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Chen Q, Lu Z, Liu B, Xiao Q, Chan KL. Effectiveness of digital game-based GISCC program on cyberbullying prevention among Chinese adolescents. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2025; 161:107293. [PMID: 39892274 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2025] [Indexed: 02/03/2025]
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BACKGROUND The increasing use of social networking sites has increased the efficiency of social interactions but inevitably contributed to the risk of cyberbullying. Despite evidence of the effectiveness of offline intervention programs for cyberbullying, few have examined online interventions, especially in the Chinese context. OBJECTIVE This study aims to develop and validate an innovative Game-based Intervention for School- and Cyberbullying for Children (GISCC), which combines training on psychosocial and behavioral components with interactive role-play games. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING A randomized trial method was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the GISCC intervention, comprising 105 Chinese adolescents who were randomly assigned to the experimental (n = 55) and control (n = 50) groups. METHODS Independent sample t-test, paired-samples t-test, ANCOVA, and MANCOVA were used to test the differences in the trained components before and after the intervention. RESULTS The results showed that the GISCC intervention significantly reduced cyberbullying behaviors (F = 37.50, p < 0.001), violence intentions (F = 4.95, p < 0.05), and mental health problems (F = 60.28, p < 0.001); and increased self-efficacy (F = 18.26, p < 0.001), and conflict resolution skills (F = 36.46, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Our study provided empirical evidence in the Chinese context for digital health intervention approaches for cyberbullying prevention. We also identified the essential components (empathy, self-efficacy, violence prevention, conflict resolution with families) for future research on developing effective digital intervention tools to reduce cyberbullying.
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- Qiqi Chen
- Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Social Work, School of Sociology and Anthropology, Xiamen University, China
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- Department of Social Work, School of Sociology and Anthropology, Xiamen University, China
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- Department of Social Work, School of Sociology and Anthropology, Xiamen University, China
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- Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
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Song Q, Yuan T, Hu Y, Liu X, Fei J, Zhao X, Gao R, Yue J, Mei S. The Effect of Peer Victimization During Adolescence on Depression and Gender Differences: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. TRAUMA, VIOLENCE & ABUSE 2024; 25:2862-2876. [PMID: 38347760 DOI: 10.1177/15248380241227538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/03/2024]
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Peer victimization during adolescence has a detrimental impact on the mental health of victims throughout their lives. However, it remains unclear whether these effects are gender-specific. The present study conducted a systematic review to examine the effects of peer victimization on depression status, explore potential sources of heterogeneity, and investigate gender differences in these effects. We systematically searched four electronic databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, and CNKI) for relevant articles that published as far as July 2022. We then extracted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) to assess the association between peer victimization during adolescence and depression, and potential gender differences in the relation. Meta-analysis was performed, using fixed effects models and random effects models, to evaluate the association between each exposure and the outcome. A meta-analysis of 27 studies revealed that peer victimization during adolescence was significantly associated with higher risks of depression (OR = 2.79, 95% CI [2.43, 3.21], p < .001). This finding was consistent across subgroup analyses. In particular, the effect of peer victimization during adolescence on depression was found to be more pronounced in studies conducted in Asia (OR = 3.06, 95% CI [2.38, 3.92], p < .001). Furthermore, five studies focused on gender differences demonstrated that peer victimization has a stronger association with the risk of depression in women (OR = 2.84, 95% CI [2.49, 3.26], p < .001). Peer victimization during adolescence is a significant risk factor for depression, with a greater impact on women and individuals residing in Asia. Further prospective studies are needed to investigate the relationship between peer victimization and depression.
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- Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Yang P, Pachman SL, Schlomer GL, Edin KJ. Direct and Indirect Longitudinal Associations of Mother and Father Engagement in Middle Childhood on Adolescent Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviors. J Youth Adolesc 2024; 53:1832-1846. [PMID: 38600264 DOI: 10.1007/s10964-024-01982-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Parent engagement is an important aspect of parenting during childhood. However, little is known about the unique longitudinal associations of mother and father engagement with adolescents' externalizing and internalizing problem behaviors. This study uses Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study data to examine the potential direct and indirect associations of parent engagement at age 9 on adolescent externalizing and internalizing behaviors at age 15. The analytic sample size is 1349, and at age 9, the mean age of children was 9.40 years (SD = 0.37). Forty-eight percent of children were female and 68% of them were from the married families. The results show that while controlling for mother engagement, higher father engagement at age 9 was directly associated with fewer adolescent internalizing behaviors, only among adolescent boys and in married families. In addition, among adolescent boys, father engagement had an indirect association with externalizing behaviors through father-child closeness. Mother engagement, however, is only found to have an indirect association with adolescents' externalizing and internalizing behaviors through maternal hostility (while controlling for father engagement). The results for mother engagement held for boys and in married families only. The findings indicate that both mother and father engagement during childhood is important and helpful to prevent adolescent problem behaviors directly or indirectly via parent-child relationship.
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- Panpan Yang
- Center for Research on Child and Family Wellbeing, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
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- Center for Research on Child and Family Wellbeing, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY, USA
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- Center for Research on Child and Family Wellbeing, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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Sasaki N, Watanabe K, Kanamori Y, Tabuchi T, Fujiwara T, Nishi D. Effects of expanded adverse childhood experiences including school bullying, childhood poverty, and natural disasters on mental health in adulthood. Sci Rep 2024; 14:12015. [PMID: 38797740 PMCID: PMC11128446 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-62634-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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The study aimed to examine the association of expanded adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) with psychological distress in adulthood. The data from nation-wide online cohort was used for analysis. Community dwelling adults in Japan were included. The ACEs was assessed by 15 items of ACE-J, including childhood poverty and school bullying. Severe psychological distress was determined as the score of Kessler 6 over 13. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted, by using sample weighting. A total of 28,617 participants were analyzed. About 75% of Japanese people had one or more ACEs. The prevalence of those with ACEs over 4 was 14.7%. Those with ACEs over 4 showed adjusted odds ratio = 8.18 [95% CI 7.14-9.38] for severe psychological distress. The prevalence of childhood poverty was 29% for 50-64 year old participants and 40% of 65 or older participants. The impact of childhood poverty on psychological distress was less than other ACEs in these age cohorts. Bullying was experienced 21-27% in young generations, but 10% in 65 or older participants. However, the impact on psychological distress in adulthood was relatively high in all age groups. ACEs have impacted mental health for a long time. Future research and practice to reduce ACEs are encouraged.
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- Natsu Sasaki
- Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 1130033, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Cancer Control Center, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
- The Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 1130033, Japan.
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Yu B, von Soest T, Nes RB. Do Municipal Contexts Matter for Adolescent Mental Health? A Within-Municipality Analysis of Nationwide Norwegian Survey Data Across Six Years. Res Child Adolesc Psychopathol 2024; 52:169-182. [PMID: 37688765 DOI: 10.1007/s10802-023-01123-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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Despite growing concerns about substantial socio-economic differences between districts in many developed nations, limited attention has been paid to how adolescent mental health may be shaped by district characteristics. A few studies have shown that adolescent mental health is related to contextual factors such as district socio-economic status, neighborhood disorder, and quality of infrastructure. However, prior estimates may be an artifact of unmeasured differences between districts. To address these concerns, we used data from the nationwide Norwegian Ungdata surveys (N = 278,764), conducted across the years 2014 to 2019. We applied three-level hierarchical linear models to examine within-municipality associations between municipal factors and adolescent mental health in the domains of internalizing problems (i.e., depressive symptoms), externalizing problems (i.e., behavioral problems), and well-being (i.e., self-esteem), thereby accounting for all time-invariant municipality-level confounders. Our results showed that municipal-level safety, infrastructure, and youth culture are associated with adolescent mental health problems. Further, cross-level interaction models indicated gender-specific associations, with stronger associations of municipality infrastructure and community belongingness with increased self-esteem and reduced delinquent behaviors among girls than boys. Our findings highlight that municipality-level interventions may be a feasible strategy for adolescent mental health, even in a society characterized by low inequality and high redistribution.
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- Baeksan Yu
- Department of Education, Gwangju National University of Education, Yeonjingwan 303, 55 Pilmun-daero, Buk-gu, Gwangju, South Korea.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Mental Health and Suicide, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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Kılıçaslan F, Karataş H, Solmaz A. Bullying Victimization and Psychiatric Symptoms Among Syrian Adolescent Refugees in Southeast Turkey: A Structural Equation Modeling Study. Psychiatry 2024; 87:65-81. [PMID: 38227492 DOI: 10.1080/00332747.2023.2291941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to compare the peer bullying of refugee and non-refugee adolescents, and to explore the association between bullying victimization and psychiatric symptoms among Syrian adolescent refugees in the Southeast Anatolia region of Turkey. Methods: The sample of the study consists of 217 adolescents in the 13-17 age group who are school-going, 102 refugee adolescents, and 115 non-refugee adolescents. The study data was obtained using the Sociodemographic Characteristics Questionnaire developed by the researchers, Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire (OBVQ) and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 42 (DASS-42). A structural equation model was used to assess the association between bullying victimization and depressive symptoms, while also considering mediation by stress and anxiety. Results: In this study, 44.1% of refugee adolescents reported experiencing at least one bullying victimization, while this rate was 27.8% in the non-refugee group, and this difference was found statistically significant. The logistic regression analysis revealed that poor school performance was a risk factor for bullying victimization in refugee adolescent. Moreover, the structural equation model analysis revealed that bullying victimization significantly increased the stress level in refugee adolescents, and depressive symptoms were significantly affected by stress and anxiety levels. Conclusion: Taking into consideration that bullying victimization is a significant problem among Syrian refugee adolescents; anti-bullying programmes should be implemented as this may improve the mental health of Syrian refugee adolescents.
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Ren P, Liu B, Xiong X, Chen J, Luo F. The longitudinal relationship between bullying victimization and depressive symptoms for middle school students: A cross-lagged panel network analysis. J Affect Disord 2023; 341:42-51. [PMID: 37572700 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.08.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Previous research about the relationship between bullying victimization and adolescent depressive symptoms was mostly based on latent variable modeling. This study, instead, applied item-level analysis to explore the cross-sectional relationship and longitudinal development between bullying victimization and adolescent depressive symptoms with network models. METHODS This study used Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire and Children's Depression Inventory to collect data. A total of 1911 middle school students (55.2 % female; Mage = 12.98 ± 0.60 at T1) completed measures on four occasions at 6-month intervals. Nine network analysis models were employed to better understand the relationship between variables. RESULTS (1) "Being threatened or intimidated" was the most influential bullying behavior within bullying victimization items; (2) "being excluded", "being spoken ill of" and "negative mood" were the bridge items between bullying victimization and adolescent depressive symptoms; (3) the most influential bullying victimization item on adolescent depressive symptoms was "being robbed or blackmailed" for short-term development and "being excluded" for long-term development. While the most affected depressive symptom by bullying victimization was "anhedonia" for short-term development and "negative mood" for long-term development. LIMITATIONS Self-report measure is adopted for all variables in the study, and there may be some deviation. Due to the questionnaires, the items of bullying behaviors and depressive symptoms included in the network analysis are limited. CONCLUSIONS From the item level, this study found more specific relationships between bullying victimization and adolescent depressive symptoms. These findings highlight depressed mood and anhedonia are depressive symptoms that should be more paid attention to in clinical intervention for bullying victims.
