Bullying before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Vaillancourt, Tracy; Farrell, Ann H.; Brittain, Heather; Krygsman, Amanda; Vitoroulis, Irene; Pepler, Debra

doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101689

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“…However, in the following academic year (2021/2022) these odds increased to surpass pre-pandemic prevalence rates. The wide range of variability in study design (cross-sectional, longitudinal), measures of bullying (e.g., reference period), and length and type of school-based pandemic related restrictions are likely to have contributed to these mixed results [see (13)]. These findings suggest that bullying prevalence rates generally declined early in the pandemic even when schools re-opened in 2020 (20) and increased after the first year of the pandemic [e.g., (23)].…”

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“…Evidence from early in the COVID-19 pandemic indicated a significant decrease in overall bullying prevalence rates likely due to pandemic mitigation practices which decreased peer contact and increased student supervision [see Vaillancourt et al (13) for a review]. This decrease in bullying victimization was not however commensurate with decreases in mental health difficulties.…”

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Bullying victimization and mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Farrell,

Brittain,

Krygsman

et al. 2024

Front. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry

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IntroductionBullying victimization is associated with numerous mental health difficulties yet studies from early in the COVID-19 pandemic revealed significant decreases in bullying victimization but significant increases in mental health difficulties for many children and adolescents. It is unclear whether the decrease in bullying victimization early in the pandemic translated to weaker associations between bullying victimization and mental health difficulties.MethodsUsing a population-based design, we examined whether the correlations between bullying victimization and mental health difficulties were significantly weaker in magnitude during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to before the pandemic in a sample of 6,578 Canadian students in grades 4–12. Students were randomly assigned to report on their bullying and mental health experiences either during the school year before the pandemic or the school year during the pandemic. Only students who reported experiences of victimization were included in the present study as questions on mental health were specifically on difficulties experienced due to victimization.ResultsAs expected, overall bullying victimization and mental health difficulties were significantly correlated before and during the pandemic, but correlations were significantly weaker in magnitude during the pandemic for girls and secondary students. Significant decreases in correlation magnitude were also found predominately for general, verbal, and social forms of bullying victimization, but not for physical and cyber victimization. Among students who reported victimization, we also found significantly lower means for mental health difficulties and most forms of bullying victimization during the pandemic compared to pre-pandemic.DiscussionFindings indicate a strong coupling of bullying victimization and mental health difficulties, particularly before the pandemic, and the need to reduce these associations to improve the well-being of children and adolescents.

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Bullying victimization and mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Farrell,

Brittain,

Krygsman

et al. 2024

Front. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry

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Online harassment during COVID-19: a cross-sectional analysis across 10 countries from the I-SHARE consortium

Uhlich,

Tan,

Azevedo

et al. 2024

J Public Health (Berl.)

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Aim This study, wave 2 of the International Sexual Health and Reproductive Health (I-SHARE) study, aims to explore the prevalence and correlates of online harassment in 10 countries including low- and middle-income countries. Subject and methods Data were collected through the I-SHARE-2 survey from March 2021 to July 2022, in 10 countries (N = 2860) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results Overall, 30% of participants reported that they believed online harassment was happening more frequently than before COVID-19; 20% of participants reported having received unsolicited advances, 17% reported having received unsolicited obscene images or videos, and 7% reported that someone had shared a photo or video of them doing something humiliating or embarrassing without permission. This perceived increase in online harassment during the pandemic was potentially due to more online behavior amid lockdowns. A mixed-effects logistic regression revealed that people identifying as gender/sexual minority, people with worse economic situations, and people living in a country with lower gender inequality had higher odds of experiencing online harassment. Conclusion These results align with prior research, emphasizing the vulnerability of minorities to online harassment. Our study findings have implications for the development of interventions to decrease online harassment.

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Exposure to Family Violence and School Bullying Perpetration among Children and Adolescents: Serial Mediating Roles of Parental Support and Depression

Nie,

Gao

2024

Applied Research Quality Life

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Bullying before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 13 publications

References 66 publications

Bullying victimization and mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Bullying victimization and mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Online harassment during COVID-19: a cross-sectional analysis across 10 countries from the I-SHARE consortium

Exposure to Family Violence and School Bullying Perpetration among Children and Adolescents: Serial Mediating Roles of Parental Support and Depression

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