Correlates of bullying perpetration among Lebanese adolescents: a national study

Awad, Emmanuelle; Haddad, Chadia; Sacre, Hala; Hallit, Rabih; Soufia, Michel; Salameh, Pascale; Obeïd, Sahar; Hallit, Souheil

doi:10.1186/s12887-021-02678-0

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“…Third, given the previous indirect evidence between these three variables ( 76 , 79 ), we further examined the mediating role of IGD. As expected, hypothesis 3 was also validated that IGD mediates the relationship between school assets and bullying.…”

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School assets and bullying in Chinese youth: A multiple mediation model of intentional self-regulation and internet gaming disorder

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Bullying is a severe social problem affecting young people all over the world. Previous studies suggested that engagement in bullying had massive effects on teenagers’ physical and psychological development. It is critical and necessary to investigate the antecedents and underlying mechanisms of this phenomenon among young generations. The present study, based on the positive youth development perspective and the developmental assets theory, attempts to explore the positive factors in the school subsystem that could effectively prevent adolescents from bullying, as well as the multiple mediation effects of intentional self-regulation (ISR) and internet gaming disorder (IGD). In this study, we adopted a two-wave design and recruited a sample of 768 Chinese adolescents using a randomized cluster sampling method in the post-pandemic era. The results revealed that T1 school assets significantly and negatively predicted T2 adolescent bullying. Furthermore, T2 ISR and T2 IGD mediated the association between T1 school assets and T2 bullying separately and sequentially. Overall, school resources play a protective role in adolescent development and could effectively prevent them from negative outcomes. These current findings contribute to the literature by providing a further understanding of the direct and indirect protective effects of school assets on adolescent bullying. Moreover, practitioners could also benefit from these findings in preventing and intervening in bullying in the school subsystem.

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“…Furthermore, Karatoprak et al ( 78 ) noted that internet addiction was predictive of both bullying and victimization. An investigation also revealed the predictive effect of internet addiction on bullying ( 79 ). Likewise, Kim et al ( 80 ) found that online game addiction was a risk factor for school violence perpetration.…”

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“…They had the right to accept or refuse to enroll in the study; those who agreed to participate received no financial rewards in return. The methodology used in this study is the same as the one used in previous papers [ 27 – 32 ].…”

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Association between parental divorce and mental health outcomes among Lebanese adolescents: results of a national study

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Background In Lebanon, divorce rates have jumped from nearly 7000 in recent years to 8580 in 2017, an increase of 22.5%, with North Lebanon recording the highest number, followed by Beirut, likely resulting in increased behavioral problems in the offspring of divorced parents. Furthermore, one out of two Lebanese adolescents whose biological parents were divorced, separated, or deceased has a psychiatric disorder. More information regarding the impact of divorce on the mental health of Lebanese adolescents is still missing. The objective of this study was to explore the association between divorce and mental health outcomes, particularly depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation among Lebanese adolescents. Methods A cross-sectional study conducted between January and May 2019 enrolled 1810 adolescents aged 14 to 17 years, using a simple randomization method to choose schools. A proportionate number of schools was selected from each of the five Lebanese Mohafazat (Beirut, Mount Lebanon, North, South, and Beqaa), based on the list of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education. A total of 18 private schools were approached; two declined, and 16 accepted to participate. Results The mean age of participants was 15.42 ± 1.14 years, with 53.3% females. After adjustment for the covariates (age, sex, and house crowding index), the results showed that adolescents whose parents are separated compared to living together had more social fear (Standardized Beta (SB = 0.270) and avoidance (SB = 0.188), higher depression (SB = 0.045), and higher suicidal ideation (SB = 0.370). Conclusion Our findings reveal that teens with divorced parents had higher social fear and avoidance, depression, and suicidal ideation, highlighting the need for adequate prevention programs to support both children and parents during this emotionally difficult period.

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“…Excluded were students that declined to fill the survey. This paper shares the same methodology as other papers from the same project [22][23][24][25][26][27].…”

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Lebanese Waterpipe Dependence Scale (LWDS-11) validation in a sample of Lebanese adolescents

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BMC Public Health

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Background Salameh et al. developed the Lebanese Waterpipe Dependence Scale (LWDS-11) that assesses nicotine dependence among adult waterpipe smokers. In view of the high waterpipe use among Lebanese youth and other neighboring countries, it was deemed necessary to check the psychometric properties of the LWDS-11, originally adapted to the Lebanese population, to measure nicotine dependence among adolescents. Methods Two cross-sectional investigations were conducted; Study 1 (January and May 2019) enrolled a total of 449 students who were exclusive waterpipe smokers; this sample was used to conduct the exploratory factor analysis. Study 2 enrolled another sample composed of 243 waterpipe smoking adolescents. This sample was independent from the first one and was used to conduct the confirmatory analysis. Results The results also showed that 312 (69.5%) [95% CI 0.652–0.738] had high waterpipe dependence (scores of ≥10). Results of the factor analysis in sample 1 showed that all LWDS-11 items were extracted following the factor analysis. Items converged over a solution of one factor; total variance explained = 70.45%, αCronbach = 0.96). The results of the confirmatory factor analysis were as follows: the Maximum Likelihood Chi-Square = 129.58 and Degrees of Freedom = 45, which gave a χ2/df = 2.88. For non-centrality fit indices, the Steiger-Lind Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) was 0.08 [0.071–0.106]. Moreover, the Comparative Fit Index (CFI) value was 0.77. Conclusion The preliminary results suggest that the LWDS-11 has good psychometric properties to measure waterpipe dependence among adolescents. We hope this tool would serve the benefit of research and epidemiology.

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Correlates of bullying perpetration among Lebanese adolescents: a national study

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School assets and bullying in Chinese youth: A multiple mediation model of intentional self-regulation and internet gaming disorder

School assets and bullying in Chinese youth: A multiple mediation model of intentional self-regulation and internet gaming disorder

Association between parental divorce and mental health outcomes among Lebanese adolescents: results of a national study

Lebanese Waterpipe Dependence Scale (LWDS-11) validation in a sample of Lebanese adolescents

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