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- Ping Ren
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment toward Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment toward Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- College of Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania State University, State College, United States of America
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment toward Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, Beijing, China.
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del Puerto-Golzarri N, Azurmendi A, Muñoz JM, Carreras MR, Pascual-Sagastizabal E. The Val158Met Polymorphism in 8-Year-Old Boys and Girls Moderates the Influence of Parenting Styles on Proactive Aggression: Testing the Sensitivity to the Environment. Brain Sci 2023; 13:1513. [PMID: 38002474 PMCID: PMC10669819 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13111513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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The aim of the study was to explore the possible vulnerability (diathesis-stress), susceptibility (differential susceptibility), or vantage (vantage sensitivity) properties of COMT gen Val158Met polymorphism to adverse and favorable parenting styles from both parents in relation to children's reactive and proactive aggressive behavior. Within 279 eight-year-old children (125 girls and 154 boys) from Spain, reactive and proactive aggressive behavior was measured through the "Reactive and Proactive Questionnaire" (RPQ). Saliva samples were collected to genotype for the COMT Val158Met polymorphism via real-time PCR. Finally, parenting styles were assessed using the "Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire" (PSDQ). The results revealed that for boys, the Met allele was a vulnerability factor for proactive aggression in response to low-authoritative parenting from the father. For girls, it was the Val allele, the vulnerability variable to the high authoritarian style of the father, and the susceptibility factor to the authoritative style of the mother over proactive aggression. The results are discussed, considering possible sex differences. Our results indicate that the COMT Val158Met polymorphism is a biological variable that confers greater sensitivity to the environment.
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- Nora del Puerto-Golzarri
- Department of Basic Psychological Processes and Their Development, Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 20018 San Sebastián, Spain; (N.d.P.-G.); (E.P.-S.)
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- Department of Basic Psychological Processes and Their Development, Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 20018 San Sebastián, Spain; (N.d.P.-G.); (E.P.-S.)
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- Psychology Department, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cadiz (UCA), 11519 Puerto Real, Spain; (J.M.M.); (M.R.C.)
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- Psychology Department, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cadiz (UCA), 11519 Puerto Real, Spain; (J.M.M.); (M.R.C.)
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- Department of Basic Psychological Processes and Their Development, Faculty of Psychology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 20018 San Sebastián, Spain; (N.d.P.-G.); (E.P.-S.)
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Ferraz De Camargo L, Rice K, Thorsteinsson EB. Bullying victimization CBT: a proposed psychological intervention for adolescent bullying victims. Front Psychol 2023; 14:1122843. [PMID: 37674744 PMCID: PMC10478092 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1122843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023] Open
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- School of Psychology, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia
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Laroque FM, Boers E, Afzali MH, Conrod PJ. Personality-specific pathways from bullying victimization to adolescent alcohol use: a multilevel longitudinal moderated mediation analysis. Dev Psychopathol 2023; 35:1454-1467. [PMID: 35129105 DOI: 10.1017/s0954579421001358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Bullying victimization is common in adolescence and has been associated with a broad variety of psychopathology and alcohol use. The present study assessed time-varying associations between bullying victimization and alcohol use through internalizing and externalizing symptoms and whether this indirect association throughout time is moderated by personality. This 5-year longitudinal study (3,800 grade 7 adolescents) used Bayesian multilevel moderated mediation models: independent variable was bullying victimization; moderators were four personality dimensions (anxiety sensitivity, hopelessness, impulsivity, and sensation seeking); internalizing symptoms (anxiety, depressive symptoms) and externalizing symptoms (conduct, hyperactivity problems) were the mediators; and alcohol use, the outcome. Results indicated significant between, within, and lagged effects on alcohol use through internalizing and externalizing symptoms. There were significant between and within effects on alcohol use through internalizing symptoms for adolescents with high anxiety sensitivity and hopelessness, and significant between, within, and lagged effects on alcohol use through externalizing symptoms for adolescents with high impulsivity and sensation seeking. These findings implicate two risk pathways that account for how bullying victimization enhances alcohol use risk and emphasize the importance of personality profiles that can shape the immediate and long-term consequences of victimization.
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- Flavie M Laroque
- Department of Psychiatry and Addiction, University of Montreal, and CHU Ste Justine Research Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Addiction, University of Montreal, and CHU Ste Justine Research Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Addiction, University of Montreal, and CHU Ste Justine Research Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Addiction, University of Montreal, and CHU Ste Justine Research Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Huang X, Zhou Y, Yang R, Li D, Hu J, Xue Y, Wan Y, Fang J, Zhang S. Moderating role of mental health literacy on the relationship between bullying victimization during the life course and symptoms of anxiety and depression in Chinese college students. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:1459. [PMID: 37525159 PMCID: PMC10388468 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16326-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Exposure to persistent bullying victimization across multiple periods results in a high risk of worse consequences. Although amples studies support the association between bullying victimization and symptoms of anxiety and depression, whether mental health literacy can serve as a moderator on this relationship remains unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the patterns of bullying victimization across the life course, and disentangle the moderating effect of mental health literacy between bullying victimization patterns and symptoms of anxiety and depression in Chinese college students. METHODS A total of 4036 college students were enrolled by cluster sampling from November 2020 to January 2021. Bullying victimization, mental health literacy, and symptoms of anxiety and depression were measured by self-report validated questionnaires. A latent class analysis was applied to identify bullying patterns. The PROCESS program was conducted to analyze whether mental health literacy moderates the link between bullying victimization patterns and symptoms of anxiety and depression. RESULTS Three latent patterns of bullying victimization were identified as follows: persistent bullying pattern (6.2%), moderate bullying pattern (10.5%), and low bullying pattern (83.3%). Logisitic regression analysis of anxiety and depressive symptoms indicated that compared with low bullying pattern, persistent bullying pattern had the highest risk. Specifically, mental health literacy moderated the association between bullying victimization pattern and anxiety symptoms (B = -0.039, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS It is important for practitioners to examine bullying victimization across the life course concurrently rather than a single period in isolation. Interventions and research should enhance mental health literacy to improve the mental health in college students with a history of bullying victimization.
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- Xuexue Huang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81Th Meishan Road, Hefei, 230601, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Psychology, Anhui Medical College, 632Th Furong Road, Hefei, 230601, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81Th Meishan Road, Hefei, 230601, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81Th Meishan Road, Hefei, 230601, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81Th Meishan Road, Hefei, 230601, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81Th Meishan Road, Hefei, 230601, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81Th Meishan Road, Hefei, 230601, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, 81Th Meishan Road, Hefei, 230601, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China.
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Sojo University, Ikeda 4-22-1, Kumamoto, 860-0082, Japan.
- School of Public Health and Health Management, Anhui Medical College, 632Th Furong Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Public Health and Health Management, Anhui Medical College, 632Th Furong Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, People's Republic of China.
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Lai W, Li W, Guo L, Wang W, Xu K, Dou Q, Shi J, Teopiz KM, McIntyre RS, Lu C. Association between bullying victimization, coping style, and mental health problems among Chinese adolescents. J Affect Disord 2023; 324:379-386. [PMID: 36587905 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.12.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 12/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to examine the association of bullying victimization with anxiety and depressive symptoms among Chinese adolescents and explored the role of coping styles in the foregoing associations. METHOD Data were drawn from the 2019 School-based Chinses Adolescents Health Survey (n = 19,809). Information about bullying victimization, coping styles, anxiety symptoms, and depressive symptoms were measured. Linear mixed-effects models were performed. RESULTS After adjusting for covariates, verbal victimization (β = 1.94 for anxiety symptoms; β = 4.62 for depressive symptoms), relational victimization (β = 3.40 for anxiety symptoms; β = 8.37 for depressive symptoms), physical victimization (β = 2.63 for anxiety symptoms; β = 6.07 for depressive symptoms) and cyber victimization (β = 4.68 for anxiety symptoms; β = 10.72 for depressive symptoms) were associated with anxiety and depressive symptoms. Moreover, the severity of anxiety and depressive symptoms tended to increase with the number of victimization types. The interaction effects between bullying victimization and coping style on anxiety and depressive symptoms were significant. Further stratified analyses by coping styles indicated that the association of relational and cyber victimization on anxiety and depressive symptoms were significantly stronger in adolescents with negative coping style than in those with positive coping style. LIMITATIONS Causal inference is limited due to the cross-sectional design. CONCLUSION Bullying victimization is associated with anxiety and depressive symptoms, and coping styles may play a moderate role in these associations. Interventions to promote mental health could focus on developing positive coping styles, particularly among adolescents with bullying victimization.
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- Wenjian Lai
- Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Mood Disorders Psychopharmacology Unit, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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Does Involvement in Peer Bullying Invite Self-Injury?: The Association Between Peer Bullying and Self-Injury in a Clinical Sample. J Nerv Ment Dis 2023; 211:108-114. [PMID: 36044651 DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000001574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Previous studies have linked peer bullying to nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). However, the evidence is largely limited to population-based groups. This study examined whether there is a relationship between NSSI and being a victim of peer bullying among adolescents in a clinical sample and how this may be influenced by types of bullying. The sample consisted of 96 outpatients with NSSI and 107 healthy adolescents. The Inventory of Statements About Self-Injury, Peer Bullying Scale, and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were applied. Whereas the scores of each bullying type of adolescents with NSSI were significantly higher, their self-esteem scores were significantly lower. Each victimization score of bullying had a negative correlation with NSSI-onset age and self-esteem scores and a positive correlation with self-injury scores. This study demonstrated that being a victim of any type of bullying is strongly associated with self-injury. It would be advisable to screen adolescents with self-injury for exposure to bullying, and vice versa.
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Sex Differences in Traditional School Bullying Perpetration and Victimization among Adolescents: A Chain-Mediating Effect. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19159525. [PMID: 35954881 PMCID: PMC9368119 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19159525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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The study explored sex differences in traditional school bullying perpetration and victimization among Chinese adolescents and the effects of Machiavellianism and school climate. Data were collected from 727 adolescents (M = 16.8 years, SD = 0.9) who completed the Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire, Kiddie Machiavellian Scale, and School Climate Perception Questionnaire. Results showed: (1) boys were more likely to bully others and be bullied; (2) both Machiavellianism and school climate partially mediated sex differences in school bullying perpetration and victimization; (3) the chain-mediating effect of Machiavellianism and school climate on sex differences in bullying perpetration and victimization was significant. These results provide insight into the sex differences in Chinese traditional school bullying perpetration and victimization. The implications are interpreted and discussed.
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Yang P, Lippold MA, Schlomer GL. Longitudinal Within-Family Association between Parental Monitoring and Adolescent Aggressive Behaviors: Mothering Versus Fathering. THE JOURNAL OF EARLY ADOLESCENCE 2022; 42:885-913. [PMID: 35814871 PMCID: PMC9265180 DOI: 10.1177/02724316221078828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study using PROSPER data (N = 977, age 11.5 to age 15) investigated the longitudinal within-family associations between parent-reported parental monitoring and adolescent aggression. Importantly, this study is the first one to examine parent gender and adolescent gender differences on these within-family associations. Results differed between mothers and fathers. There was a negative, bidirectional within-family association between maternal monitoring and adolescent aggression, such that more maternal monitoring than usual was associated with fewer adolescent aggressive behavior problems than usual within the same family, and vice versa. In contrast, during mid-adolescence, a positive, bidirectional within-family association between paternal monitoring and adolescent males' aggression was found, such that more paternal monitoring than usual was related to more adolescent males' aggression than usual within the same family, and vice versa. Practical implications on intervention strategies are discussed.
