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Wang J, Xie Y, Xu H, Wan Y, Tao F. Moderating effects of smoking and drinking on the relationship between biological rhythm and psychological health and gender differences among adolescents. BMC Psychiatry 2023; 23:731. [PMID: 37817125 PMCID: PMC10566120 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-05253-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To determine whether smoking and drinking moderate the correlation between biological rhythm and mental health and the role of gender differences in these moderating effects. METHODS Adolescents from three cities, all twelve middle schools (N = 7,986), named Shenzhen, Nanchang and Shenyang in China, were asked to complete a standardized questionnaire including the details of biological rhythm, psychological health, and the status of smoking and drinking. The PROCESS program was used to analyze whether smoking and drinking moderated the relationship between biological rhythm and psychological health. RESULTS The analyses revealed poorer psychological health and greater likelihood of smoking and drinking in participants with higher scores for biological rhythm disorder (P < 0.001). Specifically, smoking and drinking accelerated the relationship between biological rhythm and psychological health in the total sample (B = 0.05, P < 0.05; B = 0.06, P < 0.001) and only the subgroup of girls (B = 0.09, P < 0.05; B = 0.12, P < 0.001), respectively. CONCLUSIONS As the findings suggest, attention should be given to smoking, drinking and gender-specific approaches employed to alleviate the psychological disorders of adolescents with biological rhythm disorders.
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- Jiaojiao Wang
- Department of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health & Aristogenics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Moe Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health & Aristogenics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Moe Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health & Aristogenics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Moe Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
- Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health & Aristogenics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
- Moe Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
- NHC Key Laboratory of Study on Abnormal Gametes and Reproductive Tract, Hefei, Anhui, China.
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Shadel WG, Setodji CM, Martino SC, Dunbar M, Jenson D, Bialas A, Li R. Does removing menthol cigarettes in convenience stores reduce susceptibility to cigarette smoking? An experimental investigation in young people. Drug Alcohol Depend 2023; 251:110938. [PMID: 37651811 PMCID: PMC10544723 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Evidence for the effectiveness of menthol cigarette bans comes mostly from studies of adults that smoke. This experiment evaluated whether the absence of menthol products from a convenience store influenced young people's susceptibility to cigarette smoking after they shopped in the store. METHODS This experiment took place in the RAND StoreLab (RSL), a life-sized research convenience store. A three-group, between-subjects design was used. Study conditions differed in the mix of flavored tobacco products the RSL displayed: 1) All tobacco-, sweet-, and menthol-flavors displayed; 2) only tobacco- and menthol-flavors displayed; and 3) only tobacco-flavors displayed. Participants were randomly assigned to shop in the RSL under one of these conditions and after shopping, completed measures of their susceptibility to cigarette smoking, one measure for menthol cigarettes and one for unflavored cigarettes (scores on each susceptibility measure was dichotomized: 0 = not susceptible; 1 = susceptible). RESULTS Multivariable logistic regression assessed the main effects of condition on susceptibility to smoking menthol and unflavored cigarettes. There was no condition effect on susceptibility to smoking unflavored cigarettes. However, removing menthol-flavored products significantly increased participants' susceptibility to smoking menthol cigarettes compared to when all flavored products were available (OR = 3.66, 95% CI [1.33, 10.03]). This significant effect was only found among young people with some pre-existing risk of cigarette smoking (OR = 5.92, 95% CI [1.81, 19.39]). CONCLUSION Results suggest the need to consider that menthol bans could unintentionally increase the appeal of menthol cigarettes among youth already at risk of smoking.
