Bullying victimization and child sexual abuse among left-behind and non-left-behind children in China

Li, Yan; Zhu, Qianqian; Tu, Xin; Zuo, Xianbo; Yu, Chunyan; Lou, Chaohua; Qi, Lian

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“…The children's bullying experience was measured by the Revised Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire (4, 8, 35, 36). Of the 40 items, we selected 24 to assess these children's bullying victimization and bullying behaviors.…”

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“…These children are a special group, as they have a higher risk of psychological and educational problems in rural China, and their growth and development have been of general concern to society. A lacking of parental care and nurturance lead to a higher likelihood of LBC being bullied, attempting suicide, and suffering from abuse (4). A number of studies have examined the associations between parental migration and children's psychological health and social interactions, mostly suggesting an increase in the risks of psychological problems, school bullying, child abuse, and suicide (5–7).…”

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“…The incidence of bullying among LBC is significantly higher than among non-left-behind children (non-LBC). LBC bullying is largely related to their living environment; the lengthy lack of care and nurturance from their parents makes them more vulnerable to being bullied by others and have bullying behavior, resulting in frequent bullying (4, 17). An increasing number of studies have shown that being bullied is associated with low life satisfaction and self-esteem level, and as LBC experienced higher levels of bullying, their school life satisfaction and self-esteem decreased (18, 19).…”

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School Bullying Among Left-Behind Children: The Efficacy of Art Therapy on Reducing Bullying Victimization

Chen

Huang

2019

Front. Psychiatry

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Background: Left-behind children (LBC) are becoming a widespread phenomenon and face higher risks of psychological and educational problems. Our study aimed to explore school bullying in LBC and examine the effectiveness of art therapy intervention for reducing bullying victimization affecting LBC in rural areas.Methods: A total of 603 children, including 272 LBC and 331 non-LBC, were sampled from 6 rural schools. Questionnaires regarding school life satisfaction, children's social anxiety, self-esteem, and school bullying were used to assess the psychological and school behavior status of these children. One Hundred and Eighty LBC who were victims of school bullying were then selected and randomly assigned to 3 groups to evaluate the effects of art therapy intervention. The interventions of art therapy and general counseling were conducted in 6 sessions over 3 months.Results: Our results demonstrated LBC experienced more bullying victimization than non-LBC. Left-behind boys were more likely to be bullied than left-behind girls. LBC > 12 years old, LBC whose parents are divorced, separated, or widowed, were more vulnerable to being bullied. School bullying of LBC was affected by social anxiety scores and school life satisfaction. The bullying victimization of LBC in the art therapy group was significantly improved.Conclusions: LBC suffered more school bullying than did non-LBC. Art therapy can effectively help LBC in rural primary schools to reduce their vulnerability to bullying.

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School Bullying Among Left-Behind Children: The Efficacy of Art Therapy on Reducing Bullying Victimization

Chen

Huang

2019

Front. Psychiatry

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“…The extent of bullying exposure appears to be equal in both sexes, however, males are more exposed to physical bullying while females engage in spreading rumors and ostracism [22]. There are many factors associated with bullying victimization such as depression, Internet addiction, physical, sexual, and psychological abuse, psychoactive substance use, domestic violence, low socioeconomic status, a high pressure environment and unstable relations with peers [23][24][25][26].…”

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Bullying victimization among Lebanese adolescents: The role of child abuse, Internet addiction, social phobia and depression and validation of the Illinois Bully Scale

