The Relationship Between Bullying Victimization and Perpetration and Non-suicidal Self-injury: A Systematic Review

Serafini, Gianluca; Aguglia, Andrea; Amerio, Andrea; Canepa, Giovanna; Adavastro, Giulia; Conigliaro, Claudia; Nebbia, Jacopo; Franchi, Larissa; Flouri, Eirini; Amore, Mario

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“…In the current study, the prevalence of caregiver-reported bullying victimization was 15.3%, which is lower than the 22.4% of children aged 6–11 reported in the National Survey of Children’s Health ( Lebrun-Harris et al, 2020 ). Consistent with previous studies ( Serafini et al, 2021 ), the prevalence of any NSSI or suicidality was higher among those being bullied (18.2%) compared to their non-bullied peers (7.4%). While the prevalence of these behaviors within the non-bullied group is similar to earlier studies ( DeVille et al, 2020 ; Janiri et al, 2020 ), a higher prevalence in the bullied group suggests that bullying may be an important and potentially preventable risk factor for NSSI and suicidality.…”

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“…Suicide was the second leading cause of death for children aged 10–14 years in 2019 in the US ( CDC, 2020b ) and rates continue to rise substantially ( National Center for Health Statistics, 2019 ). Bullying victimization was identified as a modifiable risk factor for suicide attempts in adolescence ( Kim et al, 2011 ) or adulthood ( Meltzer et al, 2011 ), but associations of bullying with self-harm behavior and thoughts in younger children are not well-described ( Serafini et al, 2021 ). One study showed that both non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI; e.g., superficial cutting) and suicidality (e.g., passive and active suicidal ideation, intent, and/or behavior) were more prevalent in adults who suffered childhood bullying ( Copeland et al, 2013 ).…”

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Peer victimization (bullying) on mental health, behavioral problems, cognition, and academic performance in preadolescent children in the ABCD Study

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ObjectivePeer victimization is a substantial early life stressor linked to psychiatric symptoms and poor academic performance. However, the sex-specific cognitive or behavioral outcomes of bullying have not been well-described in preadolescent children.MethodsUsing the baseline dataset of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study 2.0.1 data repository (N = 11,875), we evaluated associations between parent-reported bullying victimization, suicidality (suicidal ideation, intent, and/or behavior), and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), as well as internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems, cognition, and academic performance.ResultsOf the 11,015 9-10-year-old children included in the analyses (5,263 girls), 15.3% experienced bullying victimization, as reported by the primary caregiver. Of these, boys were more likely to be bullied than girls (odds ratio [OR], 1.2 [95% CI, 1.1–1.3]; p = 0.004). Children who were bullied were more likely to display NSSI or passive suicidality (OR, 2.4 [95% CI, 2.0–2.9]; p < 0.001) and active suicidality (OR, 3.4 [95% CI, 2.7–4.2]; p < 0.001). Bullied children also had lower cognitive scores, greater behavioral problems, and poorer grades (p < 0.001). Across all participants, boys had poorer grades and greater behavioral problems than girls; however, bullied boys had greater behavioral problems than girls in several areas (p < 0.001). Compared to their non-bullied peers, bullied children with greater non-suicidal self-injury or suicidality also had greater behavioral problems and poorer grades (p < 0.001).ConclusionThese findings highlight the sex-specific effects of bullying, and the negative associations of bullying victimization with cognitive performance, behavioral problems, and academic performance. Future longitudinal studies will identify the natural history and neural correlates of these deficits during adolescence.

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Peer victimization (bullying) on mental health, behavioral problems, cognition, and academic performance in preadolescent children in the ABCD Study

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“…Data related to bullying, peer socialisation, and time use of devices were similar in the pre-COVID and COVID samples. As we know from the literature, there was a strong association between being a victim of bullying and psychosocial functioning impairment, as well as physical and psychopathological symptoms [ 32 – 34 ]. Similarly, the association between excessive internet use (more than three hours per day), already increased in the pre-COVID era [ 35 , 36 ], and internalising mental health problems (specifically anxiety, depression, and mixed mental disorders) is well known [ 37 ].…”

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Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of paediatric patients admitted to a neuropsychiatric care hospital in the COVID-19 era

