Consequences of Childhood Bullying on Mental Health and Relationships for Young Adults

deLara, Ellen

doi:10.1007/s10826-018-1197-y

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“…In addition to the reductions observed in victimization, there was also clear improvement in the subjective well-being of the children, which could have been a direct or indirect effect of the decrease in victimization. This effect may be influenced by a decrease in the levels of stress or emotional distress typically reported by children involved in bullying behaviors, both as victims and as aggressors [ 12 , 13 , 16 ]. Previous studies have found that the long-term effect of this reduction of bullying coupled with improved subjective levels of well-being is related to better adaptation and may help in avoiding or reducing anxiety or depressive symptoms in both the current stage of development and later stages of adolescence or adulthood [ 16 ].…”

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“…Bullying is a detrimental factor against mental health and well-being at physical, mental, and social-emotional levels in children [ 10 , 11 ]. Children who are bullied can be affected by it in later stages of life, such as adolescence and adulthood [ 10 , 12 ]. The social-emotional consequences suffered by victims of bullying can be divided into internalizing and externalizing problems [ 11 , 13 ].…”

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Effects of the Action for Neutralization of Bullying Program on Bullying in Spanish Schoolchildren

Martínez-Martínez

Piñeda

Galán

et al. 2021

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Bullying can have serious physical and emotional consequences. In recent years, interest in this phenomenon has been growing, becoming a public health problem in the first world. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the Action for Neutralization of Bullying Program (ANA) in Spanish children. This study used a quasi-experimental design that included a pre-test evaluation, 2 months of intervention, a post-test, and 3 months of follow-up. A sample of 330 children aged 7–12 years (M = 9.27; SD = 1.09) from third to sixth grade participated in the study. One hundred and fifty-nine were girls (48.2%). The program consisted of eight group sessions in which empathy, assertiveness, communication skills, conflict resolution, and group cohesion were worked on. The results showed statistically significant reductions in verbal abuse behaviors (t = 4.76, p < 0.001), direct social exclusion (t = 3.53, p < 0.001), threats (t = 2.04, p = 0.042), aggression with objects (t = 3.21, p < 0.001), and physical abuse (t = 4.41, p < 0.001). The differences were not statistically significant for indirect social exclusion behaviors (t = 1.86, p = 0.065) or cyberbullying (t = 0.31, p = 0.756). The effects in the reduction of the bullying behaviors decreased after the implementation of the program, achieving even greater reduction in victimization behaviors after 3 months than immediately after the end of the program. These results indicate that the ANA program is effective in reducing bullying behaviors in a group of children. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.

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Effects of the Action for Neutralization of Bullying Program on Bullying in Spanish Schoolchildren

Martínez-Martínez

Piñeda

Galán

et al. 2021

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“…Bullying victimization, that is both "face to face", and through the ICT, includes a wide range of serious short-term and long-term mental health problems [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. A quasi-experimental meta-analytical study showed how bullying victimization generates behavioral and emotional problems as symptoms of their psychological distress in response to the bullying experience, including internalizing symptoms such as anxiety, depression and suicidality [22].…”

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“…Bullying victimization is also associated with unmet need for mental health treatment and counseling [23]. Longitudinal studies have revealed that bullying and cyberbullying victimization experiences in adolescence have a significant impact on mental health outcomes later in adulthood [16,17].…”

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Relations among Poly-Bullying Victimization, Subjective Well-Being and Resilience in a Sample of Late Adolescents

Víllora

Rubio

Jiménez

et al. 2020

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The present study examined the relations among poly-bullying victimization (experiencing multiple forms of peer bullying), resilience and subjective well-being. This study specifically examined late adolescents’ resilience as a moderator of the relation between poly-bullying victimization and subjective well-being. In a region of central Spain, 1430 undergraduate students (64% females, 36% males), aged between 18 and 22 years, completed three self-reported measures, including bullying victimization experiences, self-reported subjective well-being and resilience. A substantial proportion of the participants (16.9%) reported being victims of poly-bullying. The results showed that the poly-bullying victimization group reported the poorest subjective well-being and the lowest resilience levels. The regression analyses revealed that resilience was significantly and positively associated with subjective well-being, and resilience moderated the association between poly-bullying victimization and subjective well-being. However, the relation was very weak and accounted for only an additional 1% of variance in the participants’ subjective well-being. Future research should assess resilience trajectories of youth exposed to multiple forms of bullying victimization in order to better understand the potential protective effect of resilience over negative mental health outcomes.

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“…Bullying victimization refers to the process by which a person is repeatedly and over time exposed to intentional negative actions by their peers (Olweus, 1994). There is evidence suggesting bullying victimization in children and adolescents has enduring effects which may persist into adulthood (deLara, 2018). Experts in the field classified bullying victimization into traditional forms (face to face) and electronic bullying (cyberbullying) (Waasdorp & Bradshaw, 2015).…”

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Association between bullying victimization and physical fitness among children and adolescents

García-Hermoso

Oriol-Granado

Correa-Bautista

et al. 2019

International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

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Background/Objective The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between being bullied and the physical fitness components, and to determine whether a healthy physical fitness level is related with lower victimization in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity compared to unfit overweight/obese peers. Method:The present cross-sectional study included a total of 7,714 youths (9-17 years), categorized as normal-weight or overweight/obese and fit or unfit according to sex-specific handgrip strength and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) cut-points. Bullying (physical, verbal, social exclusion, sexual harassment, and cyberbullying) was assessed through the Standard Health Behavior in School-aged Children survey questions. Results:Boys and girls that were categorized as fit (healthy level of CRF) showed lower traditional bullying compared to unfit counterparts. Also, a healthy level of CRF could be a protective factor of traditional bullying among overweight/obese youths compared to unfit overweight/obese peers. Conclusions:CRF is related with lower risk for experiencing traditional bullying in Latino youths with and without obesity, thus emphasizing the role of fitness even among youth with excess of adiposity.

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Consequences of Childhood Bullying on Mental Health and Relationships for Young Adults

Cited by 56 publications

References 39 publications

Effects of the Action for Neutralization of Bullying Program on Bullying in Spanish Schoolchildren

Effects of the Action for Neutralization of Bullying Program on Bullying in Spanish Schoolchildren

Relations among Poly-Bullying Victimization, Subjective Well-Being and Resilience in a Sample of Late Adolescents

Association between bullying victimization and physical fitness among children and adolescents

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