TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Suicidality, internalizing problems and externalizing problems among adolescent bullies, victims and bully-victims
JO  - Preventive medicine
A1  - Kelly, Erin V.
A1  - Newton, Nicola C.
A1  - Stapinski, Lexine A.
A1  - Slade, Tim
A1  - Barrett, Emma L.
A1  - Conrod, Patricia J.
A1  - Teesson, Maree
SP  - 100
EP  - 105
VL  - 73
IS  - 
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to compare suicidality, internalizing problems and externalizing problems among adolescent victims, bullies and bully-victims. <br><br>METHOD: This study examined bullying involvement among a subset of the baseline sample of the Climate and Preventure study, a trial of a comprehensive substance use prevention intervention for adolescents in 2012. The sample included 1588 Year 7-9 students in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. <br><br>RESULTS: Victims, bullies and bully-victims had more problems than uninvolved students. Students with internalizing problems were more likely to be a victim than a bully. Some externalizing problems (alcohol and tobacco use) were associated with increased odds of being a bully, but not others (cannabis use and conduct/hyperactivity symptoms). Suicidal ideation, internalizing problems and some externalizing problems increased the odds of being a bully-victim compared to being a bully or a victim. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Early intervention for adolescents frequently involved in bullying may reduce the onset of substance use and other mental disorders. It would be advisable for bullying interventions to include a focus on substance use and mental health problems. A reduction in these chronic and detrimental problems among adolescents could potentially lead to a concomitant reduction in bullying involvement.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0091-7435
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.01.020
ID  - ref1
ER  -