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- Panpan Yang
- Office of Population Research, Princeton University
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- Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany, SUNY
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Hong JS, Kim DH, Hunter SC, Cleeland LR, Lee CA, Lee JJ, Kim J. Racial/Ethnic Bullying Subtypes and Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana Use Among US Adolescents. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2022; 9:1443-1453. [PMID: 34152586 DOI: 10.1007/s40615-021-01081-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND The study examines the rate of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use among White, African American, and Latino adolescents and whether racial/ethnic bullying subtypes (victim-only, bullies-only, and bully/victim) are related to alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use. METHODS We used data from the 2009-2010 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (n = 9863) to examine differences in alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use among White, African American, and Latino adolescents in the USA, and assessed whether racial/ethnic bullying involvement was associated with alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use among these adolescents. Adolescents were categorized into four groups based on whether they had experienced racial bullying perpetration, victimization, both perpetration, and victimization, or neither perpetration nor victimization. Descriptive statistics were conducted to examine the distributions of the study variables and describe the samples. Spearman's rank-order correlation analyses were used to examine the relationships among the variables. Multinomial logistic regression was conducted to examine alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use among the racial bully victimization, perpetration, and victimization-perpetration groups compared to the non-involved group by race/ethnicity. RESULTS The White victim-only group was more likely to use alcohol but less likely to use tobacco. The African American victim-only group was more likely to use alcohol, and the bully/victim group was more likely to use marijuana. The Latino victim-only group was more likely to use alcohol, whereas the bully/victim group was more likely to use tobacco. CONCLUSION Our findings have implications for the development and implementation of prevention and intervention programs across different racial/ethnic adolescent groups.
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- Jun Sung Hong
- School of Social Work, Wayne State University, 5447 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA.
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- Department of Social Welfare, Chungwoon University, Hongseong-eup, Daehak-gil 25, Hongseong-gun, Chungnam, Chungcheongnam-do, 32244, South Korea.
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- School of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK
- Graduate School of Education, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- College of Education and Human Services, Department of Social Work, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN, USA
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- School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Social Welfare, Hyupsung University, Hwaseong-si, South Korea
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Sarala M, Miettunen J, Alakokkare AE, Mustonen A, Scott JG, Thomas HJ, Hurtig T, Niemelä S. Substance use confounds associations between peer victimization and aggression in adolescence with mental disorders in adulthood: A prospective birth cohort study. J Adolesc 2022; 94:996-1007. [PMID: 35880723 DOI: 10.1002/jad.12080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Peer victimization and aggression in adolescence are associated with later mental health morbidity. However, studies examining this association have not controlled for adolescent substance use. We aimed to study the associations between peer victimization, peer aggression, and mental disorders in adulthood, adjusting for substance use in adolescence. METHODS Participants were from the prospective Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986. Data were available for 6682 individuals (70.8% of the original sample). Peer victimization and peer aggression were assessed with items from the Achenbach Youth Self Report at ages 15-16 years. Outcomes were nonorganic psychosis, anxiety disorder, mood disorder, substance use disorder, and any mental disorder (a none-vs-any indicator) at age 33 years collected from nationwide health care, insurance, and pension registers. Family structure, alcohol intoxication frequency, daily smoking, illicit drug use, and baseline psychopathology using Youth Self-Report total score, and parental mental disorders were considered as confounding factors. RESULTS In multivariable analyses, the association between peer victimization and psychosis (Hazard ratio [HR]: 2.9, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.2-6.9, p = .020) and mood disorder (HR: 1.7, 95% CI: 1.2-2.4, p = .012) in females remained significant after adjusting for confounders. Other associations between female and male peer victimization or aggression and the studied outcomes attenuated after adjustments. CONCLUSIONS Some associations between peer victimization and aggression and later mental health morbidity are explained by adolescent substance use. For females, substance use does not account for the increased risk of psychosis and mood disorder in those who experience peer victimization.
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- Marian Sarala
- Research Unit of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.,Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, University Consortium of Seinäjoki, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Institute, Herston, Queensland, Australia.,Metro North Mental Health, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Institute, Herston, Queensland, Australia.,Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Wacol, Queensland, Australia.,School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Research Unit of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.,PEDEGO Research Unit, Child Psychiatry, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.,Clinic of Child Psychiatry, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.,Department of Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry Unit, Hospital District of South-West Finland, Turku, Finland
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Duko B, Pereira G, Tait RJ, Betts K, Newnham J, Alati R. Prenatal alcohol and tobacco exposures and the risk of cannabis use in offspring: Findings from a population-based cohort study. Neurotoxicol Teratol 2022; 90:107064. [PMID: 35007727 DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2022.107064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is a paucity of prospective longitudinal studies examining the associations between maternal use of alcohol and tobacco during pregnancy and the risk of cannabis use in offspring. The aim of this study was to examine the association between prenatal alcohol and tobacco exposures and offspring cannabis use. METHODS Data were from the Raine Study, a longitudinal prospective birth cohort based in Western Australia. Cannabis use at 17 years of age was measured with a self-reported questionnaire developed to capture risky behaviors in adolescents. Associations between prenatal alcohol and tobacco exposures and the risk of cannabis use in offspring were examined using log-binomial regression models, computing relative risk (RR). We also computed the E-values (E) to estimate the extent of unmeasured confounding. RESULTS After adjusting for potential confounders, we observed increased risks of cannabis use in offspring exposed to first trimester prenatal alcohol use (RR = 1.38, 95% CI: 1.09-1.75; E = 2.10, CI:1.40) and tobacco use (RR = 1.42, 95% CI: 1.08-1.86; E = 2.19, CI:1.37) as well as third trimester prenatal alcohol use (RR = 1.39, 95% CI: 1.09-1.79; E = 2.13, CI:1.40) and tobacco use (RR = 1.39, 95% CI: 1.09-1.79; E = 2.21, CI:1.34]. We also noted dose-response associations in which risk estimates in offspring increased with the level of exposures to prenatal alcohol and tobacco use. CONCLUSION These findings provide epidemiological evidence for effects of prenatal alcohol and tobacco exposures on offspring cannabis use. Although these results should be confirmed by other studies, the present study adds to the mounting evidence suggesting that women should be encouraged to abstain from alcohol and tobacco during pregnancy.
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- Bereket Duko
- Curtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia.
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- Curtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia; Centre for Fertility and Health (CeFH), Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, 7 Parker Place Building 609, Level 2 Technology Park, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
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- Curtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 17 Monash Ave, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
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- Curtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia; Institute for Social Sciences Research, The University of Queensland, 80 Meier's Rd, Indooroopilly, Queensland 4068, Australia
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Mead L, Ayres A, Blake JA, Scott JG. Monitoring of metabolic side-effects in children and adolescents prescribed antipsychotic medication: A systematic review. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2021; 55:763-771. [PMID: 33951933 DOI: 10.1177/00048674211009620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Prescribing antipsychotic medications to children and adolescents with severe mental and developmental disorders is common; however, there is a lack of consensus on appropriate metabolic monitoring for this population. This review systematically evaluates studies examining metabolic monitoring of children and adolescents prescribed antipsychotic medication to understand the clinical practice of metabolic monitoring and identify opportunities to improve the safety of antipsychotic prescribing in this population. METHODS A systematic search for original research on metabolic monitoring in children and adolescents prescribed antipsychotics was conducted in six databases (PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, The Cochrane Library [Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CENTRAL], Cochrane Methodology Register and Web of Science [Science and Social Science Citation Index]) from inception to February 2020 following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Studies were assessed for quality and findings summarised using narrative synthesis. RESULTS Fifteen papers were identified. Studies agreed on the need for metabolic monitoring; however, there was a gap between guideline-recommended practice and clinical practice. Variable rates of baseline and subsequent monitoring were reported for both physical and biochemical parameters, with particularly low rates for monitoring requiring venesection. Younger age was also associated with lower monitoring rates. Implementation of quality improvement activities (new guidelines, staff education and checklists) improved monitoring rates although the measurement of biochemical parameters still occurred in only a minority of children. CONCLUSION Despite widespread awareness and concern regarding metabolic side-effects, monitoring occurred inconsistently and infrequently, particularly for biochemical parameters requiring venesection. Monitoring of anthropometric measures (weight, body mass index and waist circumference) with escalation to more laboratory testing where metabolic concerns are identified may improve monitoring. Minimising iatrogenic harm, through reduced antipsychotic prescription where possible, is a clinical priority in this population.
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- Laura Mead
- Metro North Mental Health, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD, Australia.,Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Metro North Mental Health, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD, Australia.,QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, QLD, Australia
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- Metro North Mental Health, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD, Australia.,QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, QLD, Australia.,Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Wacol, QLD, Australia
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Duko B, Pereira G, Betts K, Tait RJ, Newnham J, Alati R. Prenatal exposure to maternal, but not paternal, tobacco smoking is associated with smoking in adolescence. Addict Behav 2021; 117:106871. [PMID: 33609811 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mounting epidemiological evidence suggests an association between prenatal tobacco exposure and an increased risk of tobacco smoking in offspring. However, it is uncertain whether the association is due to the intrauterine or shared environmental exposures. METHODS Study participants were from the Raine Study, a prospective birth cohort study based in Perth, Western Australia (N = 2730). Tobacco smoking in adolescents, at age 17 years, was measured using a self-reported questionnaire. Log-binomial regression was used to estimate the relative risks (RRs) of tobacco smoking in offspring exposed to maternal prenatal tobacco use during the first and third trimesters of pregnancy. We have also calculated the E-values to investigate the potential effect of unmeasured confounding. Paternal smoking during pregnancy was used as a negative control for comparison. RESULTS A total of 1210 mothers-offspring pairs were included in the final analysis. After controlling for potential confounders, we found increased risks of tobacco smoking in offspring exposed to maternal prenatal tobacco use during the first trimester [RR 1.50 (95% CI: 1.13-1.97)] (E-value for point estimate = 2.37) and during both trimesters of pregnancy [RR 1.41 (95% CI: 1.03-1.89)] (E-value for point estimate = 2.17). However, we found insufficient statistical evidence for an association between paternal smoking during pregnancy and risk of tobacco smoking in offspring [RR 1.18 (95% CI: 0.84-1.67)]. CONCLUSION Maternal prenatal tobacco exposure was associated with an increased risk of tobacco smoking in offspring at the age of 17 years. Tobacco smoking cessation at the early stages of gestation may reduce the risk of tobacco smoking in the next generation.
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Mei S, Hu Y, Sun M, Fei J, Li C, Liang L, Hu Y. Association between Bullying Victimization and Symptoms of Depression among Adolescents: A Moderated Mediation Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:3316. [PMID: 33806969 PMCID: PMC8005068 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18063316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2021] [Revised: 03/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bullying victimization and its effect on symptoms of depression have received attention from researchers, but few studies have considered the potential mechanism. The aim of this study was to examine a moderated mediation model for the association between bullying victimization and depressive symptoms in terms of it being mediated by social anxiety, and investigated whether sleep duration would show moderating effects in this relationship. METHODS In this study, there were 2956 students, who completed three questionnaires, including a bullying victimization scale, as well as a social anxiety and epidemiologic studies depression scale. RESULTS Bullying victimization's effects on depressive symptoms were mediated by social anxiety. Furthermore, sleep duration moderated the relationship between bullying victimization and depressive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS The research contributes by clarifying the mechanisms underlying the relationship between bullying victimization and depressive symptoms.
