Association between bullying, peer victimization and mental health problems among adolescents in Bengaluru, India
Context: Adolescents face quite a few psychosocial problems in schools, bullying is one such problem. Although bullying has become a routine phenomenon, it is a poorly understood in the Indian setting. Undergoing experiences of bullying often result in serious mental health consequences which can ha...
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doaj-2062c1553b7b4b9d80fc0a391698b2b42020-11-25T02:45:01ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Social Psychiatry0971-99622019-01-0135320721210.4103/ijsp.ijsp_6_19Association between bullying, peer victimization and mental health problems among adolescents in Bengaluru, IndiaP James RanjithChristy JayakumarM Thomas KishoreB BinukumarAdhin BhaskarContext: Adolescents face quite a few psychosocial problems in schools, bullying is one such problem. Although bullying has become a routine phenomenon, it is a poorly understood in the Indian setting. Undergoing experiences of bullying often result in serious mental health consequences which can have an impact on individual's well-being. However, much of our understanding on bullying and peer victimization comes from the studies conducted in the West and are not completely relevant to Indian settings. Aim: The aim is to explore the prevalence of bullying, victimization, and its association with mental health among the adolescents. Methods: The study included 419 boys and girls from Class VIII to X grade in English medium, private schools in Bengaluru through stratified sampling. Adolescent peer relation instrument and strengths and difficulties questionnaire were administered in small groups. Results and Conclusion: Majority of the participants (97.1%) reported that they bullied others at some point of time, with verbal bullying (95.5%) being the most common form. Majority of the participants (97.9%) also reported that they were victims of bullying at some point of time and were mainly subjected to verbal victimization (93.3%). Boys indulged more in physical bullying. Emotional problems, conduct problems, and hyperactivity were highly associated with specific forms of bullying and victimization. Prosocial behaviors were negatively correlated with all form of bullying. Both victimization and bullying may indicate the presence of emotional and behavioral problems. These findings imply a need for school-based psychosocial interventions to deal with bullying and victimization.http://www.indjsp.org/article.asp?issn=0971-9962;year=2019;volume=35;issue=3;spage=207;epage=212;aulast=RanjithAdolescentsbullyingmental healthpeer victimizationpsychosocial intervention |
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Association between bullying, peer victimization and mental health problems among adolescents in Bengaluru, India |
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Association between bullying, peer victimization and mental health problems among adolescents in Bengaluru, India |
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Association between bullying, peer victimization and mental health problems among adolescents in Bengaluru, India |
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Association between bullying, peer victimization and mental health problems among adolescents in Bengaluru, India |
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association between bullying, peer victimization and mental health problems among adolescents in bengaluru, india |
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Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry |
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Context: Adolescents face quite a few psychosocial problems in schools, bullying is one such problem. Although bullying has become a routine phenomenon, it is a poorly understood in the Indian setting. Undergoing experiences of bullying often result in serious mental health consequences which can have an impact on individual's well-being. However, much of our understanding on bullying and peer victimization comes from the studies conducted in the West and are not completely relevant to Indian settings. Aim: The aim is to explore the prevalence of bullying, victimization, and its association with mental health among the adolescents. Methods: The study included 419 boys and girls from Class VIII to X grade in English medium, private schools in Bengaluru through stratified sampling. Adolescent peer relation instrument and strengths and difficulties questionnaire were administered in small groups. Results and Conclusion: Majority of the participants (97.1%) reported that they bullied others at some point of time, with verbal bullying (95.5%) being the most common form. Majority of the participants (97.9%) also reported that they were victims of bullying at some point of time and were mainly subjected to verbal victimization (93.3%). Boys indulged more in physical bullying. Emotional problems, conduct problems, and hyperactivity were highly associated with specific forms of bullying and victimization. Prosocial behaviors were negatively correlated with all form of bullying. Both victimization and bullying may indicate the presence of emotional and behavioral problems. These findings imply a need for school-based psychosocial interventions to deal with bullying and victimization. |
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Adolescents bullying mental health peer victimization psychosocial intervention |
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