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Background Both bullying victimization and perpetration were associated with depression, social phobia, physical and psychological child abuse and Internet addiction in Lebanon. The prevalence of bullying in Lebanon is alarming, with 50% of school-aged children and adolescents reporting being bullied at some point. The high rate of both bullying victimization can be reflective of the inefficacy of current prevention and intervention policies in targeting associated problematic individual and contextual factors. The objective of the present study was to analyze factors associated with bullying victimization and validate the Illinois Bully Scale among Lebanese adolescents. Methods This is cross-sectional study that took place between January and May 2019. We enrolled 1810 adolescents between 14 and 17 years of age. The Illinois Bully scale was used to measure bullying victimization. In order to ensure the adequacy of the sample with values greater than 0.8 - an indicator that component or factor analysis was useful for these variables - we used Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) measurement. Statistical significance considered if the p-value < 0.05. Results The results showed that 841 (46.5%, CI: 44.1% – 48.7%) participants were classified as having been previously bullied. None of the bullying scale items was removed. Items on the bullying scale converged on a two-factor solution with Eigenvalues greater than 1, accounting for a total of 73.63% of the variance (Factor 1: bullying victimization; Factor 2: bullying perpetration; KMO = 0.899, Bartlett’s sphericity test p < 0.001; αCronbach = 0.955). Having a separate parents (ORa = 3.08), Mild (ORa-4.71) to moderate (ORa = 3.84) internet addiction test, higher social fear (ORa = 1.50), higher psychological abuse (ORa = 3.59), higher child neglect (ORa = 2.21) and physical (ORa = 4.55) abuse were significantly associated with higher odds of being bullied. However, higher social avoidance (ORa = 0.49), poor (ORa = 0.20), fair (ORa = 0.94) and very good (ORa = 0.04) physical activity as compared to sedentary were significantly associated with lower odds of being bullied. Conclusions Our findings attest that bullying victimization is likely to be associated with certain factors such as child abuse of all forms, Internet addiction, social fear and avoidance. In addition, the Illinois Bully Scale was validated in Lebanon. More attention should be paid to students vulnerable to bullying victimization, such as those with environmental or domestic problems, and adolescents with psychological disorders such as behavioral addictions.

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“…Previous studies demonstrated that LBC is much more vulnerable to school bullying or peer/sibling victimization since lack of supervision of parents [5]. Yan and colleagues' study in Sichuan and Anhui province showed 43.31% of the LBC reported high bullying victimization score, while only 37.94% in the non-LBC.…”

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Bullying victimization and life satisfaction among rural left-behind children in Central China: a cross-sectional study

Yang

Chen

Dong

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Background: Parental migration has many detrimental health impacts on children. This study described the associations between bullying victimization and life satisfaction among left-behind children(LBC), and examined the interactive effects of left behind experience and bullying victimization on life satisfaction. Methods: Students from first to ninth grade in Central China participated in the present study. Life satisfaction were assessed by Chinese version of revised Bully/Victim Questionnaire and Multidimensional students’ life satisfaction scale(MSLSS). Results: A total of 1013 children were investigated, of which 42.5% were left-behind. We found LBC had a significantly 45% higher risk of being teased in a hurtful way than the non-LBC(OR=1.45, 95%CI: 1.10~1.91), and the LBC had lower self-satisfaction than the non-LBC(b=-0.14, P =0.017). Being teased was only associated with self-satisfaction, and other bullying victimization behaviors had significant impact on all dimensions of life satisfaction( P <0.05). We identified an interactive effect between left behind experience and bullying victimization on school satisfaction( P interaction =0.015), bullying was significantly related with lower school satisfaction in the LBC group(b=-0.69, P <0.001), but no association in the non-LBC group. Also, there was a combined effect between left behind experience and bullying victimization on environment satisfaction( P interaction >0.05), bullying was significantly related with lower environment satisfaction in the LBC group(b=-0.31, P =0.033), while no association was observed in the non-LBC group. Conclusion: There is an interaction of left behind experience and bullying victimization on school satisfaction and a combined effect on environment satisfaction. Left behind experience could significantly amplify the associations between bullying victimization and school satisfaction/environment satisfaction.

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Bullying victimization and child sexual abuse among left-behind and non-left-behind children in China

Cited by 24 publications

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School Bullying Among Left-Behind Children: The Efficacy of Art Therapy on Reducing Bullying Victimization

School Bullying Among Left-Behind Children: The Efficacy of Art Therapy on Reducing Bullying Victimization

Bullying victimization among Lebanese adolescents: The role of child abuse, Internet addiction, social phobia and depression and validation of the Illinois Bully Scale

Bullying victimization and life satisfaction among rural left-behind children in Central China: a cross-sectional study

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