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- Public Health Law Center, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Saint Paul, MN 55105, USA
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Gordon AR, Egan KA, Wang ML, Ziyadeh NJ, Kenney EL, Rosario M, Austin SB. Weight-based discrimination and disordered eating behaviors in a cohort of U.S. sexual minority young adults. Int J Eat Disord 2023; 56:1983-1990. [PMID: 37345224 PMCID: PMC10592576 DOI: 10.1002/eat.24015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Though prevalent, weight-based discrimination is understudied and has been linked to disordered eating behaviors (DEB) among adolescents and adults. Sexual minority populations experience elevated risk of DEB, but little is known about the role of weight discrimination in this elevated risk. METHODS Participants were 1257 sexual minority women and men (ages 18-31 years) in the US Growing Up Today Study cohort. We examined cross-sectional associations between weight discrimination victimization and three DEB in the past year: unhealthy weight control behaviors, overeating, and binge eating. Generalized estimating equations, adjusted for potential confounders, were used to estimate prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). RESULTS Three in 10 participants (31%) reported weight-based discrimination victimization. Sexual minority young adults who reported weight-based discrimination had greater relative prevalence of unhealthy weight control behaviors (PR [95% CI]: 1.92 [1.35, 2.74]), overeating (3.15 [2.24, 4.44]), and binge eating (3.92 [2.51, 6.13]), compared with those who reported no weight-based discrimination. Associations with overeating and binge eating remained significant after adjusting for BMI. DISCUSSION The role of weight-based discrimination, and its intersections with other forms of stressors for sexual minority young adults, must be included in efforts to advance eating disorder prevention for this underserved population. PUBLIC SIGNIFICANCE Three in 10 sexual minority young adults in this study had experienced weight-based discrimination, a common but understudied form of discrimination. Sexual minority young adults who experienced weight-based discrimination were at greater risk of disordered eating behaviors than those who had not experienced weight-based discrimination. These findings suggest that weight-based discrimination may be an important-and preventable-risk factor for disordered eating behaviors among sexual minority young adults.
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- Allegra R. Gordon
- Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Office of Narrative, Boston University Center for Antiracist Research, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, City University of New York—City College and Graduate Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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Da Q, Huang J, Peng Z, Chen Y, Li L. Did the prevalence of traditional school bullying increase after COVID-19? Evidence from a two-stage cross-sectional study before and during COVID-19 pandemic. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2023; 143:106256. [PMID: 37262980 PMCID: PMC10213298 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND COVID-19 has had a range of adverse effects on the behavior and mental health of adolescents globally, including bullying, anxiety and depression. However, there is a lack of comparative studies on the changes of school bullying before and during COVID-19 pandemic. OBJECTIVE To examine the changes in traditional bullying before and during COVID-19 pandemic and reveal the related risk factors in Shantou, China. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Two samples of secondary school students were collected in 2018 and 2021 in Shantou, respectively. METHODS Bullying history and risk behaviors of students were measured in the past six months. The χ2 test was used to analyze differences in baseline information and bullying types. The binary logistic regression with Forward LR method was used to analyze factors that affect the risk of bullying victimization and perpetration before and during COVID-19. RESULTS A total of 5782 secondary school students were included, 3071 before COVID-19 pandemic and 2711 during COVID-19. The prevalence of different types of victimization and perpetration all increased during COVID-19 (P < 0.001). Boarding, being a lower secondary school student (as opposed to upper secondary school), being male (as opposed to female), drinking, and playing violent video games were shared risk factors for bullying victimization and perpetration. Living in an urban (as opposed to rural and island) was a risk factor for perpetration. Smoking was a risk factor for perpetration. All differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS We found that the prevalence of bullying victimization as well as perpetration increased during COVID-19. It suggests that we need to pay more attention to traditional school bullying prevention and control in China in the pandemic context.
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- Qingchen Da
- School of Public Health, Shantou University, Shantou, China; Injury Prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
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- School of Public Health, Shantou University, Shantou, China; Injury Prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China; Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Guangzhou Huangpu District, Guangzhou, China.