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- Songli Mei
- Department of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Jilin University, NO. 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun 130012, China;
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Jilin University, NO. 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun 130012, China; (Y.H.); (J.F.); (C.L.); (L.L.)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, NO. 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun 130012, China;
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Jilin University, NO. 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun 130012, China; (Y.H.); (J.F.); (C.L.); (L.L.)
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Jilin University, NO. 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun 130012, China; (Y.H.); (J.F.); (C.L.); (L.L.)
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Jilin University, NO. 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun 130012, China; (Y.H.); (J.F.); (C.L.); (L.L.)
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Jilin University, NO. 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun 130012, China;
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Ayano G, Betts K, Lin A, Tait R, Alati R. Maternal and paternal mental health problems and the risk of offspring depression in late adolescence: findings from the Raine study. J Ment Health 2021; 30:349-357. [PMID: 33522345 DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2021.1875423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND There are limited studies on the risk of depressive symptoms in adolescent offspring exposed to parental mental health problems in middle childhood. AIM We investigated the association between parental mental health problems, particularly paternal emotional problems and maternal symptoms of anxiety and depression, and the risk of depressive symptoms in adolescent offspring aged 17. METHODS The study included 995 parent-offspring pairs from the 1989-91 birth cohort (the Raine Study) in Western Australia. Log-binomial regression was used to assess the associations. RESULTS An increased risk of depression symptoms was observed in the adolescent offspring of mothers with depressive [RR 1.45, 95% CI 1.13-1.86] as well as anxiety symptoms [RR 1.43, 95% CI 1.09-1.87].Compared to those non-exposed, offspring whose mothers reported comorbid anxiety and depressive symptoms were more likely to have developed depressive symptoms by late adolescence [RR 1.63, 95%CI 1.11-2.38]. An increased risk of depressive symptoms was also seen in the offspring of fathers with emotional problems [RR 1.29, 95%CI 1.01-1.53]. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest an increased risk of depressive symptoms in the adolescent offspring of parents with mental health problems, specifically paternal emotional problems (29%) and maternal anxiety (43%), depression (45%), as well as comorbid anxiety and depressive symptoms (63%).
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- Getinet Ayano
- School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.,Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Arcadepani FB, Eskenazi DYG, Fidalgo TM, Hong JS. An Exploration of the Link Between Bullying Perpetration and Substance Use: A Review of the Literature. TRAUMA, VIOLENCE & ABUSE 2021; 22:207-214. [PMID: 31046605 DOI: 10.1177/1524838019837593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Bullying and substance use are serious public health concerns. The aim of this article is to review empirical studies that examined the association between bullying perpetration and substance use among adolescence in various countries. Research studies that found a correlation between bullying perpetration and substance use in children and adolescents were reviewed. From the search, 7,844 abstracts were identified and 7,795 were excluded. Fifty-four remaining articles were reviewed, and 23 were excluded after full text review. A total of 31 articles, which all met the inclusion criteria, were considered in the review. Findings from the review suggest that children who engaged in bullying are more likely to be involved in alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use. Substance use prevention efforts require an examination of peer dynamics and peer relationships. In addition, bullying and substance use prevention require family dynamics and how they may increase the risk of bullying and drugs abuse.
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- Felipe B Arcadepani
- Departamento de Psiquiatria, 28105Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Psiquiatria, 28105Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Psiquiatria, 28105Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Social Work, 2954Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
- Department of Social Welfare, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea
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Duko B, Pereira G, Betts K, Tait RJ, Newnham J, Alati R. Associations of prenatal alcohol exposure and offspring harmful alcohol use: findings from the Raine Study. Drug Alcohol Depend 2020; 217:108305. [PMID: 33032247 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Epidemiological evidence suggests offspring exposed to prenatal alcohol are at increased risk of alcohol use disorders in adulthood. The evidence on the risk of developing harmful alcohol use in adolescence is less clear. METHODS We used data from the Raine Study, a multi-generational birth cohort study, to examine the association between prenatal alcohol exposure and the risk of harmful alcohol use in offspring at the age of 17 years. Log binomial regression was used to estimate the relative risks (RRs) of harmful alcohol use in offspring exposed to maternal alcohol use in the first (early) and third (late) trimesters of pregnancy. Maternal pre-pregnancy alcohol use was used as a negative control for intrauterine exposure for comparison. RESULTS Complete data were available for 1200 mother-offspring pairs. After adjustment for potential confounders, we found increased RRs of harmful alcohol use in offspring born to mothers who consumed four or more standard drinks of alcohol per week during the first trimester [RR 1.45(95% CI: 1.08-1.93)], third trimester [RR 1.34 (95% CI: 1.04-1.72)] and during both trimesters of pregnancy [RR 1.86 (95% CI: 1.16-2.96)]. Maternal pre-pregnancy alcohol use was not associated with an increased risk of harmful alcohol use in offspring [RR 1.15 (95% CI: 0.89-1.48)]. CONCLUSION Observed associations for maternal prenatal alcohol exposure but not maternal pre-pregnancy alcohol use suggests a biological mechanism for intrauterine alcohol exposure on the risk of harmful alcohol use in the offspring.
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- Bereket Duko
- School of Public Health, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia.
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- School of Public Health, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia; Telethon Kids Institute, Northern Entrance, Perth Children's Hospital, 15 Hospital Ave, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia; Centre for Fertility and Health (CeFH), Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- School of Public Health, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
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- National Drug Research Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, 7 Parker Place Building 609, Level 2 Technology Park, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 17 Monash Ave, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
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- School of Public Health, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia; Institute for Social Sciences Research, The University of Queensland, 80 Meier's Rd, Indooroopilly, Queensland 4068 Australia
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Molero Jurado MDM, Pérez-Fuentes MDC, Simón Márquez MDM, Barragán Martín AB, Sisto M, Gázquez Linares JJ. Relationship Between Impulsivity, Sensation-Seeking, and Drug Use in Aggressors and Victims of Violence. Front Psychol 2020; 11:600055. [PMID: 33192948 PMCID: PMC7661777 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.600055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction: The impulsivity, sensation-seeking, and drug use variables, in addition to being closely related, have repercussions on peer conflict and violence in schools. Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between impulsivity, sensation-seeking, and drug use in aggressors and victims of violence. Methods: The study design was cross-sectional and observational. The study sample was made up of 822 students aged 13-18 who had completed an ad hoc questionnaire, the State Impulsivity Scale and the Sensation-Seeking Scale. Results: The results showed that the aggressors had high levels of gratification, automatism, attentional factor, disinhibition, and susceptibility to boredom and used alcohol and/or tobacco. Conclusion: The design of an effective education intervention for reducing risk behaviors related to violence must focus on these variables.
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, Almería, Spain.,Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Politécnica y Artística del Paraguay, Asunción, Paraguay
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Almería, Almería, Spain
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Putra GNE, Dendup T. Health and behavioural outcomes of bullying victimisation among Indonesian adolescent students: findings from the 2015 Global School-based Student Health Survey. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2020; 27:513-527. [PMID: 33017543 DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2020.1826546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Bullying victimisation among adolescents is globally recognised as an important predictor for several adverse health and behavioural outcomes. Due to a paucity of studies in Indonesia, this study aimed to identify the adverse health and behavioural outcomes due to bullying victimisation among school-going adolescents and investigate the possible moderation by age and sex. This was an analysis of the second Global School-based Student Health Survey data of Indonesia conducted in 2015. The eligible samples were 9,601 adolescent students. The main independent variable was bullying victimisation status, while the dependent variables consisted of mental health problems, substance use, and other risk behaviours. Binary logistic regression controlling for some confounders was applied to identify the associations among sex-merged and sex-separated samples. Furthermore, adjusted margin probabilities of having adverse outcomes were calculated by bullying victimisation frequency and age. This study found that nearly 2 out of 10 adolescent students were bullied in the last 30 days. Bullying victimisation was associated with the odds of all adverse health and behavioural outcomes that include loneliness, anxiety, suicidal ideation, smoking cigarettes, alcohol use, truancy, physical fight, and sedentary behaviour. The associations were slightly larger among female than male students for some of the outcomes. The odds of these adverse outcomes increased with the rising frequency of bullying and by age. The findings suggest that bullying victimisation was associated with a number of adverse health and behavioural outcomes among Indonesian adolescent students. Implementation of anti-bullying interventions among students right from a young age is essential to prevent unexpected adverse outcomes and its detrimental consequences.
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- Gusti Ngurah Edi Putra
- School of Health and Society, Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- School of Health and Society, Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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Rahman MM, Rahman MM, Khan MMA, Hasan M, Choudhury KN. Bullying victimization and adverse health behaviors among school-going adolescents in South Asia: Findings from the global school-based student health survey. Depress Anxiety 2020; 37:995-1006. [PMID: 32390311 DOI: 10.1002/da.23033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Bullying among adolescents is a global public health issue and has adverse behavioral and mental health consequences, yet a little is known about the relationship between bullying victimization and adverse health behaviors in adolescence in South Asian countries. METHODS Data for this cross-sectional analysis were extracted from the global school-based student health survey (GSHS) in Bangladesh (n = 2,989), 2014 and in Nepal (n = 6,529), 2015. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify the associations between bullying victimization and adverse health behaviors or outcomes: physical violence, sexual history, tobacco use, alcohol use, drug use, suicide ideation, plan, attempt, loneliness, and sleeping difficulty. RESULTS The prevalence of bullying victimization that occurred for a minimum of 1 day during the 30 days preceding the survey was 24.5% in Bangladesh and 50.9% in Nepal. This study observed significant relationships between bullying victimization and several adverse health behaviors/outcomes. For example, in Bangladesh, the odds of attempted suicide were found to be higher in adolescents that experienced bullying for 1-2 (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 2.92; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.64-5.19), 3-5 (AOR: 3.55; 95% CI: 1.69), 6-9 (AOR: 5.33; 95% CI: 1.24-22.77), or 10 days or more (AOR: 9.83; 95% CI: 4.17-23.16) during the 30 days preceding the survey than who did not. CONCLUSIONS Bullying among adolescents in school is common in Bangladesh and Nepal and is associated with several adverse health behaviors. Bullying and its potential health consequences are needed to be addressed in health promotion and programs in these countries.
