Citation

Arango A, Opperman KJ, Gipson PY, King CA. J. Adolesc. 2016; 51: 19-29.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.05.003

PMID

27262934

Abstract

The current study examined characteristics of bullying involvement and social connectedness in relation to suicide ideation and attempts in a sample of youth who report bully victimization, bully perpetration, and/or low social connectedness. The sample was comprised of 321 youth (67% female), ages 12-15 years (M = 13.6), recruited from an emergency department in the Midwest region of the United States.

RESULTS indicated that lower levels of social connectedness and higher levels of bully victimization and perpetration were significantly associated with suicide ideation and attempts. Level of social connectedness did not moderate the relationship between bullying involvement and suicide risk. The associations between the severity of subtypes of bully victimization and perpetration (verbal, relational, physical), electronic bullying involvement, and suicide risk were examined.

RESULTS highlight a continuum in severity of bullying involvement and social connectedness associated with suicide risk. Implications of these results are discussed.

Copyright © 2016 The Foundation for Professionals in Services for Adolescents. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Language: en