@article{ref1,
title="Exploring the relationship between cyberbullying and unnatural child death: an ecological study of twenty-four European countries",
journal="BMC pediatrics",
year="2014",
author="Fu, King-Wa and Chan, Ch and Ip, Patrick",
volume="14",
number="",
pages="195-195",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Internet risk has been recognized as a child safety problem, but evidence is insufficient to conclude that a child's online risk exposure can lead to physical harm. This study aims to explore the ecological relationship between Internet risk exposure and unnatural child death. <br><br>METHODS: Multiple secondary data sources were used: online exposure to content about self-harm, cyberbullying, and Internet addiction data (EU Kids Online survey, 2010); and mortality data (European Detailed Mortality Database, 2010 or the latest year if not available) of 24 European countries. Correlations were found using quasi-Poisson regression. Countries' prevalence rates of psychiatric problems (European Social Survey Round 3 and 6, 2006 and 2012) were used to test for possible spuriousness. <br><br>RESULTS: This study finds that countries with higher rates of cyberbullying were more likely to have a higher incidence of unnatural child death. A 1 percent rise in the prevalence of cyberbullying translated into a 28% increase in risk of unnatural child death (95% CI: 2%-57%). No evidence was found to substantiate confounding effect of the national prevalence of depressive symptoms or traditional bullying. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Explanations are given for the findings. We conclude that intervention programs designed to serve as precautionary measures for risk minimisation should be considered.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1471-2431",
doi="10.1186/1471-2431-14-195",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-14-195"
}