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Cyberbullying, school bullying, and psychological distress: a regional census of high school students
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- Perceptions of teachers support, safety, and absence from school because of fear among victims, bullies, and bully-victims.
- Ethnic discrimination prevalence and associations with health outcomes: data from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of secondary school students in New Zealand.
- Source Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. s.crengle@auckland.ac.nz Abstract
Cyberbullying, school bullying, and psychological distress: a regional census of high school students.Schneider SK, O'Donnell L, Stueve A, Coulter RW. SourceHealth and Human Development Division, Education Development Center, Newton Waltham, MA 02453, USA. skschneider@edc.org AbstractOBJECTIVES:Using data from a regional census of high school students, we have documented the prevalence of cyberbullying and school bullyingvictimization and their associations with psychological distress. METHODS:In the fall of 2008, 20,406 ninth- through twelfth-grade students in MetroWest Massachusetts completed surveys assessing their bullyingvictimization and psychological distress, including depressive symptoms, self-injury, and suicidality. RESULTS:A total of 15.8% of students reported cyberbullying and 25.9% reported school bullying in the past 12 months. A majority (59.7%) of cyberbullying victims were also school bullying victims; 36.3% of school bullying victims were also cyberbullying victims. Victimization was higher among nonheterosexually identified youths. Victims report lower school performance and school attachment. Controlled analyses indicated that distress was highest among victims of both cyberbullying and school bullying (adjusted odds ratios [AORs] were from 4.38 for depressive symptoms to 5.35 for suicide attempts requiring medical treatment). Victims of either form of bullying alone also reported elevated levels of distress. CONCLUSIONS:Our findings confirm the need for prevention efforts that address both forms of bullying and their relation to school performance and mental health. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2012 Jan;82(1):67-74. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2011.01132.x. Perceptions of teachers' support, safety, and absence from school because of fear among victims, bullies, and bully-victims.Berkowitz R, Benbenishty R. SourceLouis and Gaby Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel. rruthberko@gmail.com AbstractThis study examines the distribution of the types of involvement in school violence (bullies, victims, bully-victims, and students not involved in violence) among the general population of Israeli school students. The prevalence of these different types of involvement was also examined according to gender, age or school level (junior high vs. high school), and ethnicity (Jewish vs. Arab). Further, the study examines the relationships between type of involvement in school violence and students' perceptions of teachers' support, safety, and absence from school because of fear. Data were obtained from a nationally representative, stratified sample of 13,262 students in grades 7-11 who responded to a self-report questionnaire on victimization by, and perpetration of, school violence and on perceptions of school climate. Data revealed that 3.6% of all students were victims ofbullying (18.5% of those involved in violence). The proportion of bully-victims among male students was 6.4% (21.9% of all involved) compared with 1.1% (11.2% of all involved) among females. Bully-victims reported the lowest levels of teacher support and feelings of security and missed school because of fear significantly more often. The results point to the uniqueness of the bully-victim group. This group presents multiple challenges for school staff with these students needing special attention. BMC Public Health. 2012 Jan 18;12:45. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-45. Ethnic discrimination prevalence and associations with health outcomes: data from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of secondary school students in New Zealand.Crengle S, Robinson E, Ameratunga S, Clark T, Raphael D. SourceTe Kupenga Hauora Māori, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. s.crengle@auckland.ac.nz AbstractBACKGROUND:Reported ethnic discrimination is higher among indigenous and minority adult populations. There is a paucity of nationally representative prevalence studies of ethnic discrimination among adolescents. Experiencing ethnic discrimination has been associated with a range of adverse health outcomes. NZ has a diverse ethnic population. There are health inequalities among young people from Māori and Pacific ethnic groups. METHODS:9107 randomly selected secondary school students participated in a nationally representative cross-sectional health and wellbeing survey conducted in 2007. The prevalence of ethnic discrimination by health professionals, by police, and ethnicity-related bullying were analysed. Logistic regression was used to examine the associations between ethnic discrimination and six health/wellbeing outcomes: self-rated health status, depressive symptoms in the last 12 months, cigarette smoking, binge alcohol use, feeling safe in ones neighbourhood, and self-rated school achievement. RESULTS:There were significant ethnic differences in the prevalences of ethnic discrimination. Students who experienced ethnic discrimination were less likely to report excellent/very good/good self-rated general health (OR 0.51; 95% CI 0.39, 0.65), feel safe in their neighbourhood (OR 0.48; 95% CI 0.40, 0.58), and more likely to report an episode of binge drinking in the previous 4 weeks (OR 1.77; 95% CI 1.45, 2.17). For all these outcomes the odds ratios for the group who were 'unsure' if they had experienced ethnic discrimination were similar to those of the 'yes' group.Ethnicity stratified associations between ethnic discrimination and the depression, cigarette smoking, and self-rated school achievement are reported. Within each ethnic group participants reporting ethnic discrimination were more likely to have adverse outcomes for these three variables. For all three outcomes the direction and size of the association between experience of ethnic discrimination and the outcome were similar across all ethnic groups. CONCLUSIONS:Ethnic discrimination is more commonly reported by Indigenous and minority group students. Both experiencing and being 'unsure' about experiencing ethnic discrimination are associated with a range of adverse health/wellbeing outcomes. Our findings highlight the progress yet to be made to ensure that rights to be free from ethnic discrimination are met for young people living in New Zealand. Soc Sci Med. 2012 Feb;74(4):490-7. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.12.001. Epub 2011 Dec 7. Directory: documents documents -> Concept stage documents -> Concept stage documents -> The great global switch-off documents -> Nonprofit grant application documents -> The Truth about the Rwandan Genocide documents -> Annual InStructional unit plan documents -> Chaos equipment included Download 2.3 Mb. Share with your friends:
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