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Background Since the first months of 2020, Italy and the world have been facing the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the dangerous and potentially deadly effects on physical health, it has caused a radical change in the lifestyle of the population and a potential danger for mental health too. These events were inserted into the context of a growing epidemiological trend regarding children’s psychiatric disorders in the past decade. Aim To study the population of patients admitted to a Neuropsychiatric Hospital Unit of North Italy in the first COVID-19 year, comparing them with the population of patients hospitalised during the year immediately before, according to sociodemographic and clinical variables. Methodology The study is an observational retrospective cohort. In total, 198 patients hospitalised due to neuropsychiatric problems from February 2019 to March 2021 were recruited. Data were analysed through mean and standard deviation, t-test, percentages, chi square test, and the Fischer exact test. Results Risk factors associated with mental health disorders were similar between the two years. The hospitalisation modality showed a decrease in scheduled hospitalisations compared to urgent ones, and among the reasons that led patients to hospitalisation there was a conspicuous increase in eating disorders. More suicidal and self-harming behaviours occurred in the COVID-19 group too, compared to the previous year. The methods used to attempt suicide were changed considerably, with a prevalence of that attempted within the home. Changes in pharmacological therapies also occurred, necessary for more than 80% of inpatients during the COVID year, with a greater use of neuroleptics. There were alarming data about hospitalisation relapses, which increased from 12.2% in the pre-COVID year to 35.0% in the COVID year. Conclusion Data shed light on clinical and policy issues in mental health care during the developmental age. Since the COVID-19 health emergency is not yet over, and its effects, especially on mental health, will be long-term, it is necessary to implement services and activities dedicated to both primary and secondary prevention of neuropsychiatric diseases especially during adolescent ages.

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“…[17][18][19][20] Despite the differences across different types of bullying perpetration/peer victimisation, few studies have investigated the impact of types on their clinical characteristics. 9 Specifically, previous research has already pointed out that bullying perpetration/peer victimisation could impose significant risks for SI, NSSI, and SA, [21][22][23][24][25] while whether the relationship between bullying perpetration/peer victimisation and suicidality/NSSI varies from different bullying types (i.e., overt, relational, reputational) remains unexplored.…”

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Bullying perpetration, peer victimisation, suicidality, and their cumulative effect on preadolescents’ behaviour and brain development

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Background Adolescents' suicidality and peer bullying are rising as a serious public health concern globally. However, the neural correlates of perpetrators and the impact of different types of bullying perpetration/peer victimisation on preadolescents needs elucidation. Besides, there has been a lack of research studying the cumulative risk pattern of bullying perpetration/peer victimisation on preadolescents with suicidality. Methods We adopted a retrospective and longitudinal methodology by utilising the data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) cohort. Firstly, participants were assigned into two groups (i.e., perpetrators vs non-perpetrators) based on their bullying perpetration experiences. Next, different types of bullying perpetration/peer victimisation (i.e., overt, relational, and reputational) were extracted to evaluate their associations with suicidal ideation (SI), non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), and suicide attempt (SA) separately. Then, participants were further assigned into four groups (i.e., bully-uninvolved preadolescents without suicidality/NSSI history (HC group), bully-uninvolved preadolescents with SA (SA group), preadolescents with both SA and bullying perpetration (SA+P group), and preadolescents with both SA and peer victimisation (SA+V group)). We used multinomial logistic regression models, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and brain network analysis for assessing potential associations in study's objectives. Findings In total, 9992 individuals aged 11-12 years were included in our analysis. Of these individuals, 1111 (11.1%) were classified as perpetrators, and had significantly lower bilateral cortical volume in the superior frontal sulcus (SFS), lower functional connectivity within default mode network (DMN), and lower anti-correlation between DMN and dorsal attention network (DAN) than non-perpetrators. Additionally, preadolescents' overt, relational, and reputational perpetration/ victimisation experiences were all shown to be associated with suicidality/NSSI, despite varying strengths, while overt perpetration showed the strongest association with SA (OR 3.6 [95%CI 2.4-5.4]), followed by overt victimisation (2.4 [1.6-3.5]). Besides, the SA+V group was characterised by the highest psychopathology among four groups, while the SA+P group was characterised by the highest aggression among four groups. Lastly, lower bilateral cortical volume in the precentral gyrus (PCG) while higher cortical volume in both the lateral occipitotemporal cortex (LOTC) and posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) were found in the SA+P group when compared to SA and HC group. Interpretation Findings from the present study offered empirical evidence on the impact of bullying experience, suicidality and their cumulative risk on preadolescents' behavior and brain development, contributing to the growing literature on discerning the impact of different types of bullying perpetration/peer victimisation on preadolescents.

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The Relationship Between Bullying Victimization and Perpetration and Non-suicidal Self-injury: A Systematic Review

Cited by 49 publications

References 45 publications

Peer victimization (bullying) on mental health, behavioral problems, cognition, and academic performance in preadolescent children in the ABCD Study

Peer victimization (bullying) on mental health, behavioral problems, cognition, and academic performance in preadolescent children in the ABCD Study

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of paediatric patients admitted to a neuropsychiatric care hospital in the COVID-19 era

Bullying perpetration, peer victimisation, suicidality, and their cumulative effect on preadolescents’ behaviour and brain development

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