Authors: Anne Mari Undheim
Publish Date: 2013/01/10
Volume: 22, Issue: 6, Pages: 357-365
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine relationships between bullying and suicidal ideation A total of 2464 adolescents in Norway were assessed at two time points 1 year apart ie at ages 14 T1 and 15 T2 with identical questionnaires Suicidal ideation was measured by four items including both active and passive suicidal thoughts ANOVA and standard linear regression methods were applied Both bullied adolescents and adolescents who were aggressive toward others had significantly higher levels of suicidal ideation p 0001 at age 14 T1 than noninvolved adolescents In the group being bullied girls had higher levels of suicidal ideation than boys did This was not the case for the group of adolescents who were the aggressors In crosssectional multivariate analyses both being bullied and being aggressive toward others were significant p 0001 predictors of suicidal ideation at age 14 T1 when gender age and socioeconomic status and depressing symptom levels were controlled for In the controlled longitudinal multivariate analyses being bullied p 0001 at age 14 T1 predicted suicidal ideation at age 15 T2 while aggressiveness toward others did not Bullied adolescents both genders were at risk for suicidal ideation and having an additional risk if they were depressed
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