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• The relationship between bullying, depression and suicidal thoughts/behaviour in Irish adolescents

  Published in:

  Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, Vol: 21, Page: 112

  Publication Date:

  2004

  Aims & Objectives:

  The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of depressive symptoms, including suicidal ideation/ behaviour, among bullied and non-bullied young people

  Abstract:

  Objectives: This study examined the prevalence of depressive symptoms, including suicidal ideation/ behaviour, among bullied and non-bullied young people. Methods: Participants were 209 students, 97 male and 112 female, attending eight urban post-primary schools and aged between 12 and 15 years. Participants were interviewed using the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School Aged Children - Present and Lifetime Version, the Hopelessness Scale for Children, the Scale for Suicide Ideation, and the Suicide Intent Scale. Results: Data were analysed using a series of non-parametric comparison tests. Being a victim of bullying was found to be significantly associated with depression (chi2 = 10.986; df = 1; p = 0.001) and suicidal ideation (chi2 = 5.811; df = 1; p = 0.022). Results also indicated that victims were more likely to have reported a suicide attempt (chi2 = 5.995; df = 1; p = 0.022). Finally, those bullied were significantly more likely to have been referred to psychiatric services (chi2 = 6.661; df= 1; p= 0.011). Conclusions: These findings suggest that the issue of bullying needs to be re-addressed within Irish schools, with particular emphasis placed on further investigation into the psychological consequences thereof.

  Authors:

  C. Mills; S. Guerin; F. Lynch; I. Daly; C. Fitzpatrick

  Study Type:

  Study Papers » Case Study » Descriptive Studies - Without a comparision

  Notes:

  Accession Number: 2005055355. Language: English. Entry Date: 20050325. Publication Type: journal article; research; tables/charts. Journal Subset: Biomedical; Editorial Board Reviewed; Expert Peer Reviewed; Peer Reviewed; UK & Ireland. Special Interest: Pediatric Care; Psychiatry/Psychology. Instrumentation: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ); Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School Aged Children Present and Life Time Version (KSADS-PL); Scale for Suicide Ideation (SSI); Suicide Intent Scale (SIS); Children's Depression Inventory (CDI)(Kovacs and Beck). Grant Information: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the Mater College, The Friends of the Children's Hospital, Temple St, and The Northern Area Health Board. No. of Refs: 36 ref. NLM UID: 8900208. 0790-9667

  Categories:

  depressive symptoms; suicidal ideation/ behaviour

  International Classification:

  External causes of morbidity and mortality - Intentional self-harm - suicidal ideation/ behaviour

  Keywords:

  • Adolescence
  • Anxiety -- Epidemiology
  • Bullying -- Epidemiology -- In Adolescence
  • Chi Square Test
  • Depression -- Epidemiology -- In Adolescence
  • Descriptive Statistics
  • Female
  • Funding Source
  • Interviews
  • Ireland
  • Male
  • P-Value
  • Questionnaires
  • Research Instruments
  • Scales
  • Suicidal Ideation -- In Adolescence

  
  

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland (North Dublin Area)