Association of childhood bullying victimization with suicide deaths: Findings from a 50-year nationwide cohort study

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Background: Bullying victimization has been associated with increased risk of suicide ideation and attempt throughout the lifespan, but no study has yet examined whether it translates to greater risk of death by suicide. We aimed to determine the association of bullying victimization with suicide mortality. Methods: Participants were drawn from the 1958 British Birth Cohort, a prospective follow-up of all births in one week in Britain in 1958. We conducted logistic regressions on 14,946 participants whose mothers reported bullying victimization at 7 and 11 years with linked information on suicide deaths through the National Health Service Central Register.