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ArticleBMC public health2025

Co-occurring cyber and in-person victimisation of bullying and sexual harassment: the associations to depressive symptoms in Swedish adolescents.

Albin Dahlström, Heléne Dahlqvist, Katja Gillander Gådin

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Albin DahlströmDepartment of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, 851 70, Sweden. albin.dahlstrom@miun.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-3417-296X
Heléne DahlqvistDepartment of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, 851 70, Sweden.
Katja Gillander GådinDepartment of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, 851 70, Sweden.

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backgroundPoor mental health has increased among adolescents in recent decades. Bullying and sexual harassment, both cyber and in-person, are each associated with increased depressive symptoms in adolescents and being victimised by co-occurring types is more common than just one single type of victimisation. The study aimed to investigate the association between co-occurring victimisation and depressive symptoms in adolescents when controlling for screen time, social support, physical activity, and personal relative affluence.

methodCross-sectional survey data from 1211 respondents (50.1% girls) aged 15-16 were used to conduct modified Poisson regression with robust error variance analyses for girls and boys separately. Four scales were used to measure cyber and in-person bullying and sexual harassment, and CESD-R10 was used to measure depressive symptoms.

resultsAbout 47% of girls and 20% of boys experienced all four types of victimisation, and about 12% of girls and 25% of boys experienced none of them. When controlled for all included variables, all number of victimisation types of bullying and/or sexual harassment were associated with depressive symptoms in girls. In comparison, only four types of victimisation were associated with depressive symptoms in boys.

conclusionsThe study showed that co-occurring victimisation was associated with depressive symptoms even after controlling for other relevant factors in both genders. However, in girls, all numbers of victimisation were associated with depressive symptoms.

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BullyingCrime VictimsCyberbullyingDepressionSexual HarassmentAdolescentCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesSwedenAdolescenceBullyingDepressive symptomsMental healthSexual harassment

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