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- School of Public Health, Shantou University, Shantou, China; Injury Prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China; The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- School of Public Health, Shantou University, Shantou, China; Injury Prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
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- School of Public Health, Shantou University, Shantou, China; Injury Prevention Research Center, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
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Yu Z, Wang M, Fu J. Association between waterpipe use and susceptibility to cigarette smoking among adolescents and young adults who never smoked: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Tob Induc Dis 2023; 21:29. [PMID: 36824268 PMCID: PMC9942264 DOI: 10.18332/tid/159621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Several factors associated with susceptibility to cigarette smoking have been identified, yet there is little evidence on the possible effects of waterpipe use. With this systematic review and meta-analysis, we aimed to investigate the relationship between waterpipe use and cigarette smoking susceptibility among adolescents and young adults who never smoked. METHODS Eligible studies were searched in PubMed, Springer Link, ScienceDirect and Cochrane Library up to August 2022. The pooled odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of cigarette smoking susceptibility with waterpipe use were estimated using a random-effects model. Publication bias was assessed by Egger's regression asymmetry test and Begg's rank correlation test with Begg's funnel plot. RESULTS A total of 59710 participants, including 3559 waterpipe users from six studies, were identified in this analysis. Results showed that the odds of susceptibility to cigarette smoking were nearly two times (OR=1.90; 95% CI: 1.59-2.26) greater for never smoker adolescents and young adults who used waterpipe tobacco, compared to those who were never users. In subgroup analyses, the pooled OR was 2.19 (95% CI: 1.52-3.14) and 1.70 (95% CI: 1.51-1.92) for current and ever use of waterpipe, while the pooled OR was 1.99 (95% CI: 1.35-2.95) and 1.87 (95% CI: 1.45-2.39) in Arab and non-Arab nations, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that waterpipe use was associated with greater odds of susceptibility to cigarette smoking among adolescents and young adults who never smoked. Tailored public health policies and regulations on waterpipe smoking may help to protect youth never smokers from initiation of cigarette smoking.
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- Zhu Yu
- Department of Endocrinology, Children’s Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Non-Communicable Diseases Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Children’s Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Li J, Sha S, Luo W, Zhou W, Dong Y, Zhang S. Prevalence and associated factors of bullying victimization among Chinese high school students in Shandong, China. J Affect Disord 2023; 323:667-674. [PMID: 36528133 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bullying is a growing concern worldwide. However, there is insufficient research on the prevalence and factors associated with different forms of bullying in a large sample of Chinese adolescents. This study aims to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of bullying victimization among Chinese high school students. METHODS Data from the 2020-2021 cross-sectional survey of the DYH program were used. A total of 8203 high school students were randomly selected from all 17 cities in Shandong Province, China. Bullying victimization was measured using two separate questions and identified into three types: school bullying victims, cyberbullying victims, and combined bullying victims. The multinomial logit model was used to explore the factors related to bullying victimization. RESULTS The prevalence of bullying victimization was 11.59 %, with 4.04 % of school bullying, 3.37 % of cyberbullying, and 4.18 % of combined bullying. Smoking was negatively associated with bullying victimizations. Male, physical exercise, peer relationships, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms were significantly associated with school bullying victims and combined victims. Watching TV was an influencing factor for school bullying victims and cyberbullying victims. Single-child households, family economic status, drinking alcohol, parent-child relationships, and paranoia were correlated with different types of bullying victimization. LIMITATIONS The cross-sectional design limited the examination of causal inferences. CONCLUSION We should pay more attention to cyberbullying victimization, which has become as common as school bullying victimization among high school students. The associated factors explored in this study may contribute to understanding bullying victimizations and designing bullying intervention strategies among high school students in China.
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- Jina Li
- State key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- School of Sociology and Population Sciences, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- National Population Heath Data Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100007, China
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- National Population Heath Data Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100007, China
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- The Second High School Attached to Beijing Normal University, International Division, Beijing 100192, China
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- National Population Heath Data Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100007, China
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School bullying among Chinese third to fifth grade primary school students in a cross-sectional study: The protective effect of psychological resilience. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0278698. [PMID: 36473011 PMCID: PMC9725143 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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School bullying is a major concern for school-aged youth and has great impacts on children's health and well-being, and an increasing number of school bullying cases have been reported in China. Many studies have indicated that psychological resilience may have a well-established association with school bullying. However, only a limited number of studies have explored this association, especially among primary school students. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between school bullying and psychological resilience among primary school students from a Chinese city. The participants were 6,011 primary school students aged 7-14 years who were recruited in a cross-sectional survey in Luzhou, China. The statistical significance of differences between groups was tested using the χ2 test or t test. Binary logistic regression analyses were conducted to explore the association between psychological resilience and school bullying. The incidence rates of bullies and victims were 30.00% (1803/6011; 95% CI: 28.84%-31.16%) and 69.89% (4201/6011; 95% CI: 68.73%-71.05%), respectively. Psychological resilience was a protective factor of school bullying among primary school students (for bullying perpetrators, OR = 0.76, 95%CI:0.62-0.93, and for bully victims OR = 0.74, 95%CI:0.61-0.90), especially among female students (for bullying perpetrators, OR = 0.63, 95%CI: 0.47-0.85, and for bully victims, OR = 0.69, 95%CI: 0.53-0.90). School bullying among primary school students in Luzhou City was highly prevalent. High levels of psychological resilience might be a protective factor in preventing primary students from being involved in school bullying, especially among females.
