Bullying and Substance Use in Children and Adolescents

Dur, Vanessa; Hennessey, Jenna; Wells, Daniel S.; Crothers, Laura M.; Kolbert, Jered B.; Lipinski, John; Hughes, Tammy L.

doi:10.4172/2155-6105.1000158

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“…There is evidence that bullies, especially those who are also victims (bully-victims), are in a higher risk for cigarette, alcohol, and cannabis use, which confirms results found in other studies (Kaltiala-Heino et al, 2000; Helstrom et al, 2004; Carlyle and Steinman, 2007; Niemelä et al, 2011). One explanation for this relationship may be that adolescents who display violence and aggressive behaviors to others, may increase their involvement with other adolescents with deviant behaviors, such as substance use (Brook and Newcomb, 1995; Durand et al, 2013). On the other hand, individuals that were victims only were also more at risk, but mainly for cigarettes and alcohol.…”

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“…The evidence regarding victims is less clear (Durand et al, 2013). For instance, some authors have found that victims are less likely to engage in cigarette smoking (Liang et al, 2007), alcohol, and other drugs (Houbre et al, 2006) than students not involved in bullying.…”

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“…However, others have found similar results to ours, that is, victims of bullying displaying a higher risk for cigarette and alcohol use (Niemelä et al, 2011; Radliff et al, 2012). Students who are victims, may use cigarettes to reduce the anxiety produced by the constant aggression or use substances to increase their social image among their peers (Durand et al, 2013). However, much more research is needed to fully understand why victims use substances.…”

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“…For instance, self-reported bullying at Grade 5 (when students are 11 years-old) predicts violent behavior and problematic consumption of alcohol and drugs 6 years later (Kim et al, 2011), with similar results reported in another study (Niemelä et al, 2011). However, there is less information about these associations and participation as bystander in the bullying experience (Rivers et al, 2009; Durand et al, 2013). …”

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“…Additionally, there has been an increase in the prevalence reported since the previous survey (2012) at least for alcohol and cannabis use (SENDA, 2015). Therefore, exploring the factors associated to substance misuse, will provide valuable information in the implementation of preventive measures, as there is already some evidence showing that anti-bullying preventive programs may also reduce substance use among adolescents (Olweus, 1993; Durand et al, 2013). Several individual, family, school, peer, and community factors have been associated with substance use among adolescents (Tyas and Pederson, 1998; Monasterio, 2014).…”

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Substance Use among Adolescents Involved in Bullying: A Cross-Sectional Multilevel Study

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Being involved in bullying as a victim or perpetrator could have deleterious health consequences. Even though there is some evidence that bullies and victims of bullying have a higher risk for drug use, less is known about bystanders. The aim of this research was to study the association between bullying experience (as victims, bullies, or bystanders) and substance use. We gathered complete information from a nationally representative sample of 36,687 students (51.4% female) attending 756 schools in Chile. We used a self-reported questionnaire which was developed based on similar instruments used elsewhere. This questionnaire was piloted and presented to an expert panel for approval. We used multilevel multivariate logistic regression analyses, controlling for several variables at the individual (e.g., school membership, parental monitoring) and school levels (e.g., school type, school denomination). This study shows that bullies and bully-victims have a high risk for cigarette, alcohol, and cannabis use than bystanders. This is one of the few studies exploring the association between witnessing bullying and substance use. These findings add new insights to the study of the co-occurrence of bullying and substance use. Other factors, such as higher academic performance, stronger school membership, and better parental monitoring reduced the risk of any substance use, while the experience of domestic violence and the perception of social disorganization in the neighborhood, increased the risk. These findings may help the design of preventive interventions.

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Substance Use among Adolescents Involved in Bullying: A Cross-Sectional Multilevel Study

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Addictive behavior and mental health of adolescents aged 11–17 years in Bangladesh in 2014: A cross‐sectional study

Hossain,

Chowdhury,

Mohsin

et al. 2024

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Background and AimsThis study aimed to evaluate the factors associated with addictive behavior and mental health in adolescents aged 11–17 years in Bangladesh.MethodsThis study analyzed data from the Bangladesh Global School‐based Health Survey (GSHS) conducted in 2014. Adolescents aged 11–17 years studying government schools were considered as respondents for this survey. A two‐phase group sample design was utilized to deliver illustrative information of all understudies in grades (classes) 7–10 in Bangladesh. Bivariate analyses followed by a weight‐adjusted multiple logistic regression was fitted to a sample of size 2989 adolescents.ResultsOne in ten and one in four adolescents had different substance addictions and some forms of mental health conditions, respectively. Sex of participants (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 4.49; confidence interval [CI]:2.28–8.84), being bullied (AOR: 3.08; CI:1.46–6.49), use of tobacco among parents (AOR: 5.82; CI:3.16–10.75), parental understanding of adolescents' problems (AOR: 0.45; CI:0.23–0.82), and food affordability (AOR: 1.24; CI:1.09–1.42) were associated with addictive behaviors of adolescents. Bullied males with nonempathetic parents were found to be more vulnerable to addictive behaviors and bullied females showed higher tendencies to mental health issues.ConclusionConsidering the elevated prevalence of reported mental health concerns, identifying vulnerable groups and formulating intervention‐oriented policies engaging youths can pave the way towards achieving robust health and well‐being for them in Bangladesh.

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