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- Md Mosfequr Rahman
- Department of Population Science and Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
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- Department of Population Science and Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
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- Department of Population Science and Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
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- Department of Population Science and Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
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- Department of Epidemiology, National Center for Control of Rheumatic Fever and Heart Disease, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Da Silva MA, Martins SS. Mutual Influences on Bullying Perpetration and Substance Use Among Adolescents in the United States. J Adolesc Health 2020; 67:384-391. [PMID: 32576485 PMCID: PMC7483941 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Identifying temporal pattern of associations between bullying perpetration and substance use among youth is useful for optimal targeting of intervention and prevention. We examined the mutual influences on bullying perpetration and substance use and test the cumulative effects of bullying perpetration and substance use over time. METHODS We used data from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health cohort study, a nationally representative sample of youth, on bullying perpetration and substance use at three points in time over 3 years. We analyzed the associations of bullying perpetration with alcohol, cannabis and cigarette use using binary logistic regressions. The 13,068 youths aged 12-17 years at baseline (2013-2014) were included in the analytical sample. RESULTS Cross-sectional associations between bullying perpetration and substance use were found at baseline (odds ratio [OR]alcohol = 1.62, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.33-1.97; ORmarijuana = 1.28, 95% CI .99-1.66; ORcigarette = 1.86, 95% CI 1.44-2.39). Cumulative episodic and frequent bullying perpetration over three data waves predicted an increased likelihood of substance use at follow-up (ORs between 1.18, 95% CI 1.02-1.36 and 2.13, 95% CI 1.66-2.74). Conversely, both episodic and frequent substance use predicted an increased probability of bullying others at follow-up (ORs between 1.50, 95% CI 1.20-1.86, and 2.10, 95% CI 1.69-2.61). CONCLUSIONS Associations between bullying perpetration and substance use appears to be bidirectional. In addition, episodic bullying perpetrators displayed intermediate levels of risk, suggesting a graded association between bullying perpetration pattern and substance use.
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- Marine Azevedo Da Silva
- Institute for Health and Social Policy, McGill University,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada,Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public
Health, Columbia University, New York, New York,Address correspondence to: Marine Azevedo Da
Silva, Ph.D., McGill versity, Institute for Health and Social Policy, Meredith,
Charles, House, 302, 1130 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A3, Canada.
(M.A. Da Silva)
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- Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public
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Azagba S, Mensah NA, Shan L, Latham K. Bullying Victimization and e-Cigarette Use among Middle and High School Students. THE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH 2020; 90:545-553. [PMID: 32406087 DOI: 10.1111/josh.12902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Revised: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bullying has been associated with several adverse health outcomes, including substance use. However, little is known about the association between bullying and e-cigarette use. This study examined the association between bully victimization and the frequency of e-cigarette use. METHODS Data from the 2016-2017 Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey were used (N = 49,543). The target population consists of Canadian students enrolled in grades 7-12. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to examine the association between bullying victimization status and e-cigarette use. RESULTS Among the students included in the study, 14.1% were bullied less than once a week. Bullying victimization was statistically significantly associated with higher odds of any e-cigarette use in the last 30 days. Likewise, those bullied daily or almost daily were more likely to use e-cigarettes more frequently compared to students not bullied. We found a statistically significant difference in analysis stratified by sex, with female bullying victims having higher odds of all measures of e-cigarette use. CONCLUSIONS Bullying victims were significantly more likely to use an e-cigarette, and findings appeared to vary by sex. Female bullying victims had a higher likelihood of e-cigarette use.
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- Sunday Azagba
- Associate Professor, , Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, 375 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108., USA
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- PhD Student, , Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, 375 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108., USA
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- Biostatistician II, , Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, 375 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108., USA
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- Research Analyst, , Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, 375 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108., USA
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Montero-Carretero C, Barbado D, Cervelló E. Predicting Bullying through Motivation and Teaching Styles in Physical Education. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 17:ijerph17010087. [PMID: 31877683 PMCID: PMC6982112 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17010087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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From the theoretical framework offered by the self-determination theory, the objective of the study was to test a predictor model of bullying behaviors based on the physical education teacher’s supportive style, the students’ satisfaction of basic psychological needs, and self-determined motivation. A total of 608 students of both sexes, between 11 and 15 years of age, from primary and secondary schools in the province of Alicante (Spain) voluntarily completed questionnaires to measure each of the variables under study. The design of the study was cross-sectional. The results showed that the autonomy supportive style positively predicted the satisfaction of basic psychological needs, which, in turn, positively predicted self-determined motivation towards physical education. The latter negatively predicted bullying perpetration and bullying victimization. The controlling style presented inverse relationships to those of the autonomy supportive style. These results are in line with the positions of the self-determination theory and underline the potential responsibility of physical education teachers in the struggle against bullying, and how, by supporting autonomy and avoiding a controlling style, they can help reduce bullying perpetration and victimization.
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Jadambaa A, Thomas HJ, Scott JG, Graves N, Brain D, Pacella R. The contribution of bullying victimisation to the burden of anxiety and depressive disorders in Australia. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci 2019; 29:e54. [PMID: 31533868 PMCID: PMC8061250 DOI: 10.1017/s2045796019000489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2019] [Revised: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 08/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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AIM There is now a strong body of literature showing that bullying victimisation during childhood and adolescence precedes the later development of anxiety and depressive disorders. This study aimed to quantify the burden of anxiety and depressive disorders attributable to experiences of bullying victimisation for the Australian population. METHODS This study updated a previous systematic review summarising the longitudinal association between bullying victimisation and anxiety and depressive disorders. Estimates from eligible studies published from inception until 18 August 2018 were included and meta-analyses were based on quality-effects models. Pooled relative risks were combined with a contemporary prevalence estimate for bullying victimisation for Australia in order to calculate population attributable fractions (PAFs) for the two mental disorder outcomes. PAFs were then applied to estimates of the burden of anxiety and depressive disorders in Australia expressed as disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). RESULTS The findings from this study suggest 7.8% of the burden of anxiety disorders and 10.8% of the burden of depressive disorders are attributable to bullying victimisation in Australia. An estimated 30 656 DALYs or 0.52% (95% uncertainty interval 0.33-0.72%) of all DALYs in both sexes and all ages in Australia were attributable to experiences of bullying victimisation in childhood or adolescence. CONCLUSION There is convincing evidence to demonstrate a causal relationship between bullying victimisation and mental disorders. This study showed that bullying victimisation contributes a significant proportion of the burden of anxiety and depressive disorders. The investment and implementation of evidence-based intervention programmes that reduce bullying victimisation in schools could reduce the burden of disease arising from common mental disorders and improve the health of Australians.
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- Amarzaya Jadambaa
- Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia
- School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia
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- Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, The Park Centre for Mental Health, Wacol, QLD 4076, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia
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- Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, The Park Centre for Mental Health, Wacol, QLD 4076, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia
- Metro North Mental Health, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia
- School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia
- School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia
- School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia
- Research Office, University of Chichester, West Sussex, UK
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Cross D, Runions KC, Shaw T, Wong JWY, Campbell M, Pearce N, Burns S, Lester L, Barnes A, Resnicow K. Friendly Schools Universal Bullying Prevention Intervention: Effectiveness with Secondary School Students. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s42380-018-0004-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Muetzel RL, Mulder RH, Lamballais S, Cortes Hidalgo AP, Jansen P, Güroğlu B, Vernooiji MW, Hillegers M, White T, El Marroun H, Tiemeier H. Frequent Bullying Involvement and Brain Morphology in Children. Front Psychiatry 2019; 10:696. [PMID: 31607968 PMCID: PMC6771170 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background: Over the past few decades, bullying has been recognized as a considerable public health concern. Involvement in bullying is associated with poor long-term social and psychiatric outcomes for both perpetrators and targets of bullying. Despite this concerning prognosis, few studies have investigated possible neurobiological correlates of bullying involvement that may explain the long-term impact of bullying. Cortical thickness is ideally suited for examining deviations in typical brain development, as it has been shown to detect subtle differences in children with psychopathology. We tested associations between bullying involvement and cortical thickness using a large, population-based cohort. Methods: The study sample consisted of 2,602 participants from the Generation R Study. When children were 8 years old, parents and teachers reported on common forms of child bullying involvement (physical, verbal, and relational). Questions ascertained whether a child was involved as a perpetrator (n = 82), a target of bullying (n = 92), as a combined perpetrator and target of bullying (n = 47), or uninvolved in frequent bullying (n = 2,381). High-resolution structural MRI was conducted when children were 10 years of age. Cortical thickness estimates across the cortical mantle were compared among groups. Results: Children classified as frequent targets of bullying showed thicker cortex in the fusiform gyrus compared to those uninvolved in bullying (B = 0.108, p corrected < 0.001). Results remained consistent when adjusted for socioeconomic factors, general intelligence, and psychiatric symptoms. Children classified as frequent perpetrators showed thinner cortex in the cuneus region; however, this association did not survive stringent correction for multiple testing. Lastly, no differences in cortical thickness were observed in perpetrator-targets. Discussion: Bullying involvement in young children was associated with differential cortical morphology. Specifically, the fusiform gyrus, often involved in facial processing, showed thicker cortex in targets of frequent bullying. Longitudinal data are necessary to demonstrate the temporality of the underlying neurobiology associated with bullying involvement.
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- Ryan L Muetzel
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands.,Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.,The Department of Social and Behavioral Science, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
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Dantchev S, Wolke D. Sibling bullying at 12 years and high-risk behavior in early adulthood: A prospective cohort study. Aggress Behav 2019; 45:18-32. [PMID: 30229948 DOI: 10.1002/ab.21793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Revised: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Emerging evidence suggests that sibling aggression is associated with the development of high-risk behavior. This study investigated the relationship between sibling bullying perpetration and victimization in early adolescence and high-risk behavior in early adulthood. Sibling bullying was assessed at 12 years in 6,988 individuals from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a birth cohort based in the UK and high-risk behavioral outcomes were assessed at 18-20 years. Frequent sibling bullying perpetration predicted antisocial behavior (OR = 1.74; 95%CI, 1.38-2.20), while frequent sibling bullying victimization increased the odds of nicotine dependence (OR = 2.87; 95%CI, 1.55-5.29), even after accounting for peer bullying and parent maltreatment. Categorical analysis revealed that particularly bullies and bully-victims were at risk of developing high-risk behavior. Finally, this study found that adolescents who were involved in bullying perpetration across multiple contexts (home and school) had the highest odds of reporting antisocial behavior (OR = 3.05; 95%CI, 2.09-4.44), criminal involvement (OR = 2.12; 95%CI, 1.23-3.66), and illicit drug use (OR = 2.11; 95%CI, 1.44-3.08). Findings from this study suggest that sibling bullying perpetration may be a marker of or a contributory factor along the developmental trajectory to antisocial behavior problems. Intervention studies are needed in order to test whether reducing sibling bullying can alleviate long-term adverse social and behavioral outcomes.
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- Slava Dantchev
- University of WarwickDepartment of PsychologyCoventryUnited Kingdom
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- University of WarwickDepartment of PsychologyCoventryUnited Kingdom
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Cho S, Norman L. The Mediating Effect of Social Controls on Marijuana Use Among Adolescent Bullies, Victims, and Bully-Victims: A Comparison of Various Approaches to Mediation. Subst Use Misuse 2019; 54:796-810. [PMID: 30596307 DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2018.1543326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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This study examines the impact of social control measures (e.g. parental attachment and prosocial peer attachment) on marijuana use among adolescents who were pure bullies, pure victims, and bully-victims. Data from the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children survey was utilized and consisted of a nationwide cross-section of 12,642 adolescents. Results revealed that adolescents who were pure bullies and bully-victims were more likely to use marijuana. Additionally, parental and peer attachments were significant in decreasing the likelihood of marijuana use for two of the bullying statuses (pure bullies and bully-victims). Further, the social control measures partially mediated the relationship between two of the bullying statuses and marijuana use despite having no significant relation of bullying victimization to marijuana use. Considering that parental and peer attachments had significant and direct effects on adolescent marijuana use in the predicted (inverse) direction, prevention programs should focus on building and strengthening these relationships as a means of reducing deviant behaviors such as marijuana use among adolescents.
