bullied and physically attacked) (Barzilay et al, 2017;Mahfoud, Afifi, Haddad, & DeJong, 2011;Oppong Asante, Kugbey, Osafo, Quarshie, & Sarfo, 2017), psychological factors (depressive symptoms, feeling lonely and worried) (Strandheim et al, 2014;Ziaei et al, 2017;Peltzer & Pengpid, 2012), peer relations (having no close friends) (Mahfoud et al, 2011), lack of parental understanding (Peltzer & Pengpid, 2012;Mahfoud et al, 2011), and behavioral factors (cigarette smoking and missing school without permission) (Peltzer & Pengpid, 2012;Mahfoud et al, 2011).…”

Bullying: peer-to-peer maltreatment with severe consequences for child and adolescent mental health

“…Bullying shows strong associations with both non-suicidal selfinjury [8,9] and suicidal behavior [8,10]. For example, prospective studies revealed elevated odds for emotional disorders [11] and personality disorders [12] among those who were bullied.…”