@article{ref1,
title="Bullying involvement and self-reported mental health in elementary school children across Europe",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2020",
author="Husky, Mathilde M. and Delbasty, Emma and Bitfoi, Adina and Carta, Mauro Giovanni and Goelitz, Dietmar and Koç, Ceren and Lesinskiene, Sigita and Mihova, Zlatka and Otten, Roy and Kovess-Masféty, Viviane",
volume="107",
number="",
pages="e104601-e104601",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Bullying behavior is recognized internationally as a serious issue associated with mental health and functioning problems among children.   OBJECTIVE: The present study sought to determine the associations between bullying involvement and self-reported mental health among elementary school children across seven European countries.   PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: The School Children Mental Health in Europe study was conducted in Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Romania and Turkey in 2010 using similar methodology to collect cross-sectional data from children, parents, and teachers.   METHODS: The study focused on children who had completed the Dominic Interactive and whose mother and/or teacher had completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (n = 5,183).   RESULTS: Overall 14.3 % of children were identified as bullies, 18.2 % as victims and, 19.0 % as both bullies and victims. Despite the low threshold for defining bullying status, children identified as being involved were highly likely to present with self-reported mental health problems: 31.6 % of bully-victims reported any disorder, while 25.4 % of bullies and 23.1 % of victims did. Adjusting for key factors, bullies and bully-victims were significantly more likely to present with any externalizing disorder, while victims were not. Additionally, bully-victim status was associated with significantly greater odds of presenting with each internalizing disorder: phobia (AOR = 1.48, 95 %CI = 1.01-2.19), GAD (AOR = 2.54, 95 %CI = 1.67-3.87), separation anxiety (AOR = 1.88, 95 %CI = 1.43-2.47) and depression (AOR = 2.52, 95 %CI = 1.61-3.93). However, victim status was only associated with GAD (AOR = 1.63, 95 %CI = 1.07-2.48) and bully status with separation anxiety (AOR = 1.44, 95 %CI = 1.07-1.93).   CONCLUSIONS: The results highlight the association of bullying involvement and child mental health in elementary school children across Europe.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104601",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104601"
}