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Moderating effects of teachers’ praise/criticism on the bullying of vulnerable students among teenagers. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03032-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Costantino C, Mazzucco W, Scarpitta F, Ventura G, Marotta C, Bono SE, Arcidiacono E, Gentile M, Sannasardo P, Gambino CR, Sannasardo CE, Vella C, Vitale F, Casuccio A, Restivo V. Prevalence and factors associated with bullying phenomenon among pre-adolescents attending first-grade secondary schools of Palermo, Italy, and a comparative systematic literature review. Ital J Pediatr 2022; 48:56. [PMID: 35379316 PMCID: PMC8981760 DOI: 10.1186/s13052-022-01245-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background Bullying is recognized as one of the most significant social and health problems in the school environment for children and adolescents. In Italy, bullying involved 2 in 10 kids between 11–17 years that referred to have been bullied two or more times in a month. In Sicily, the estimated prevalence of children aged 11 to 15 that suffered at least one act of bullying in the last two months was 14% in 2011. Methods A questionnaire consisting of 30 items investigating physical, verbal and indirect bullying, observers of bullying, resiliency, and prosociality was administered to preadolescents of ten first-grade secondary schools within the Palermo Province in order to analyze prevalence and factors associated with bullying phenomenon. Also, a systematic literature review (SLR) analyzing manuscripts that reported prevalence of the bullying phenomenon worldwide was conducted. Results Survey: a total of 867 students, belonging to 35 s and 31 third classes of ten different schools in Palermo, Italy, were recruited in the survey. The values of physical bullying are included between the 4% of the single question method and the almost forty percent detected by the score of 7 method. Verbal bullying oscillates between 15.9% and 66.3%. Observers average values varies from 15.8% to 47.5%. SLR: the estimated prevalence showed a considerable fluctuation. The occurrence of the bullying phenomenon was low in some Northern European countries, while in Anglo-Saxon countries it affected over a quarter of the middle school student population (28% in Maryland, USA and 21% in the UK). Conclusions The prevalence of the bullying phenomenon recorded by this survey with the three different methods used is similar to observations in international literature. In the Sicilian context, a higher prevalence of bullying phenomena was observed in pre-adolescents attending major classes and in schools with lower socio-economic index. Though it remains difficult to obtain univocal data that clarifies the prevalence of different type of bullying, the continuous investigation of prevalence and factors associated with the phenomenon is a necessary starting point to introduce interventions and preventive measures in Public Health programs.
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- Claudio Costantino
- Department of Health Promotion, Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G. D'Alessandro", Section of Hygiene, University of Palermo, Via Del Vespro 133, 90127, Palermo, Italy.
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G. D'Alessandro", Section of Hygiene, University of Palermo, Via Del Vespro 133, 90127, Palermo, Italy.,Cincinnati College of Medicine, Department of Pediatric - Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Burnet Ave 3333, Cincinnati, OH, 45229, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G. D'Alessandro", Section of Hygiene, University of Palermo, Via Del Vespro 133, 90127, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G. D'Alessandro", Section of Hygiene, University of Palermo, Via Del Vespro 133, 90127, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G. D'Alessandro", Section of Hygiene, University of Palermo, Via Del Vespro 133, 90127, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G. D'Alessandro", Section of Hygiene, University of Palermo, Via Del Vespro 133, 90127, Palermo, Italy
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- Regional Educational Authority of Sicily, Via G. Fattori 60, 90100, Palermo, Italy
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- Regional Educational Authority of Sicily, Via G. Fattori 60, 90100, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G. D'Alessandro", Section of Hygiene, University of Palermo, Via Del Vespro 133, 90127, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G. D'Alessandro", Section of Hygiene, University of Palermo, Via Del Vespro 133, 90127, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G. D'Alessandro", Section of Hygiene, University of Palermo, Via Del Vespro 133, 90127, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G. D'Alessandro", Section of Hygiene, University of Palermo, Via Del Vespro 133, 90127, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Health Promotion, Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "G. D'Alessandro", Section of Hygiene, University of Palermo, Via Del Vespro 133, 90127, Palermo, Italy
