TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - The structure of co-occurring bullying experiences and associations with suicidal behaviors in Korean adolescents
JO  - PLoS one
A1  - Roh, Beop-Rae
A1  - Yoon, Yoewon
A1  - Kwon, Ahye
A1  - Oh, Seunga
A1  - Lee, Soyoung Irene
A1  - Ha, Kyunghee
A1  - Shin, Yun Mi
A1  - Song, Jungeun
A1  - Park, Eun Jin
A1  - Yoo, Heejung
A1  - Hong, Hyun Ju
SP  - e0143517
EP  - e0143517
VL  - 10
IS  - 11
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This study had two main goals: to examine the structure of co-occurring peer bullying experiences among adolescents in South Korea from the perspective of victims and to determine the effects of bullying on suicidal behavior, including suicidal ideation and suicide attempts, among adolescents. <br><br>METHOD: This study used data gathered from 4,410 treatment-seeking adolescents at their initial visits to 31 local mental health centers in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The structure of peer bullying was examined using latent class analysis (LCA) to classify participants' relevant experiences. Then, a binomial logistic regression adjusted by propensity scores was conducted to identify relationships between experiences of being bullied and suicidal behaviors. <br><br>RESULTS: The LCA of experiences with bullying revealed two distinct classes of bullying: physical and non-physical. Adolescents who experienced physical bullying were 3.05 times more likely to attempt suicide than those who were not bullied. Victims of (non-physical) cyber bullying were 2.94 times more likely to attempt suicide than were those who were not bullied. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Both physical and non-physical bullying were associated with suicide attempts, with similar effect sizes. Schools and mental health professionals should be more attentive than they currently are to non-physical bullying.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1932-6203
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143517
ID  - ref1
ER  -