A cross-sectional study of victimisation of bullying among schoolchildren in Sweden: background
factors and self-reported health complaints
Engelsk titel: A cross-sectional study of victimisation of bullying among schoolchildren in Sweden: background
factors and self-reported health complaints
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Författare:
Annerbäck, Eva-Maria
;
Sahlqvist, Lotta
;
Wingren, Gun
Email: eva-maria.annerback@dll.se
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 30
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 14099006
Sammanfattning
Aim: To examine background factors for bullying and associations between bullying
victimisation and health problems. Methods: A cross-sectional study on all pupils in grades 7 and 9
in a Swedish county was conducted in 2011 (n=5248). Data have been analysed with bi- and
multivariate models. Results: 14% of the children reported that they had been bullied during the past
2 months. Background factors for bullying were: gender (girls more often); age (younger students
more often); disability/disease; high body mass index, and having parents born abroad. There were
strong associations between being bullied and poor health and self-harm. Associations with poor
general health for boys and girls and mental health problems for girls showed stronger associations
with higher frequency of bullying than with lower. For boys, physical bullying had stronger
correlations with poor general health than written-verbal bullying. Conclusions: Bullying is a serious
public health problem among young people and healthcare professionals have an important task in
identifying exposed children. Children who are “different” are more exposed to bullying, which implies
that school personnel, parents, and other adults in these children’s social networks can play an
important role in paying attention to and preventing the risk of bullying.