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Hu J, Song X, Li D, Zhao S, Wan Y, Fang J, Zhang S. Interaction of smoking and being bullied on suicidal behaviors: a school-based cross-sectional survey in China. Environ Health Prev Med 2021; 26:79. [PMID: 34388978 PMCID: PMC8364102 DOI: 10.1186/s12199-021-00999-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Suicidal behaviors are seriously social issues among adolescents in the world. Exposed to smoking and being bullied are risk factors of suicidal behaviors. The present study was aimed to examine the interaction of smoking and being bullied on suicidal behaviors among Chinese adolescents. METHODS A total of 18,900 students were involved in the questionnaire study, in four cities of China from November 2017 to January 2018. Suicidal behaviors, smoking, and being bullied were measured by self-reported validated instruments. Chi-square tests and logistic regression were used to analyze the associations of suicidal ideation (SI)/suicidal plan (SP)/suicidal attempt (SA), smoking, and being bullied. RESULTS The prevalence of smoking, being bullied, SI/SP/SA, were 3.1%, 20.6%, 26.4%, 13.2%, and 5.2% respectively. Interaction analysis indicated that being bullied was associated with a greater increase in the likelihood of suicidal behaviors for adolescents with smoking than for those without smoking. CONCLUSIONS These finding suggest that smoking exacerbates the association between being bullied and suicidal behaviors. Future research should explore how and why smoking appears to more bully-victims than for those without smoking and how to mitigate it.
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- Jie Hu
- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, and MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle/Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Histology & Embryology, Anhui Medical College, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, and MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle/Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, and MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle/Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China
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- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, and MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle/Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China. .,Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China. .,Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Sojo University, Ikeda 4-22-1, Kumamoto, 860-0082, Japan.
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- Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, and MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle/Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.
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Neupane T, Pandey AR, Bista B, Chalise B. Correlates of bullying victimization among school adolescents in Nepal: Findings from 2015 Global School-Based Student Health Survey Nepal. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0237406. [PMID: 32813689 PMCID: PMC7444580 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Bullying is an emerging risk factor for poor mental health outcomes adversely affecting children and adolescents. However, it has rarely caught the attention of the health and education sector due to lack of evidence in many countries including Nepal. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with bullying behavior among adolescent students in Nepal. METHODS We used nationally representative data from the Nepal Global School-Based Student Health Survey that involved two-stage cluster sampling design with the use of a standard set of self-administered questionnaires. Complex sample analysis was done to determine the prevalence and correlates of bullying among 6529 students of 68 schools studying in grade 7 to 11 using descriptive analysis and multivariable logistic regression. RESULTS The overall prevalence of bullying among Nepalese school adolescents was 51% (55.67% in male and 46.17% in female). Bullied adolescents more commonly reported mental health problems with higher risk of loneliness (aOR 1.36, 95% CI: 1.12, 1.64), anxiety (aOR 2.04, 95% CI: 1.65, 2.52), suicide attempt (aOR 2.08, 95% CI: 1.54, 2.81), school absenteeism due to fear (aOR 1.72, 95% CI: 1.34, 2.21) and school truancy (aOR 1.48, 95% CI: 1.17, 1.87). A significant association was seen between bullying victimization and negative health behaviors like involvement in physical fights (aOR 3.64, 95% CI: 2.94, 4.51) and tobacco use (aOR 2.05, 95% CI: 1.15, 3.65). CONCLUSION School bullying is significantly associated with mental health factors like loneliness, anxiety, suicide attempt, school absenteeism and risky behavioral factors like smokeless tobacco use and involvement in physical fight. The insights provided by these findings have important implications for planning anti-bullying strategies in school settings in the Nepalese context.