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- Sujung Cho
- a Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice , Southern Illinois University Carbondale , Mail Code 4504, 1000 Faner Drive , Carbondale , Illinois , USA
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- b Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice , University of North Carolina Pembroke , Pembroke , NC
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Geoffroy MC, Boivin M, Arseneault L, Renaud J, Perret LC, Turecki G, Michel G, Salla J, Vitaro F, Brendgen M, Tremblay RE, Côté SM. Childhood trajectories of peer victimization and prediction of mental health outcomes in midadolescence: a longitudinal population-based study. CMAJ 2018; 190:E37-E43. [PMID: 29335261 DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.170219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Exposure to peer victimization is relatively common. However, little is known about its developmental course and its effect on impairment associated with mental illnesses. We aimed to identify groups of children following differential trajectories of peer victimization from ages 6 to 13 years and to examine predictive associations of these trajectories with mental health in adolescence. METHODS Participants were members of the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development, a prospective cohort of 2120 children born in 1997/98 who were followed until age 15 years. We included 1363 participants with self-reported victimization from ages 6 to 13 years and data available on their mental health status at 15 years. RESULTS We identified 3 trajectories of peer victimization. The 2 prevailing groups were participants with little or moderate exposure to victimization (441/1685 [26.2%] and 1000/1685 [59.3%], respectively); the third group (244 [14.5%]) had been chronically exposed to the most severe and long-lasting levels of victimization. The most severely victimized individuals had greater odds of reporting debilitating depressive or dysthymic symptoms (odds ratio [OR] 2.56, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.27-5.17), debilitating generalized anxiety problems (OR 3.27, CI 1.64-6.51) and suicidality (OR 3.46, CI 1.53-7.81) at 15 years than those exposed to the lowest levels of victimization, after adjustment for sex, childhood mental health, family hardship and victimization perpetration. The association with suicidality remained significant after controlling for concurrent symptoms of depression or dysthymia and generalized anxiety problems. INTERPRETATION Adolescents who were most severely victimized by peers had an increased risk of experiencing severe symptoms consistent with mental health problems. Given that peer victimization trajectories are established early on, interventions to reduce the risk of being victimized should start before enrolment in the formal school system.
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- Marie-Claude Geoffroy
- McGill Group for Suicide Studies (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki) and Manulife Centre for Breakthroughs in Teen Depression and Suicide Prevention (Renaud), Douglas Mental Health University Institute; McGill University (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki), Montréal, Que.; Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment (Geoffroy, Boivin, Turecki, Vitaro, Brendgen, Tremblay, Côté), Montréal and Québec, Que.; Université Laval (Boivin), Québec, Que.; Institute of Genetic, Neurobiological, and Social Foundations of Child Development at Tomsk State University (Boivin), Tomsk, Russian Federation; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (Arseneault), King's College London, London, UK; Centre de recherche INSERM U1219 (Michel, Salla, Côté), Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; Université de Montréal (Vitaro, Tremblay, Côté); CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center (Vitaro, Brendgen); Université du Québec à Montréal (Brendgen), Montréal, Que.; University College Dublin (Tremblay), Dublin, Ireland
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- McGill Group for Suicide Studies (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki) and Manulife Centre for Breakthroughs in Teen Depression and Suicide Prevention (Renaud), Douglas Mental Health University Institute; McGill University (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki), Montréal, Que.; Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment (Geoffroy, Boivin, Turecki, Vitaro, Brendgen, Tremblay, Côté), Montréal and Québec, Que.; Université Laval (Boivin), Québec, Que.; Institute of Genetic, Neurobiological, and Social Foundations of Child Development at Tomsk State University (Boivin), Tomsk, Russian Federation; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (Arseneault), King's College London, London, UK; Centre de recherche INSERM U1219 (Michel, Salla, Côté), Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; Université de Montréal (Vitaro, Tremblay, Côté); CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center (Vitaro, Brendgen); Université du Québec à Montréal (Brendgen), Montréal, Que.; University College Dublin (Tremblay), Dublin, Ireland
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- McGill Group for Suicide Studies (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki) and Manulife Centre for Breakthroughs in Teen Depression and Suicide Prevention (Renaud), Douglas Mental Health University Institute; McGill University (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki), Montréal, Que.; Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment (Geoffroy, Boivin, Turecki, Vitaro, Brendgen, Tremblay, Côté), Montréal and Québec, Que.; Université Laval (Boivin), Québec, Que.; Institute of Genetic, Neurobiological, and Social Foundations of Child Development at Tomsk State University (Boivin), Tomsk, Russian Federation; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (Arseneault), King's College London, London, UK; Centre de recherche INSERM U1219 (Michel, Salla, Côté), Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; Université de Montréal (Vitaro, Tremblay, Côté); CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center (Vitaro, Brendgen); Université du Québec à Montréal (Brendgen), Montréal, Que.; University College Dublin (Tremblay), Dublin, Ireland
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- McGill Group for Suicide Studies (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki) and Manulife Centre for Breakthroughs in Teen Depression and Suicide Prevention (Renaud), Douglas Mental Health University Institute; McGill University (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki), Montréal, Que.; Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment (Geoffroy, Boivin, Turecki, Vitaro, Brendgen, Tremblay, Côté), Montréal and Québec, Que.; Université Laval (Boivin), Québec, Que.; Institute of Genetic, Neurobiological, and Social Foundations of Child Development at Tomsk State University (Boivin), Tomsk, Russian Federation; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (Arseneault), King's College London, London, UK; Centre de recherche INSERM U1219 (Michel, Salla, Côté), Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; Université de Montréal (Vitaro, Tremblay, Côté); CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center (Vitaro, Brendgen); Université du Québec à Montréal (Brendgen), Montréal, Que.; University College Dublin (Tremblay), Dublin, Ireland
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- McGill Group for Suicide Studies (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki) and Manulife Centre for Breakthroughs in Teen Depression and Suicide Prevention (Renaud), Douglas Mental Health University Institute; McGill University (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki), Montréal, Que.; Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment (Geoffroy, Boivin, Turecki, Vitaro, Brendgen, Tremblay, Côté), Montréal and Québec, Que.; Université Laval (Boivin), Québec, Que.; Institute of Genetic, Neurobiological, and Social Foundations of Child Development at Tomsk State University (Boivin), Tomsk, Russian Federation; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (Arseneault), King's College London, London, UK; Centre de recherche INSERM U1219 (Michel, Salla, Côté), Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; Université de Montréal (Vitaro, Tremblay, Côté); CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center (Vitaro, Brendgen); Université du Québec à Montréal (Brendgen), Montréal, Que.; University College Dublin (Tremblay), Dublin, Ireland
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- McGill Group for Suicide Studies (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki) and Manulife Centre for Breakthroughs in Teen Depression and Suicide Prevention (Renaud), Douglas Mental Health University Institute; McGill University (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki), Montréal, Que.; Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment (Geoffroy, Boivin, Turecki, Vitaro, Brendgen, Tremblay, Côté), Montréal and Québec, Que.; Université Laval (Boivin), Québec, Que.; Institute of Genetic, Neurobiological, and Social Foundations of Child Development at Tomsk State University (Boivin), Tomsk, Russian Federation; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (Arseneault), King's College London, London, UK; Centre de recherche INSERM U1219 (Michel, Salla, Côté), Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; Université de Montréal (Vitaro, Tremblay, Côté); CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center (Vitaro, Brendgen); Université du Québec à Montréal (Brendgen), Montréal, Que.; University College Dublin (Tremblay), Dublin, Ireland
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- McGill Group for Suicide Studies (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki) and Manulife Centre for Breakthroughs in Teen Depression and Suicide Prevention (Renaud), Douglas Mental Health University Institute; McGill University (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki), Montréal, Que.; Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment (Geoffroy, Boivin, Turecki, Vitaro, Brendgen, Tremblay, Côté), Montréal and Québec, Que.; Université Laval (Boivin), Québec, Que.; Institute of Genetic, Neurobiological, and Social Foundations of Child Development at Tomsk State University (Boivin), Tomsk, Russian Federation; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (Arseneault), King's College London, London, UK; Centre de recherche INSERM U1219 (Michel, Salla, Côté), Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; Université de Montréal (Vitaro, Tremblay, Côté); CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center (Vitaro, Brendgen); Université du Québec à Montréal (Brendgen), Montréal, Que.; University College Dublin (Tremblay), Dublin, Ireland
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- McGill Group for Suicide Studies (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki) and Manulife Centre for Breakthroughs in Teen Depression and Suicide Prevention (Renaud), Douglas Mental Health University Institute; McGill University (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki), Montréal, Que.; Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment (Geoffroy, Boivin, Turecki, Vitaro, Brendgen, Tremblay, Côté), Montréal and Québec, Que.; Université Laval (Boivin), Québec, Que.; Institute of Genetic, Neurobiological, and Social Foundations of Child Development at Tomsk State University (Boivin), Tomsk, Russian Federation; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (Arseneault), King's College London, London, UK; Centre de recherche INSERM U1219 (Michel, Salla, Côté), Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; Université de Montréal (Vitaro, Tremblay, Côté); CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center (Vitaro, Brendgen); Université du Québec à Montréal (Brendgen), Montréal, Que.; University College Dublin (Tremblay), Dublin, Ireland
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- McGill Group for Suicide Studies (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki) and Manulife Centre for Breakthroughs in Teen Depression and Suicide Prevention (Renaud), Douglas Mental Health University Institute; McGill University (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki), Montréal, Que.; Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment (Geoffroy, Boivin, Turecki, Vitaro, Brendgen, Tremblay, Côté), Montréal and Québec, Que.; Université Laval (Boivin), Québec, Que.; Institute of Genetic, Neurobiological, and Social Foundations of Child Development at Tomsk State University (Boivin), Tomsk, Russian Federation; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (Arseneault), King's College London, London, UK; Centre de recherche INSERM U1219 (Michel, Salla, Côté), Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; Université de Montréal (Vitaro, Tremblay, Côté); CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center (Vitaro, Brendgen); Université du Québec à Montréal (Brendgen), Montréal, Que.; University College Dublin (Tremblay), Dublin, Ireland
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- McGill Group for Suicide Studies (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki) and Manulife Centre for Breakthroughs in Teen Depression and Suicide Prevention (Renaud), Douglas Mental Health University Institute; McGill University (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki), Montréal, Que.; Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment (Geoffroy, Boivin, Turecki, Vitaro, Brendgen, Tremblay, Côté), Montréal and Québec, Que.; Université Laval (Boivin), Québec, Que.; Institute of Genetic, Neurobiological, and Social Foundations of Child Development at Tomsk State University (Boivin), Tomsk, Russian Federation; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (Arseneault), King's College London, London, UK; Centre de recherche INSERM U1219 (Michel, Salla, Côté), Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; Université de Montréal (Vitaro, Tremblay, Côté); CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center (Vitaro, Brendgen); Université du Québec à Montréal (Brendgen), Montréal, Que.; University College Dublin (Tremblay), Dublin, Ireland
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- McGill Group for Suicide Studies (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki) and Manulife Centre for Breakthroughs in Teen Depression and Suicide Prevention (Renaud), Douglas Mental Health University Institute; McGill University (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki), Montréal, Que.; Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment (Geoffroy, Boivin, Turecki, Vitaro, Brendgen, Tremblay, Côté), Montréal and Québec, Que.; Université Laval (Boivin), Québec, Que.; Institute of Genetic, Neurobiological, and Social Foundations of Child Development at Tomsk State University (Boivin), Tomsk, Russian Federation; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (Arseneault), King's College London, London, UK; Centre de recherche INSERM U1219 (Michel, Salla, Côté), Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; Université de Montréal (Vitaro, Tremblay, Côté); CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center (Vitaro, Brendgen); Université du Québec à Montréal (Brendgen), Montréal, Que.; University College Dublin (Tremblay), Dublin, Ireland
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- McGill Group for Suicide Studies (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki) and Manulife Centre for Breakthroughs in Teen Depression and Suicide Prevention (Renaud), Douglas Mental Health University Institute; McGill University (Geoffroy, Renaud, Perret, Turecki), Montréal, Que.; Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment (Geoffroy, Boivin, Turecki, Vitaro, Brendgen, Tremblay, Côté), Montréal and Québec, Que.; Université Laval (Boivin), Québec, Que.; Institute of Genetic, Neurobiological, and Social Foundations of Child Development at Tomsk State University (Boivin), Tomsk, Russian Federation; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (Arseneault), King's College London, London, UK; Centre de recherche INSERM U1219 (Michel, Salla, Côté), Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; Université de Montréal (Vitaro, Tremblay, Côté); CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center (Vitaro, Brendgen); Université du Québec à Montréal (Brendgen), Montréal, Que.; University College Dublin (Tremblay), Dublin, Ireland
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Investigation of the relationship between peer victimization and quality of life in school-age adolescents. Arch Psychiatr Nurs 2018; 32:850-854. [PMID: 30454627 DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2018.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2016] [Revised: 05/12/2018] [Accepted: 06/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This research aims to investigate the relationship between peer victimization and quality of life in school-age adolescents. METHODS In the study, a total of 332 seventh- and eighth-grade students, who agreed to participate in the research and studying at secondary schools subsidiary of Provincial Directorate for National Education in the Province of Giresun, Turkey, were included in the study. The approval of ethics committee, permission of Provincial Directorate for National Education, and written and verbal consent of the students, who were participated in the research, were obtained. Personal Information Form, Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire, and Kiddo-KINDL Adolescent Quality of Life Scale was used for data collection. RESULTS Considering the quality of life of adolescents according to the peer victimization, the mean physical well-being, mental well-being, family, friends, and disease sub-scale scores and the mean total score in the quality of life scale was found to be higher in adolescents not involved any bullying/victimization, and the difference was found to be significant (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION In this study, it was concluded that peer victimization is widespread in Turkey, males are more prone to bullying, and peer victimization has a negative impact on quality of life.
