tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: "Bullying in school and cyberspace: Associations with depressive symptoms in Swiss and Australian adolescents"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Bullying in school and cyberspace: Associations with depressive symptoms in Swiss and Australian adolescents. | Perren et al. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2010 4 28 http content 4 1 28 CHILD ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH Open Access Bullying in school and cyberspace Associations with depressive symptoms in Swiss and Australian adolescents Sonja Perren1 Julian Dooley2 Thérèse Shaw2 Donna Cross2 Abstract Background Cyber-bullying . bullying via electronic means has emerged as a new form of bullying that presents unique challenges to those victimised. Recent studies have demonstrated that there is a significant conceptual and practical overlap between both types of bullying such that most young people who are cyberbullied also tend to be bullied by more traditional methods. Despite the overlap between traditional and cyber forms of bullying it remains unclear if being a victim of cyber-bullying has the same negative consequences as being a victim of traditional bullying. Method The current study investigated associations between cyber versus traditional bullying and depressive symptoms in 374 and 1320 students from Switzerland and Australia respectively 52 female Age M SD . All participants completed a bullying questionnaire assessing perpetration and victimisation of traditional and cyber forms of bullying behaviour in addition to scales on depressive symptoms. Results Across both samples traditional victims and bully-victims reported more depressive symptoms than bullies and non-involved children. Importantly victims of cyber-bullying reported significantly higher levels of depressive symptoms even when controlling for the involvement in traditional bullying victimisation. Conclusions Overall cyber-victimisation emerged as an additional risk factor for depressive symptoms in adolescents involved in bullying. Background It is well established that students who are bullied by their peers are at higher risk for internalizing problems. Recently a new form of bullying behaviour has come to the attention of school staff