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- Tamanna Neupane
- Nepal Health Research Council, Ramshah Path, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Nepal Health Research Council, Ramshah Path, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Azagba S, Mensah NA, Shan L, Latham K. Bullying Victimization and e-Cigarette Use among Middle and High School Students. THE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH 2020; 90:545-553. [PMID: 32406087 DOI: 10.1111/josh.12902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Revised: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bullying has been associated with several adverse health outcomes, including substance use. However, little is known about the association between bullying and e-cigarette use. This study examined the association between bully victimization and the frequency of e-cigarette use. METHODS Data from the 2016-2017 Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey were used (N = 49,543). The target population consists of Canadian students enrolled in grades 7-12. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to examine the association between bullying victimization status and e-cigarette use. RESULTS Among the students included in the study, 14.1% were bullied less than once a week. Bullying victimization was statistically significantly associated with higher odds of any e-cigarette use in the last 30 days. Likewise, those bullied daily or almost daily were more likely to use e-cigarettes more frequently compared to students not bullied. We found a statistically significant difference in analysis stratified by sex, with female bullying victims having higher odds of all measures of e-cigarette use. CONCLUSIONS Bullying victims were significantly more likely to use an e-cigarette, and findings appeared to vary by sex. Female bullying victims had a higher likelihood of e-cigarette use.
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- Sunday Azagba
- Associate Professor, , Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, 375 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108., USA
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- PhD Student, , Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, 375 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108., USA
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- Biostatistician II, , Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, 375 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108., USA
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- Research Analyst, , Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, 375 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108., USA
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Soteriades S, Barbouni A, Rachiotis G, Grevenitou P, Mouchtouri V, Pinaka O, Dadouli K, Hadjichristodoulou C. Prevalence of Electronic Cigarette Use and its Determinants among 13-to-15-Year-Old Students in Greece: Results from the 2013 Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E1671. [PMID: 32143414 PMCID: PMC7084902 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17051671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Electronic cigarette use has increased over the past decade. Its potential role in smoking cessation, in addiction and as a 'gateway' to tobacco smoking is subject to intense research. This cross-sectional study, carried out in 2013, aims to present the habits of students aged 13-15 in Greece with regard to e-cigarettes and investigate potential risk factors and the relationship between e-cigarettes, tobacco smoking and other nicotine products. It is the first such study to be carried out in Greece. The survey was based on the standardized methodology of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey. All potential associations were investigated using multiple logistic regression. In total 2.8% of the 4096 participating students were current e-cigarette users and 12.3% of them were ever users. E-cigarette use was associated with male gender, being older, current use of combustible tobacco products and e-cigarette use in the family. Ever e-cigarette use, being older, female gender and higher pocket money were associated with an increased susceptibility to tobacco smoking. E-cigarette prevalence in Greece in 2013 was similar to that of other, developed countries. The smoking and vaping habits of adolescents must be monitored in order to assess trends over time and whether any policy alterations are necessary.
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- Soteris Soteriades
- Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Katsigra Building, 22 Papakyriazi St., 41222 Larissa, Greece (C.H.)
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- Department of Public Health, University of West Attica, 196 Alexandras Ave., 11521 Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Katsigra Building, 22 Papakyriazi St., 41222 Larissa, Greece (C.H.)
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- Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Katsigra Building, 22 Papakyriazi St., 41222 Larissa, Greece (C.H.)
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- Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Katsigra Building, 22 Papakyriazi St., 41222 Larissa, Greece (C.H.)
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- Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Katsigra Building, 22 Papakyriazi St., 41222 Larissa, Greece (C.H.)
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- Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Katsigra Building, 22 Papakyriazi St., 41222 Larissa, Greece (C.H.)
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- Laboratory of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Katsigra Building, 22 Papakyriazi St., 41222 Larissa, Greece (C.H.)
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Aho H, Koivisto A, Paavilainen E, Joronen K. The relationship between peer relations, self-rated health and smoking behaviour in secondary vocational schools. Nurs Open 2019; 6:754-764. [PMID: 31367397 PMCID: PMC6650760 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AIMS To examine the association between peer relations, self-rated health and smoking behaviour in vocational school setting. BACKGROUND Smoking in adolescence causes health and socioeconomic inequality in adulthood. There is evidence that smokers are physically less active, have lower academic aspirations and perceive poorer health than non-smokers. METHOD The study was conducted in spring 2013 and involved 34,776 vocational students who took part in the School Health Promotion Study in Finland. The associations between adolescent smoking habits and peer relations and smokers' self-rated health were studied adjusting for the respondents' age, parental education and family type. RESULTS A substantial proportion of the respondents, 37% of the girls and 36% of the boys, reported smoking daily, 15% of the girls and 14% boys smoked occasionally with a further 15% of the girls and 13% of the boys stating that they were ex-smokers. Of the girls, 33% and 38% of the boys were non-smokers. Adjusted multinomial regression revealed that having a close friend or friends predicted smoking among girls and boys. Additionally, the adjusted model indicated that being a bully and/or a bully + bully-victim was associated with smoking behaviour in boys only. Boys and girls who rated their health as moderate or poor were more often daily smokers; in girls, this was also the case in occasional smokers. CONCLUSION Smoking prevention aimed at vocational schools should take into consideration the norms and expectations related to peer relations which strongly influence adolescents' smoking habits.