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McNaughton Reyes HL, Foshee VA, Chen MS, Gottfredson NC, Ennett ST. Consequences of Involvement in Distinct Patterns of Adolescent Peer and Dating Violence. J Youth Adolesc 2018; 47:2371-2383. [PMID: 30043190 PMCID: PMC6360938 DOI: 10.1007/s10964-018-0902-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Typological theoretical perspectives suggest that the consequences of involvement in peer and dating violence may depend on the particular pattern of violent behaviors that youth experience and/or engage in. Yet few studies have examined whether distinct patterns of dating and peer violence involvement differentially predict developmental outcomes. Using two waves of data, the current study examined the prospective associations between distinct patterns of peer and dating aggression and victimization, identified using latent class analysis, and a range of potential developmental outcomes in a general population sample of adolescents in the 8th to 10th grades (n = 3068; 46% female, 58% White, 31% Black, 11% other race/ethnicity). The findings suggest that, compared to youth involved in other patterns of violence, youth involved in peer and dating violence as aggressors and victims are at greatest risk for negative sequelae, although results differed considerably for girls and boys and on the outcome variable and comparison groups being examined.
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- H Luz McNaughton Reyes
- Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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- Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Health correlates, addictive behaviors, and peer victimization among adolescents in China. World J Pediatr 2018; 14:454-460. [PMID: 29956126 DOI: 10.1007/s12519-018-0158-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Peer victimization has been recognized as a common social problem affecting children and adolescents in all parts of the world. This study aims to examine the prevalence of different types of peer victimization and to evaluate the associations between peer victimization and health correlates. METHODS Using a large population sample of 18,341 adolescents aged 15-17 years from 6 cities in China, this study estimated the prevalence of different types of peer victimization, addictive behaviors, and health-related variables with self-administrated questionnaires. A three-phase logistical regression analysis was conducted to investigate the associations between peer victimization and addictive behaviors as well as health-related factors among adolescents. RESULTS A total of 42.9% of the surveyed Chinese adolescents have been bullied by peers, with boys reporting higher rate on overt victimization (36.9%) and girls on relational forms (33.9%). School environment (34.7%) was the most frequent scene of peer violence, followed by neighborhood, family, and internet. Addictive behaviors except substance abuse were found related to higher possibility of peer victimization (aOR 1.21-1.73, P < 0.001). Peer victimization was significantly associated with more depressive symptoms, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, and suicide ideation and deliberate self-harm (aOR 1.05-2.27, P < 0.001), and poorer self-esteem and health-related quality of life (aOR 0.95-0.97, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION Possible explanations of the associations found in this study are discussed and implications for future services are raised.
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Scott JG, Tunbridge M, Stathis S. The aggressive child. J Paediatr Child Health 2018; 54:1165-1169. [PMID: 30294979 DOI: 10.1111/jpc.14182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Revised: 07/04/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Aggression in children is a common transdiagnostic symptom associated with a wide range of developmental and mental health problems. It emerges early and without intervention, may increase in severity as the child grows stronger. Aggressive children are more likely to experience physical and mental illness, unemployment, poverty and forensic problems as adults. Strategies to prevent aggression must address risk factors: low maternal education, adolescent pregnancy, in utero exposure to tobacco and alcohol, poverty, coercive parenting, childhood maltreatment and bullying victimisation. The aggressive child requires a comprehensive assessment to identify and manage underlying or comorbid problems, to understand the reasons for the aggressive behaviour and to detect modifiable factors that exacerbate or perpetuate the aggression. Psychosocial interventions include parenting skills training and child-directed cognitive behavioural therapy, whereas pharmacotherapy may be used to treat underlying developmental or mental health problems or to manage the aggression.
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- James G Scott
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Child and Youth Mental Health Research, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Metro North Mental Health, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Children's Hospital and Health Service District, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Children's Hospital and Health Service District, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Newton NC, Stapinski L, Slade T, Champion KE, Barrett EL, Chapman C, Smout A, Lawler S, Mather M, Castellanos-Ryan N, Conrod PJ, Teesson M. Pathways to prevention: protocol for the CAP (Climate and Preventure) study to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of school-based universal, selective and combined alcohol misuse prevention into early adulthood. BMC Public Health 2018; 18:643. [PMID: 29783974 PMCID: PMC5963131 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5554-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Alcohol use and associated harms are among the leading causes of burden of disease among young people, highlighting the need for effective prevention. The Climate and Preventure (CAP) study was the first trial of a combined universal and selective school-based approach to preventing alcohol misuse among adolescents. Initial results indicate that universal, selective and combined prevention were all effective in delaying the uptake of alcohol use and binge drinking for up to 3 years following the interventions. However, little is known about the sustainability of prevention effects across the transition to early adulthood, a period of increased exposure to alcohol and other drug use. This paper describes the protocol for the CAP long-term follow-up study which will determine the effectiveness of universal, selective and combined alcohol misuse prevention up to 7 years post intervention, and across the transition from adolescence into early adulthood. METHODS A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted between 2012 and 2015 with 2190 students (mean age: 13.3 yrs) from 26 Australian high schools. Participants were randomized to receive one of four conditions; universal prevention for all students (Climate); selective prevention for high-risk students (Preventure); combined universal and selective prevention (Climate and Preventure; CAP); or health education as usual (Control). The positive effect of the interventions on alcohol use at 12-, 24- and 36-month post baseline have previously been reported. This study will follow up the CAP study cohort approximately 5- and 7-years post baseline. The primary outcome will be alcohol use and related harms. Secondary outcomes will be cannabis use, alcohol and other drug harms including violent behavior, and mental health symptomatology. Analyses will be conducted using multi-level, mixed effects models within an intention-to-treat framework. DISCUSSION This study will provide the first ever evaluation of the long-term effectiveness of combining universal and selective approaches to alcohol prevention and will examine the durability of intervention effects into the longer-term, over a 7-year period from adolescence to early adulthood. TRIAL REGISTRATION This trial was registered in the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ( ACTRN12612000026820 ) on January 6th 2012.
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- Nicola C Newton
- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS) National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
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- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS) National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS) National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS) National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA
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- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS) National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS) National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS) National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS) National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS) National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS) National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Cross DS, Runions KC, Resnicow KA, Britt EF, Gray C. Motivational interviewing as a positive response to high-school bullying. PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SCHOOLS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/pits.22120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- University of Western Australia
- Department of Health; Western Australia
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Bullying and Cyberbullying: Their Legal Status and Use in Psychological Assessment. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2017; 14:ijerph14121449. [PMID: 29186780 PMCID: PMC5750868 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14121449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Revised: 11/16/2017] [Accepted: 11/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Bullying and cyberbullying have severe psychological and legal consequences for those involved. However, it is unclear how or even if previous experience of bullying and cyberbullying is considered in mental health assessments. Furthermore, the relevance and effectiveness of current legal solutions has been debated extensively, resulting in a desire for a specific legislation. The purpose of this study is to investigate the psychological and legal components of bullying and cyberbullying. This is a qualitative research that includes interviews with five practitioner psychologists and four lawyers in the United Kingdom (UK). Thematic analysis revealed three main themes. One theme is related to the definition, characteristics, and impact of bullying and cyberbullying and the need for more discussion among the psychological and legal professions. Another theme is related to current professional procedures and the inclusion of questions about bullying and cyberbullying in psychological risk assessments. The third theme emphasised the importance of intervention through education. Two key messages were highlighted by the lawyers: ample yet problematic legislation exists, and knowledge will ensure legal success. The study recommends the necessity of performing revisions in the clinical psychological practices and assessments, and the legal policies regarding bullying and cyberbullying. In addition to improving legal success, this will reduce bullying prevalence rates, psychological distress, and psychopathology that can be comorbid or emerge as a result of this behaviour.
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Maniglio R. Bullying and Other Forms of Peer Victimization in Adolescence and Alcohol Use. TRAUMA, VIOLENCE & ABUSE 2017; 18:457-473. [PMID: 26888020 DOI: 10.1177/1524838016631127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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To examine the relationship between bullying and other forms of peer victimization in adolescence and alcohol use or misuse, all the pertinent studies were reviewed. Fourteen databases were searched. Blind assessments of study eligibility and quality were performed by two independent researchers. Seventy-four studies including 2,066,131 participants across 56 countries all over the world and meeting minimum quality criteria that were enough to ensure objectivity and to not invalidate results were analyzed. Across studies, evidence for a significant association between peer victimization and alcohol use or misuse was conflicting. Results were affected by sample size, definition of victim status, specific forms of peer victimization, and specific types of alcohol consumption. There was some evidence for a number of mediating or moderating variables, such as depression, coping, drinking motives, attachment to school, social support, and gender. Findings are discussed according to stress-coping and self-medication hypotheses. Alternative etiological mechanisms are also considered.
