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SynthesisBMC psychiatry2023

Meta-analysis of the relationship between bullying and depressive symptoms in children and adolescents.

Zixiang Ye, Dongmei Wu, Xiaoyan He, Qin Ma, Jianyan Peng, Guoju Mao, Lanling Feng, Yuhao Tong

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readMeta-Analysis
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Synthesis in BMC psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06387108 (Evaluation of a Training Course for Educational Professionals on Depression and Mental Health in Childhood and Adolescence), which is not on this map. Cited by 68 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06387108 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Evaluation of a Training Course for Educational Professionals on Depression and Mental Health in Childhood and Adolescence

TypeinterventionalSponsorLudwig-Maximilians - University of MunichRan2024 to 2024Enrolled97ConditionsDepression, Depression in Children, Depression in AdolescenceArmstraining course
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

68 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 102 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zixiang YeNursing Department, The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Dongmei WuNursing Department, The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China. wudongmei_2001@163.com.ORCID 0000-0001-9830-0527
Xiaoyan HeNursing Department, The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Qin MaNursing Department, The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Jianyan PengNursing Department, The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Guoju MaoNursing Department, The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Lanling FengNursing Department, The Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, MOE Key Laboratory for Neuroinformation, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Yuhao TongAffiliated Hospital of Chengdu University, Chengdu, China.
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China · CNChengdu University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Childhood and adolescence are critical periods for physical and mental development; thus, they are high-risk periods for the occurrence of mental disorders. The purpose of this study was to systematically evaluate the association between bullying and depressive symptoms in children and adolescents. We searched the PubMed, MEDLINE and other databases to identify studies related to bullying behavior and depressive symptoms in children and adolescents. A total of 31 studies were included, with a total sample size of 133,688 people. The results of the meta-analysis showed that the risk of depression in children and adolescents who were bullied was 2.77 times higher than that of those who were not bullied; the risk of depression in bullying individuals was 1.73 times higher than that in nonbullying individuals; and the risk of depression in individuals who bullied and experienced bullying was 3.19 times higher than that in nonbullying-bullied individuals. This study confirmed that depression in children and adolescents was significantly associated with being bullied, bullying, and bullying-bullied behavior. However, these findings are limited by the quantity and quality of the included studies and need to be confirmed by future studies.

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BullyingMental DisordersAdolescentChildDepressionHumansPeer GroupAdolescentsBullyingChildrenDepressionMeta-analysis

Identifiers

PMID36997959
PMCPMC10061722
OpenAlexW4361281680

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