Healthy lifestyle as a preventive measure against victimization among school-going adolescents

Abstract

Background: Bullying and violence are problems of aggression in adolescents. Healthy lifestyle practices are common health promotion approaches in school settings; however, their association with aggressive behaviours in school-going adolescents is less explored. Aims: This study examined the associations of healthy lifestyle behaviours including good hygiene, physical activity, recommended diet and refrainment from tobacco use with bully victimization and violence among adolescents. Methods: Data were obtained from the Global School Health Survey conducted in Pakistan (2009). The study population consisted of school-going adolescents aged 13 to 15 years. We constructed our final dataset using information from 4102 participants. Association of healthy lifestyle behaviours with bully victimization and violence experience were assessed using multivariate logistic regression. Results: Results indicate lower odds of being bullied (good hygiene:

Bullying among children and adolescents in the SAARC countries: A scoping review

“… Sethi et al., 2019 India 370 12–15 School Cross-sectional research 43% involved in bullying 19% victims 18% perpetrators 6% victim perpetrators Physical abuse 21% most common Coercion 15% least common 39. Shah et al., 2019 Pakistan 4102 11–16 School Cross-sectional research Being bullied boys 44.5% Being bullied girls 35.6% Ever bullied—26.1% 14.8% frequently bullied Good hygiene (OR 0.62), physically active lifestyle (OR 0.55) and no tobacco use (OR 0.43) 40. Shaikh et al., 2019 Pakistan 5177 11–16 School Cross-sectional research 15% reported being bullied Bully victimization increased the odds of physical fighting (OR 3.14) 41.…”

“…It is also bullying when a student is teased a lot in an unpleasant way or when a student is left out of things on purpose. It is not bullying when two students of about the same strength or power argue or fight or when teasing is done in a friendly and fun way.” Global School Based Health Survey— Dema et al., 2019 ; Irish and Murshid, 2020 ; Khan et al., 2020 ; Khan and Khan, 2020 ; Murshid, 2017 , 2018 ; Neupane et al., 2020 ; Pandey et al., 2020 , 2021 ; Rahman et al., 2020 ; Shah et al., 2019 ; Shaikh et al., 2019 ; Wang et al., 2020 NA Instruments used: Adolescent Peer Relation Instrument Mansoor and Shahzad, 2020 Validation study, Bangla translation of the cyber victim part of the cyber victim and bullying scale Mallik and Radwan, 2020 No details given Bullying behaviour scale Abid et al., 2017 No details given Bullying victimization questionnaire SEHER intervention trial— Shinde et al., 2018 , 2020 ; Singla et al., 2021 Coefficient alpha mentioned, translated and contextualized Hindi version of the Korean-Peer Nomination Inventory (K–PNI) Sethi et al., 2019 No details given Illinois Bully scale Sharma et al., 2020 ; Thakkar et al., 2019 , 2021 Coefficient alpha mentioned for English and Hindi versions Illinois Bully scale and Cyber harassment student survey Sharma et al., 2017 No details given International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Child Abuse Screening Tool for Children Haque et al., 2021 Not details given Interview Naveed et al., 2019 ; Naveed et al., 2020 11 ite...…”

“…In Pakistan ( Abid et al., 2017 ), a negative correlation between mindfulness and bullying behaviour was documented. It was also noted that good hygiene ( Murshid, 2018 ), not using tobacco, a physically active lifestyle, and having more than 7 friends were identified as factors protective against being bullied ( Shah et al., 2019 ).…”

School Violence: Causes, Impacts and Solutions

“…As mentioned above, family is one of the most important factors affecting children's violent behavior. A study shows that fostering a healthy lifestyle is an important preventative measure against victimization [31]. As a result, a healthy lifestyle can not only serve as a preventative measure to reduce the incidence of violence, but it can also help to reduce and alleviate the suffering of victims.…”

Clustering of Obesogenic Behaviors Associated With Bullying Roles Among 100,794 Adolescents

“…Physical activity is considered a critical protective factor against bullying (Shah et al, 2019; Turagabeci et al, 2008). Regular physical activity promotes improved physical fitness, motor skills, and provides cognitive and mental health benefits such as increased self-control, self-esteem, and empathy (Biddle et al, 2019).…”