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- Hanna Aho
- Faculty of Social Science, Health SciencesUniversity of TampereTampereFinland
- Department of Musclosceletal DiseasesTampere University HospitalTampereFinland
- Tampere University of Applied SciencesTampereFinland
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- Faculty of Social Science, Health SciencesUniversity of TampereTampereFinland
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- Faculty of Social Science, Health SciencesUniversity of TampereTampereFinland
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- Faculty of Social Science, Health SciencesUniversity of TampereTampereFinland
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Piggott T, Harrington D, Mann R, Hamilton HA, Donnelly PD, Manson H. Youth violence victims and perpetrators in Ontario: identifying a high-risk group and a focus for public health prevention. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH = REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE 2018; 109:195-203. [PMID: 29981038 PMCID: PMC6964471 DOI: 10.17269/s41997-018-0061-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2017] [Accepted: 01/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Bullying and violence are common experiences and pose significant lifelong burdens of disease for youth. This study identifies upstream determinants of youth violence and examines the shared characteristics of victims and perpetrators. METHODS Multivariable multinomial logistic regression modeling analyzed a subsample of 5403 students who participated in the 2015 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey to estimate the likelihood that students with various risk profiles were victims and perpetrators. RESULTS Risk factors associated with an increased likelihood of being both a victim and a perpetrator, compared to neither, included harmful alcohol use, potential problem drug use, psychological distress, traumatic brain injury, problem video game playing, fighting, and carrying a weapon in the past 12 months. Many risk factors were more strongly associated with both victimization and perpetration relative to reporting either alone. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates an association between risk factors of interest to public health for students reporting both victimization and perpetration. This group may warrant further targeted public health interventions to prevent violence alongside existing public health programs addressing other health risk behaviours.
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- Thomas Piggott
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, 100 Main St W, Suite 2006, Hamilton, ON, L8P1H6, Canada.
- Public Health Ontario, 480 University Ave, Suite 300, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V2, Canada.
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- Public Health Ontario, 480 University Ave, Suite 300, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V2, Canada
- School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College St., 6th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada
- Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 2S1, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College St., 6th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada
- Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 2S1, Canada
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- Public Health Ontario, 480 University Ave, Suite 300, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V2, Canada
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- Public Health Ontario, 480 University Ave, Suite 300, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V2, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College St., 6th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, Canada
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Kritsotakis G, Papanikolaou M, Androulakis E, Philalithis AE. Associations of Bullying and Cyberbullying With Substance Use and Sexual Risk Taking in Young Adults. J Nurs Scholarsh 2017; 49:360-370. [DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- George Kritsotakis
- Assistant Professor, Public Health Nursing-Social Epidemiology; Laboratory of Epidemiology; Prevention and Management of Diseases, Nursing Department; Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Crete; Heraklion Crete Greece
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- Researcher, Laboratory of Epidemiology; Prevention and Management of Diseases; Nursing Department; Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Crete; Heraklion Crete Greece
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- Researcher, Laboratory of Epidemiology; Prevention and Management of Diseases; Nursing Department; Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Crete; Heraklion Crete Greece
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- Professor; Department of Social Medicine; Faculty of Medicine; University of Crete; Heraklion Crete Greece
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Serra-Negra JM, Pordeus IA, Corrêa-Faria P, Fulgêncio LB, Paiva SM, Manfredini D. Is there an association between verbal school bullying and possible sleep bruxism in adolescents? J Oral Rehabil 2017; 44:347-353. [DOI: 10.1111/joor.12496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- J. M. Serra-Negra
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Belo Horizonte Brazil
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Belo Horizonte Brazil
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry; Universidade Federal de Goias; Goiania Brazil
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Belo Horizonte Brazil
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Belo Horizonte Brazil
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- School of Dentistry; University of Pàdova; Padova Italy
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