Bullying, cyberbullying, and mental health in young people
Objective: To investigate the factors associated with exposure to in-real-life (IRL) bullying, cyberbullying, and both IRL and cyberbullying and to explore the relationship between these types of bullying and mental health among 13–16-year-old Swedish boys and girls. Methods: Data was derived from a...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/1403494814525004 2024-06-23T07:55:37+00:00 Bullying, cyberbullying, and mental health in young people Landstedt, Evelina Persson, Susanne 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1403494814525004 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1403494814525004 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/1403494814525004 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Scandinavian Journal of Public Health volume 42, issue 4, page 393-399 ISSN 1403-4948 1651-1905 journal-article 2014 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494814525004 2024-06-11T04:30:59Z Objective: To investigate the factors associated with exposure to in-real-life (IRL) bullying, cyberbullying, and both IRL and cyberbullying and to explore the relationship between these types of bullying and mental health among 13–16-year-old Swedish boys and girls. Methods: Data was derived from a cross-sectional web-based study of 13–16-year-old students in northern Sweden ( n=1214, response rate 81.9%). Results: The combination of IRL- and cyberbullying was the most common type of bullying. A non-supportive school environment and poor body image were related to exposure to bullying for both genders but the relationship was more distinct in girls. All types of bullying were associated with depressive symptoms in both boys and girls and all forms of bullying increased the likelihood of psychosomatic problems in girls. Conclusions: Cyberbullying can be seen as an extension of IRL bullying. A combination of IRL- and cyberbullying seems to be particularly negative for mental health. Interventions should focus on improved school environment and body image as well as anti-violence programmes. Gender aspects of bullying need to be acknowledged. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden SAGE Publications Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 42 4 393 399 |
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Objective: To investigate the factors associated with exposure to in-real-life (IRL) bullying, cyberbullying, and both IRL and cyberbullying and to explore the relationship between these types of bullying and mental health among 13–16-year-old Swedish boys and girls. Methods: Data was derived from a cross-sectional web-based study of 13–16-year-old students in northern Sweden ( n=1214, response rate 81.9%). Results: The combination of IRL- and cyberbullying was the most common type of bullying. A non-supportive school environment and poor body image were related to exposure to bullying for both genders but the relationship was more distinct in girls. All types of bullying were associated with depressive symptoms in both boys and girls and all forms of bullying increased the likelihood of psychosomatic problems in girls. Conclusions: Cyberbullying can be seen as an extension of IRL bullying. A combination of IRL- and cyberbullying seems to be particularly negative for mental health. Interventions should focus on improved school environment and body image as well as anti-violence programmes. Gender aspects of bullying need to be acknowledged. |
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