Examining Bullying Victimization, Bullying Perpetration, and Positive Childhood Experiences.
J Sch Health
; 93(8): 669-678, 2023 08.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36911911
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The National Academy of Sciences has recognized bullying as a serious public health issue, with the outcomes of bullying immediate and long-term. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between 7 selected positive childhood experiences, such as having a mentor, and bullying victimization, and bullying perpetration.METHODS:
We used cross sectional data from the 2019-2020 National Survey of Children's Health, children ages 6 to 17 (n = 43,999). Bivariate analyses were used, with p < .05 deemed significant. To examine the association between experiences and bullying victimization or perpetration, multivariable regression models were used.RESULTS:
Children who experienced any of the following positive childhood experiences had a lower odds of perpetration of bullying victimization resilient family; safe neighborhood; supportive neighborhood; or connected caregiver. The following covariates had a lower odds of perpetrating bullying, across all models race other than white, female sex, age of 13 or older, primary language not English, and a guardian education of a high school diploma or less. IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL HEALTH POLICY, PRACTICE, AND EQUITY Schools can play a formative role in promoting positive childhood experiences identified herein.CONCLUSIONS:
Findings from this study may be beneficial for educators, policy makers, and child advocacy stakeholders as they design and implement school or community-based youth development programs.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Crime Victims
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Bullying
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Equity_inequality
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Sch Health
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article