@article{ref1,
title="The relationship between self-harm and bullying behaviour: results from a population based study of adolescents",
journal="BMC public health",
year="2021",
author="Myklestad, Ingri and Straiton, Melanie",
volume="21",
number="1",
pages="e524-e524",
abstract="BACKGROUND: This study aims to better understand the association between bullying behaviour (the bullied, the bullies and the bully-victims) and self-harm, and which protective factors moderate this association. <br><br>METHODS: A total of 16,182 adolescents, aged 12 to 19 years, were invited to participate in the cross-sectional Ung-data survey. This survey covered various aspects of young people's lives. The response rate was 87%. To assess the relationship between self-harm and bulling behaviour, and psychological- and environmental covariates, we conducted logistic regression analyses. In addition, we tested for potential interaction effects between protective factors and the three bullying groups on self-harm. <br><br>RESULTS: Fifteen percent of participating adolescents reported engaging in self-harm during the last year. The risk of self-harm was six times higher for the &quot;bully-victims&quot;, five times higher for the bullied, and three times higher for the bullies, compared to the &quot;neither-bullied nor bullies&quot;. The risk of self-harm in the face of being bullied was significantly greater for girls than boys. Depression, anxiety and parental conflict accounted for some of the association between being bullied and self-harm, and between bully-victims and self-harm. School behavioural problems accounted for some of the association between the bullies and self-harm and the bully-victims and self-harm. The relationship between the bullied and self-harm was significantly moderated by parental support and school well-being, while the relationship between &quot;bully-victims&quot; and self-harm was moderated by school well-being. <br><br>CONCLUSION: There is a strong link between bullying and self-harm. Interventions to address bullying may reduce self-harm. Our findings also suggest that high levels of parental support and school well-being may buffer the harmful relationship between bullying behaviour and self-harm. Addressing these factors may be important in reducing the risk of self-harm among those experiencing bullying.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1471-2458",
doi="10.1186/s12889-021-10555-9",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10555-9"
}