Negative Life Events and Problematic Internet Use as Factors Associated With Psychotic-Like Experiences in Adolescents

Lee, Ju‐Yeon; Ban, Dahye; Kim, Seon‐Young; Kim, Jae-Min; Shin, Il‐Seon; Yoon, Jin‐Sang; Kim, Sung‐Wan

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00369

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“…Being bullied has been associated with anxiety and depression symptoms ( 7 ), with having more severe mental health problems ( 8 ), and with an increased risk of suicidal ideation ( 9 ). Moreover, the risk of psychotic-like experiences in adolescents may be increased by the number of traumatic events experienced—including bullying ( 10 ). Wu et al ( 11 ) focused on the consequences of bullying on mental health depending on the role and found that these consequences are more important for victims and bystanders than for bullies.…”

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The Zero Violence Brave Club: A Successful Intervention to Prevent and Address Bullying in Schools

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Bullying among peers in schools is a growing problem affecting children and adolescents from an early age worldwide. The consequences of bullying victimization in the emotional development of children and youth and their academic achievement are adverse for them and the rest of the school community, with its negative impact extending into the mid and long run. The Zero Violence Brave Club is implemented in schools in the framework of the Dialogic Model of Violence Prevention, a successful educational action according to the INCLUD-ED project [Strategies for inclusion and social cohesion in Europe from Education] (6th Framework Program of Research of the European Commission). The Zero Violence Brave Club has decreased peer bullying in schools by establishing and cultivating a culture of zero tolerance to violence in educational centers located in diverse socioeconomic and cultural contexts. This evidence-based intervention is grounded in the principle that only the person who denounces violence suffered by a peer and takes a stand always on the victim's side—and those who support her or him—against the aggressor can be considered brave. This article reports a qualitative study of the Zero Violence Brave Club as a successful intervention in seven schools in Spain. The schools are diverse in terms of public or private ownership, religious or lay background, and population served (different proportions of cultural minorities and students with special needs), challenging the misconception that the impact of educational interventions depends on the context. Interviews were conducted with teachers in the schools implementing the Zero Violence Brave Club in their class, using the communicative methodology of research. The results shed light on specific mechanisms through which the Zero Violence Brave Club prevents and responds to bullying in schools, such as emptying of social attractiveness any aggressive behaviors or attitudes. Benefits on mental health and psychological wellbeing are also reported.

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“…Outbreaks of major life events put a lot of pressure on an individual, leading to many psychological problems and challenges ( 19 ). Anxiety and depressive symptoms are the most common mental problems of adolescents and young adults ( 20 ), which are generally caused by negative life events and a lack of social support ( 21 ).…”

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Social Support and Suicide Risk Among Chinese University Students: A Mental Health Perspective

Chu

Yang

Zhou

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Front. Public Health

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Background: World Health Organization recognizes suicide as a public health priority. This study aimed to investigate the risk life events which led university students to consider suicide and explore the protective mechanism of social support (including subjective support, objective support, and support utilization) on suicide risk.Methods: Three thousand nine hundred and seventy-two university students were recruited in Harbin, China. Social Support Rating Scale, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the 25-item scale of suicide acceptability were used to collect participants' information. Descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation, and mediation analysis were employed for statistical analysis.Results: “Drug addict,” “infected with HIV,” and “incurable illness” were the top three events that led university students to consider suicide. Social support played an important protective role against suicide risk. Subjective support and support utilization had total effects on suicide acceptability, including direct and indirect effects. Anxiety (indirect effect = −0.022, 95% CI = −0.037 ~ −0.009) and depressive symptoms (indirect effect = −0.197, 95% CI = −0.228 ~ −0.163) mediated the relationship between subjective support and suicide acceptability; meanwhile, the association between support utilization and suicide acceptability was mediated by anxiety (indirect effect = −0.054, 95% CI = −0.088 ~ −0.024) and depressive symptoms (indirect effect = −0.486, 95% CI = −0.558 ~ −0.422). However, the protective impact of objective support worked totally through decreasing anxiety (indirect effect = −0.018, 95% CI = −0.035 ~ −0.006) and depressive symptoms (indirect effect = −0.196, 95% CI = −0.246 ~ −0.143). Moreover, the mediation effects of depressive symptoms had stronger power than anxiety in the impact of social support on suicide risk.Conclusions: Among Chinese university students, suicide acceptability was elevated when there was a health scare. Social support effectively reduced suicide risk via decreasing anxiety and depressive symptoms. From the mental health perspective, families, peers, teachers, and communities should work together to establish a better social support system for university students, if necessary, help them to seek professional psychological services.

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“…Previous studies have found that IAD is closely related to negative events experienced by individuals [17,20,35,36]. In addition, healthy adaptation, punishment, interpersonal relationship and learning pressure factors are the dimensions that predict a high degree of IAD in life events [16,18,30,37].…”

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Assessing the Relationship Between Life Events and Internet Addiction Disorder Among Adolescents and College Students: A Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Wang

Peng

Hao

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Background The increasing number of adolescents and college students who overuse the Internet is a global problem, brought a series of physical and mental harm to them. Systematic and standardized clinical treatment plan has not yet been formed, early intervention of its influencing factors, However, may help to reduce the symptoms of over-dependence to a certain extent. In this study, we will synthesize the present studies to evaluate the relationship and the mediating factors between life events and internet addiction disorder among adolescents and college students. Methods From inception to 25 March 2020, and contains the following databases: China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), China Biology Medicine (CBM), China Science and Technology Journal Database (VIP), Wan Fang Data, PubMed, Embase, The Cochrane Library, and Web of Science, MEDLINE. All observational studies will be included. No restriction on gender, race, or nation. Two reviewers (JW and YT) will independently conduct study selection, data extraction, and study quality assessment, any discrepancies will be settled by a third author (WP). Study quality will be assessed by the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. The main outcome is several scales include YDQ, CIAS-R, IAT, ASLEC, LES and other high-quality scales on IAD and life events. We will use Review Manager 5.3 software to assess bias risk and data synthesis of each study.DiscussionThe findings of this study may provide a helpful reference for the intervention of Internet addiction disorder among adolescents and college students.Systematic review registrationCRD42020177316

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Negative Life Events and Problematic Internet Use as Factors Associated With Psychotic-Like Experiences in Adolescents

Cited by 28 publications

References 60 publications

The Zero Violence Brave Club: A Successful Intervention to Prevent and Address Bullying in Schools

The Zero Violence Brave Club: A Successful Intervention to Prevent and Address Bullying in Schools

Social Support and Suicide Risk Among Chinese University Students: A Mental Health Perspective

Assessing the Relationship Between Life Events and Internet Addiction Disorder Among Adolescents and College Students: A Protocol for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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