The Association Between Bullying and Psychological Health Among Senior High School Students in Ghana, West Africa

Owusu, Andrew; Hart, Peter D.; Oliver, Brittney; Kang, Minsoo

doi:10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00590.x

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“…Prevalence rates were similar to those in France but lower than rates in Russia [34]. When compared with data from countries in the region, with a similar period of recall, students in Tanzania were bullied less than those in Ghana [11] and South Africa [20]. The reasons for a lower rate compared with their African counterparts might be related to greater overall economic and political stability in Tanzania [26].…”

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“…Additionally, those who are bullied are more likely to suffer from poorer mental health (signs of depression) and miss days of school [11], and a dose-response relationship existed between these two variables and frequency of bullying. This study's findings of the protective association with parent supervision is congruent with other studies which have found that supportive parenting and supervision results in improved health outcomes and enhanced social development [36].…”

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“…Several lines of research [1,2,11], have identified associations between bullying and social inequalities, poor mental health and detrimental risk behaviors. These three areas have encompassed the majority of bullying research since the 1970's, when it began to be considered an important impediment to the healthy development of adolescents [12,13].…”

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Patterns, Characteristics, and Correlates of Adolescent Bully-Victims in Urban Tanzania

Wilson

Celedonia²,

Kamala³

2013

Social Sciences

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Abstract:Bullying is an understudied issue of public health importance in low-income countries. In the present study, we aimed to explore social and demographic factors associated with bullying among adolescents in a low-income country urban setting. We divided a sample of 2,154 school-attending adolescents into two groups, those who had been bullied during a 30-day period and those who were not. We considered age, sex, mental health, parent-relationship, hunger and social deprivation and truancy in our comparison of these two groups using logistic regression. Multinomial regression was also used to determine if there was a dose response relationship between bullying frequency and the aforementioned selected variables. We found that bullied school-attending adolescents in Dar es Salaam were more likely to be truant, suffer from mental health problems and have experienced hunger. Adolescents who had parents which were more aware of their free time activities, were less likely to report being bullied. There were also significant differences in bullying frequency and certain variables, most notably with truancy, economic and social deprivation, and signs of depression. School settings in Dar es Salaam offer a potential for intervening in what are potentially harmful effects of bullying behavior among bully victims. OPEN ACCESSSoc. Sci. 2013, 2 235

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Patterns, Characteristics, and Correlates of Adolescent Bully-Victims in Urban Tanzania

Wilson

Celedonia²,

Kamala³

2013

Social Sciences

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“…Suicidal ideation among adolescents is associated with several psychosocial indicators for well-being including: depression (Cash & Bridge, 2009), loneliness , anxiety (Cash & Bridge, 2009), substance use (Cash & Bridge, 2009;Muula et al, 2007), poverty (Burrows & Laflamme, 2008;Christiansen et al, 2011), bullying (Owusu et al, 2011), poor relationship quality with parents (Bridge et al, 2006), and low social support (King & Merchant, 2008). Girls are more likely to engage in suicidal ideations, planning, and attempts whereas boys are more likely to complete a suicide (Foley et al, 2006).…”

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Association between Health Risk Behavior and Suicidal Ideation, Continuous Sadness and Depression among Malaysian Youth

Muhamad¹,

Roslan²,

Mahdi³

et al. 2017

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Background: Suicide is a global public health importance and a second leading cause of death in adolescents. It is more common among adolescents and is considered as a serious public health problem worldwide. This study aims to determine the association between health risk behavior with suicidal ideation, continuous sadness and depression among Malaysian youth. Methods:A cross-sectional study was carried out among 4088 youth aged 13-17 years old from 50 selected schools. A stratified random sampling was used to select respondents from different classes. The students were randomly selected using the same software throughout the country. Verbal consent was obtained from the student and parents prior to data collection. A standardized self-administered questionnaire adapted from the United States' Youth Behaviour Risk Surveillance Survey (YBRSS) were used. Results:The rates of Continuous Sadness (CS), Depression (DP) and Suicidal Ideation (SI) were 34.3%, 13.2% and 7.9% respectively. The multivariable-adjusted odds ratio showed that sexual abuse was associated with SI 8.04 (95% CI: 4.66, 13.84), CS 5.72 (95% CI: 3.21, 9.82) and DP 4.68% (95% CI: 2.80, 7.83); alcohol use was associated with SI 1.62 (95% CI: 1.06, 2.47) and DP 1.67 (95% CI: 1.20, 2.33). Female was associated with all suicidal behaviours: SI 2.48 (95% CI: 1.90, 3.24), CS 2.07 (95% CI: 1.80, 2.37) and DP 1.41 (95% CI: 2.17, 1.71). Smoking and drug was not associated with CS, DP and SI.Conclusions: Given the well-founded concern of increasing risk of suicidal behaviour among youth, preventive efforts should adopt a more comprehensive approach in dealing with sexual abuse and alcohol abuse, especially in female.

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“…[3][4][5][6][7] It is emphasized that bullying or victimization may cause serious physical and mental problems for students in the short and long term. [8][9][10][11] It has been observed that students who bully have poor attendance records and do poorly academically in school. Cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption is high among students who bully.…”

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Peer Bullying Among High School Students and Related Factors

Bilgili¹,

Koçoğlu²,

Akın³

2017

NYS

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Objective: This study was conducted in high schools in order to determine peer bullying / victimization and related factors.Methods: In total, 1711 students were included in this cross sectional study. The data was collected by the researchers during school visits, through face to face interviews. The researchers used the survey form and the Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire. The statistical analysis was completed using Chi-square, independent t-test and logistic regression analysis (backward method).

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The Association Between Bullying and Psychological Health Among Senior High School Students in Ghana, West Africa

Abstract: Bullying victimization is a major problem among SHS students. We recommend strengthening of existing proactive anti-bullying programs by taking into account the association between bullying and the psychological health of students.

Cited by 87 publications

References 19 publications

Patterns, Characteristics, and Correlates of Adolescent Bully-Victims in Urban Tanzania

Patterns, Characteristics, and Correlates of Adolescent Bully-Victims in Urban Tanzania

Association between Health Risk Behavior and Suicidal Ideation, Continuous Sadness and Depression among Malaysian Youth

Peer Bullying Among High School Students and Related Factors

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