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- Roberto Maniglio
- 1 Department of History, Society, and Human Studies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
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Ford R, King T, Priest N, Kavanagh A. Bullying and mental health and suicidal behaviour among 14- to 15-year-olds in a representative sample of Australian children. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2017; 51:897-908. [PMID: 28387535 DOI: 10.1177/0004867417700275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To provide the first Australian population-based estimates of the association between bullying and adverse mental health outcomes and suicidality among Australian adolescents. METHOD Analysis of data from 3537 adolescents, aged 14-15 years from Wave 6 of the K-cohort of Longitudinal Study of Australian Children was conducted. We used Poisson and linear regression to estimate associations between bullying type (none, relational-verbal, physical, both types) and role (no role, victim, bully, victim and bully), and mental health (measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, symptoms of anxiety and depression) and suicidality. RESULTS Adolescents involved in bullying had significantly increased Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, depression and anxiety scores in all bullying roles and types. In terms of self-harm and suicidality, bully-victims had the highest risk of self-harm (prevalence rate ratio 4.7, 95% confidence interval [3.26, 6.83]), suicidal ideation (prevalence rate ratio 4.3, 95% confidence interval [2.83, 6.49]), suicidal plan (prevalence rate ratio 4.1, 95% confidence interval [2.54, 6.58]) and attempts (prevalence rate ratio 2.7, 95% confidence interval [1.39, 5.13]), followed by victims then bullies. The experience of both relational-verbal and physical bullying was associated with the highest risk of self-harm (prevalence rate ratio 4.6, 95% confidence interval [3.15, 6.60]), suicidal ideation or plans (prevalence rate ratio 4.6, 95% confidence interval [3.05, 6.95]; and 4.8, 95% confidence interval [3.01, 7.64], respectively) or suicide attempts (prevalence rate ratio 3.5, 95% confidence interval [1.90, 6.30]). CONCLUSION This study presents the first national, population-based estimates of the associations between bullying by peers and mental health outcomes in Australian adolescents. The markedly increased risk of poor mental health outcomes, self-harm and suicidal ideation and behaviours among adolescents who experienced bullying highlights the importance of addressing bullying in school settings.
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- Rebecca Ford
- 1 Melbourne Medical School, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- 2 Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- 3 ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- 2 Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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Mason WA, Patwardhan I, Smith GL, Chmelka MB, Savolainen J, January SAA, Miettunen J, Järvelin MR. Cumulative contextual risk at birth and adolescent substance initiation: Peer mediation tests. Drug Alcohol Depend 2017; 177:291-298. [PMID: 28672216 PMCID: PMC5538186 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.03.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2016] [Revised: 02/04/2017] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Children who experience multiple adversities, such as prenatal exposure to drugs and poverty, early in development are at increased risk for the early initiation of alcohol and cigarette use. However, studies that examine potentially malleable processes associated with substance use initiation in the context of exposure to cumulative stressors are scant. This study examined associations between cumulative contextual risk at birth and initiation of alcohol and cigarette use in adolescence, testing childhood peer marginalization and peer aggression and behavior problems as mediating mechanisms. Analyses further adjusted for fearfulness/inhibition and hyperactivity/distractibility to determine if the hypothesized mediating mechanisms were significant after accounting for temperamental characteristics associated with substance initiation. METHODS Participants were 6190 adolescents from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 Study. Data were collected on cumulative contextual risk (parent reports), substance initiation (adolescent reports), childhood peer processes and behavior problems (teacher reports), and temperamental characteristics (teacher reports). Novel discrete-time survival mediation analysis was conducted to test the hypothesized mediating mechanisms. RESULTS Initial analyses showed that the associations between cumulative contextual risk and both alcohol and cigarette initiation were mediated by childhood peer processes and behavior problems; however, the indirect effects became statistically non-significant after adding the temperament variables, which themselves predicted substance initiation. CONCLUSIONS Targeting peer processes may not be an effective way to interrupt pathways leading from early contextual risk to substance initiation. Instead, early screening and intervention efforts to delay substance initiation may need to be tailored to the individual temperamental characteristics of targeted participants.
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- W. Alex Mason
- Boys Town, National Research Institute for Child and Family Studies, Boys Town, NE 68010, USA
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- Boys Town, National Research Institute for Child and Family Studies, Boys Town, NE 68010, USA.
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- Boys Town, National Research Institute for Child and Family Studies, Boys Town, NE 68010, USA
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- Boys Town, National Research Institute for Child and Family Studies, Boys Town, NE 68010, USA
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- Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, USA.
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- Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland and Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, MRC PHE Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, UK; Center for Life Course Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, P.O. Box 5000, FI-90014 University of Oulu, Finland; Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland; Unit of Primary Care, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.
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Moore SE, Norman RE, Suetani S, Thomas HJ, Sly PD, Scott JG. Consequences of bullying victimization in childhood and adolescence: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Psychiatry 2017; 7:60-76. [PMID: 28401049 PMCID: PMC5371173 DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v7.i1.60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 560] [Impact Index Per Article: 70.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Revised: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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AIM To identify health and psychosocial problems associated with bullying victimization and conduct a meta-analysis summarizing the causal evidence.
METHODS A systematic review was conducted using PubMed, EMBASE, ERIC and PsycINFO electronic databases up to 28 February 2015. The study included published longitudinal and cross-sectional articles that examined health and psychosocial consequences of bullying victimization. All meta-analyses were based on quality-effects models. Evidence for causality was assessed using Bradford Hill criteria and the grading system developed by the World Cancer Research Fund.
RESULTS Out of 317 articles assessed for eligibility, 165 satisfied the predetermined inclusion criteria for meta-analysis. Statistically significant associations were observed between bullying victimization and a wide range of adverse health and psychosocial problems. The evidence was strongest for causal associations between bullying victimization and mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, poor general health and suicidal ideation and behaviours. Probable causal associations existed between bullying victimization and tobacco and illicit drug use.
CONCLUSION Strong evidence exists for a causal relationship between bullying victimization, mental health problems and substance use. Evidence also exists for associations between bullying victimization and other adverse health and psychosocial problems, however, there is insufficient evidence to conclude causality. The strong evidence that bullying victimization is causative of mental illness highlights the need for schools to implement effective interventions to address bullying behaviours.
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Tso MK, Rowland B, Toumbourou JW, Guadagno BL. Overweight or obesity associations with physical aggression in children and adolescents. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL DEVELOPMENT 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/0165025417690265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Being overweight or obese (overweight/obesity) or physically aggressive in childhood and adolescence can have lifelong consequences, hence are important public health problems. Identifying a relationship between these problems would assist in understanding their developmental origins. The present paper sought to review previous studies and use meta-analysis to evaluate whether there is evidence of a relationship between overweight/obesity and physical aggression in children and adolescents. A systematic search of studies that reported the effect of overweight/obesity (in the form of body mass index) on physical aggression was conducted. A total of 23 studies were identified, representing data from 255,377 participants. The results indicate that children and adolescents who are overweight or obese are more physically aggressive than their normal-weight or underweight peers. The average weighted standardized mean difference (the effect size) for aggression in overweight and obese children and adolescents compared to others was found to be 0.27 (95% confidence interval [CI95]: .17–.37), and was significant ( p<.001). Gender sub-analysis indicated that higher physical aggression amongst overweight or obese compared to normal-weight or underweight peers is a slightly larger effect for boys (standardized mean difference of .35, CI95: .18–.52, p<.001) than girls (standardized mean difference of .24, CI95: .07–.42, p<.01). High levels of heterogeneity (94.41%) were found between study-level effect sizes. The developmental processes that may explain the association between overweight/obesity and physical aggression in children and adolescents are discussed.
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
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Naidoo S, Satorius BK, de Vries H, Taylor M. Verbal Bullying Changes Among Students Following an Educational Intervention Using the Integrated Model for Behavior Change. THE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH 2016; 86:813-822. [PMID: 27714870 DOI: 10.1111/josh.12439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2015] [Revised: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/05/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bullying behavior in schools can lead to psychosocial problems. School-based interventions are important in raising student awareness, developing their skills and in planning to reduce bullying behavior. METHODS A randomized controlled trial, using a school-based educational intervention to reduce verbal bullying, was conducted among grade 10 students in 16 urban and rural schools in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa in 2013. Baseline and postintervention questionnaires, developed using the Integrated Model for Behavior Change theoretical model, were used to assess changes in verbal bullying. RESULTS Postintervention there were reduced verbal bullying experiences. Improved social norms and awareness of verbal bullying were associated with reduced verbal bullying experiences and behavior. Although less likely to bully others verbally, girls were more likely to experience verbal bullying. Students with no living father were more likely to bully others verbally. CONCLUSIONS The study findings indicate that a school-based intervention can positively impact on verbal bullying experiences and behavior.
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- Saloshni Naidoo
- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2nd Floor, Room 236, George Campbell Building, Howard College, Durban 4041, South Africa.
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- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2nd Floor, Room 236, George Campbell Building, Howard College, Durban 4041, South Africa.
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- Department of Health Promotion, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, POB 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2nd Floor, Room 236, George Campbell Building, Howard College, Durban 4041, South Africa.
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Chang LY, Wang MY, Tsai PS. Neighborhood disadvantage and physical aggression in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis of multilevel studies. Aggress Behav 2016; 42:441-54. [PMID: 26749211 DOI: 10.1002/ab.21641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2015] [Revised: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Child and adolescent physical aggression are influenced by multiple contexts, such as peers, family, school, and neighborhood. However, the effect of neighborhoods on youth physical aggression remains unclear. The objective of this study was to quantitatively synthesize studies that have examined the effect of neighborhood disadvantage on physical aggression in children and adolescents and to identify potential moderators. We searched seven databases for articles published before April 25, 2015. Studies were considered eligible if they were published in peer-reviewed journals, used multilevel data, controlled for neighborhood clustering, used physical aggression as the study outcome, and considered children or adolescents as the study population. Of the 152 eligible studies, we included 43 in the meta-analysis. The results from the random-effects model revealed that neighborhood disadvantage was positively and significantly associated with physical aggression (P < .001). Metaregression and moderator analyses further indicated a stronger association between neighborhood disadvantage and physical aggression among studies with younger participants, a higher percentage of female participants, and a longer follow-up period (P < .05). Current findings, however, may not be generalized to other types of aggression. The observed neighborhood effects may also be limited because of the omission of studies that did not provide sufficient information for calculating the pooled effect. In summary, the results provide supporting evidence for the adverse effect of living in disadvantaged neighborhoods on physical aggression after adjusting for the individual-level characteristics of children and adolescents. Interventions targeting structural contexts in neighborhoods are required to assist in reducing physical aggression in young people. Aggr. Behav. 42:441-454, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Ling-Yin Chang
- School of Nursing; College of Nursing; Taipei Medical University; Taipei Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing; Cardinal Tien Junior College of Healthcare and Management; New Taipei City Taiwan
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- School of Nursing; College of Nursing; Taipei Medical University; Taipei Taiwan
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