Citation

Brailovskaia J, Teismann T, Margraf J. Psychiatry Res. 2018; 267: 240-242.

Affiliation

Mental Health Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Massenbergstraße 9-13, Bochum 44787, Germany.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.psychres.2018.05.074

PMID

29940454

Abstract

Cyberbullying has regularly been shown to be associated with suicide ideation/behavior. The present study investigated whether positive mental health, i.e., high levels of emotional, cognitive and psychological well-being, buffers the association between cyberbullying and suicide ideation/behavior. A total of 225 students completed measures of cyberbullying, suicide ideation/behavior, and positive mental health. Positive mental health fully mediated the association between cyberbullying and suicide ideation/behavior. Positive mental health seems to confer resilience and should be taken into account in clinical and preventive programs for student populations.

Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier B.V.

Language: en

Keywords

Cyberbullying; Protection; Suicide risk