Bullying, Mental Health, and the Moderating Role of Supportive Adults: A Cross-National Analysis of Adolescents in 45 Countries
Objectives: Relationships with supportive adults during adolescence may be a protective factor that lowers the risks associated with bullying. The current study aimed to examine the moderating role of supportive adults in the associations between bullying involvement (in-person and cyber) and mental...
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| author | Samuel Seunghan Kim Wendy Marion Craig Nathan King Ludwig Bilz Alina Cosma Alina Cosma Michal Molcho Gentiana Qirjako Gentiana Qirjako Margarida Gaspar De Matos Margarida Gaspar De Matos Lilly Augustine Kastytis Šmigelskas Kastytis Šmigelskas William Pickett William Pickett |
| author_facet | Samuel Seunghan Kim Wendy Marion Craig Nathan King Ludwig Bilz Alina Cosma Alina Cosma Michal Molcho Gentiana Qirjako Gentiana Qirjako Margarida Gaspar De Matos Margarida Gaspar De Matos Lilly Augustine Kastytis Šmigelskas Kastytis Šmigelskas William Pickett William Pickett |
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| description | Objectives: Relationships with supportive adults during adolescence may be a protective factor that lowers the risks associated with bullying. The current study aimed to examine the moderating role of supportive adults in the associations between bullying involvement (in-person and cyber) and mental health problems (psychological symptoms and low life satisfaction).Methods: Data from 45 countries and regions taking part in the 2017/18 Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children study (N = 230,757) were used. Multivariable Poisson regression models were used to estimate relative risks of bullying on mental health. Effect estimates were compared across the number of supportive adults to examine a possible cumulative protective effect of relationships with supportive adults.Results: Bullying involvement was consistently associated with poor mental health across the 45 countries. Risk of mental health problems associated with bullying involvement was greatest among students reporting relationships with multiple supportive adults. This was true for all indicators of bullying involvement.Conclusion: Bullying remains a prevalent and harmful experience for youth worldwide. Merely having supportive adults is not sufficient in protecting youth from experiencing the mental health risks associated with bullying. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-578ddd5e6aa4428596be3d264c413ad22022-12-22T00:04:59ZengFrontiers Media S.A.International Journal of Public Health1661-85642022-03-016710.3389/ijph.2022.16042641604264Bullying, Mental Health, and the Moderating Role of Supportive Adults: A Cross-National Analysis of Adolescents in 45 CountriesSamuel Seunghan Kim0Wendy Marion Craig1Nathan King2Ludwig Bilz3Alina Cosma4Alina Cosma5Michal Molcho6Gentiana Qirjako7Gentiana Qirjako8Margarida Gaspar De Matos9Margarida Gaspar De Matos10Lilly Augustine11Kastytis Šmigelskas12Kastytis Šmigelskas13William Pickett14William Pickett15Department of Psychology, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, CanadaDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, CanadaDepartment of Health Sciences, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, GermanySts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacky University in Olomouc, Olomouc, CzechiaDepartment of Psychology, Babes Bolyai University, Cluj Napoca, RomaniaDepartment of Children’s Studies, School of Education, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, IrelandInstitute of Public Health, Tirana, AlbaniaFaculty of Medicine, University of Medicine, Tirana, AlbaniaAventura Social, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal0ISAMB, Medicine Faculty, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal1CHILD Research Group, School of Education and Communication, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden2Health Research Institute, Faculty of Public Health, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania3Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Public Health, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, LithuaniaDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada4Department of Health Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, CanadaObjectives: Relationships with supportive adults during adolescence may be a protective factor that lowers the risks associated with bullying. The current study aimed to examine the moderating role of supportive adults in the associations between bullying involvement (in-person and cyber) and mental health problems (psychological symptoms and low life satisfaction).Methods: Data from 45 countries and regions taking part in the 2017/18 Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children study (N = 230,757) were used. Multivariable Poisson regression models were used to estimate relative risks of bullying on mental health. Effect estimates were compared across the number of supportive adults to examine a possible cumulative protective effect of relationships with supportive adults.Results: Bullying involvement was consistently associated with poor mental health across the 45 countries. Risk of mental health problems associated with bullying involvement was greatest among students reporting relationships with multiple supportive adults. This was true for all indicators of bullying involvement.Conclusion: Bullying remains a prevalent and harmful experience for youth worldwide. Merely having supportive adults is not sufficient in protecting youth from experiencing the mental health risks associated with bullying.https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604264/fullmental healthHBSCbullyingcyber-bullyingvictimizationadult support |
| spellingShingle | Samuel Seunghan Kim Wendy Marion Craig Nathan King Ludwig Bilz Alina Cosma Alina Cosma Michal Molcho Gentiana Qirjako Gentiana Qirjako Margarida Gaspar De Matos Margarida Gaspar De Matos Lilly Augustine Kastytis Šmigelskas Kastytis Šmigelskas William Pickett William Pickett Bullying, Mental Health, and the Moderating Role of Supportive Adults: A Cross-National Analysis of Adolescents in 45 Countries International Journal of Public Health mental health HBSC bullying cyber-bullying victimization adult support |
| title | Bullying, Mental Health, and the Moderating Role of Supportive Adults: A Cross-National Analysis of Adolescents in 45 Countries |
| title_full | Bullying, Mental Health, and the Moderating Role of Supportive Adults: A Cross-National Analysis of Adolescents in 45 Countries |
| title_fullStr | Bullying, Mental Health, and the Moderating Role of Supportive Adults: A Cross-National Analysis of Adolescents in 45 Countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bullying, Mental Health, and the Moderating Role of Supportive Adults: A Cross-National Analysis of Adolescents in 45 Countries |
| title_short | Bullying, Mental Health, and the Moderating Role of Supportive Adults: A Cross-National Analysis of Adolescents in 45 Countries |
| title_sort | bullying mental health and the moderating role of supportive adults a cross national analysis of adolescents in 45 countries |
| topic | mental health HBSC bullying cyber-bullying victimization adult support |
| url | https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604264/full |
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