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To examine the relationship between peer bullying victimization and multiple adverse psychological conditions among primary and secondary school students.

January 24, 2024Frontiers in PsychologyOpen Access

School bullying results in poor psychological conditions: evidence from a survey of 95,545 subjects

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NZNa ZhaoHarbin Medical University SYShenglong YangJinan University QZQiangjian ZhangYunnan University

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Cross-sectional survey reveals severe psychological risks linked to bullying in school-age students, indicating an urgent need for targeted mental health interventions.

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To examine the relationship between peer bullying victimization and multiple adverse psychological conditions among primary and secondary school students.
Conducted a cross-sectional survey of N=95,545 primary and secondary school students in Zigong City, Sichuan Province.
Evaluated bullying and mental health using the Multidimensional Peer-Victimization Scale (MPVS) alongside eight validated psychological problem scales.
Assessed associations and calculated risk probabilities using chi-square tests and multivariate logistic regression models.
School bullying affected 68,315 students (71.5%) across varying degrees of severity.
Mild bullying correlated with significantly increased probabilities of psychological harm compared to no bullying, including anxiety (4.72-fold), poor sleep quality (4.07-fold), depression (3.64-fold), and PTSD (3.28-fold).
Severe bullying markedly escalated risks, leading to an 18.52-fold higher probability of anxiety, 17.35-fold for prodromal mental illness symptoms, 12.59-fold for PTSD, and 12.03-fold for internet addiction.

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Zhao et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ff52ffda5c1eb07f2d71a9 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1279872

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Cross-sectional survey reveals severe psychological risks linked to bullying in school-age students, indicating an urgent need for targeted mental health interventions.

School bullying results in poor psychological conditions: evidence from a survey of 95,545 subjects

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School bullying results in poor psychological conditions: evidence from a survey of 95,545 subjects

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