The problem with low-prevalence of bullying

Publisher's version (útgefin grein) This paper tests the hypothesis of whether being bullied in an environment where bullying is infrequent decreases adolescents’ life satisfaction. Analyses were based on the international standard questionnaire from the 2005/2006 Health Behaviour in School-age...

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Published in:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Main Authors: Arnarsson, Arsaell, Bjarnason, Thoroddur
Other Authors: Félagsvísinda- og lagadeild (HA), Faculty of Social Sciences and Law (UA), Hug- og félagsvísindasvið (HA), School of Humanities and Social Sciences (UA), Háskólinn á Akureyri, University of Akureyri
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018
Subjects:
Stress
Bullying
Life satisfaction
Adolescents
Streita
Einelti
Unglingar
Gildismat
Akureyri
University of Akureyri
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1070
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15071535
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Summary:Publisher's version (útgefin grein) This paper tests the hypothesis of whether being bullied in an environment where bullying is infrequent decreases adolescents’ life satisfaction. Analyses were based on the international standard questionnaire from the 2005/2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (HBSC). The sample included answers from 183,736 children in 35 Western, industrialized countries. Our results show that the negative effects of being bullied on the life satisfaction of individuals are stronger in schools and countries where bullying is less frequent. We therefore conclude that the prevalence of bullying in the students’ surroundings may act as a mediating variable explaining the relationship between bullying and life satisfaction. The study is supported by a grant from the University of Akureyri Research Fund. Peer Reviewed

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