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ArticleBMC psychiatry2019

Is involvement in school bullying associated with increased risk of murderous ideation and behaviours among adolescent students in China?

Pu-Yu Su, Geng-Fu Wang, Huan He, A-Zhu Han, Guo-Bao Zhang, Nuo Xu

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Article in BMC psychiatry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Pu-Yu SuDepartment of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China. supuyu@ahmu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-0946-2805
Geng-Fu WangDepartment of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, No. 22 Qixiangtai Road, Tianjin, 300070, China.
Huan HeInstitute of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
A-Zhu HanDepartment of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.
Guo-Bao ZhangDepartment of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.
Nuo XuDepartment of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.
Anhui Medical University · CNAnhui University · CNJohns Hopkins University · USTianjin Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSchool bullying is a destructive behaviour common among adolescents that can sometimes escalate to criminal activity. This study aimed to examine the association between four types of school bullying (i.e., physical, verbal, relational, and cyber) and murderous ideation and behaviours (i.e., ideation, plans, preparation, and attempts) among adolescent students.

methodsData were collected from 5726 middle and high school students using self-administered questionnaires in December 2013. The participants were selected using a 3-stage random cluster-sampling strategy. The participants were asked about the frequency of their bullying experiences in the past two months and the frequencies of their murderous ideation and behaviours in the past six months. Multivariate logistic regressions were performed to explore the association between school bullying and murderous ideation and behaviours.

resultsEach type of school bullying perpetration was associated with murderous ideation and behaviours, as was each type of bullying victimization. Students who experienced more types of school bullying perpetration and victimization were more likely to report murderous ideation and behaviours. Moreover, the number of types of bullying perpetration and victimization had a dose-response association with murderous ideation and behaviours (aOR min = 1.45, aOR max = 2.72), as did the frequency of involvement in bullying perpetration and victimization (aOR min = 1.33, aOR max = 2.00). Being a bully-victim was a risk factor for murderous ideation and behaviours (aOR min = 3.88, aOR max = 7.24).

conclusionsEach type of school bullying was associated with an increased risk for murderous ideation and behaviours among adolescents. Dose-response relationships between the frequency of bullying and number of bullying types experienced and murderous ideation and behaviours were found in this study. Future studies are warranted to confirm our findings and explore the mechanisms underlying the relationship between school bullying and murderous ideation and behaviours.

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SchoolsThinkingAdolescentAggressionBullyingChildChinaCrime VictimsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHomicideHumansMaleRisk FactorsStudentsSurveys and QuestionnairesAdolescentMurderous ideation and behavioursSchool bullying

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