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Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (JPHCOPH)
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Poster Presentation
Co-Presenters and Faculty Mentors or Advisors
Dr. Gulzar Shah, Faculty Advisor
Abstract
Background: Bullying can have devastating physical and mental health effects for the victims, including hopelessness, helplessness, and suicidal thoughts.
Purpose: The primary purpose of this study is to assess the association of in-school and electronic bullying with suicidal tendencies and feelings of hopelessness among adolescents.
Methods: This observational cross-sectional study uses secondary data from the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Survey. To examine the association of in-school and cyber-bullying with these dichotomous outcome variables reflecting suicidal tendencies, we performed chi-square and logistic regression analyses to control for socio-demographic characteristics such as age, gender, race/ethnicity.
Results: The results of both Chi-square and logistic regression show that victims of both school and electronic bullying are more likely to feel sad or hopeless, and have suicidal tendencies (suicidal thoughts, suicidal attempts, and suicidal attempts with an injury. Sixty-two percent(62%) of those bullied in school felt sad or hopeless and 32% of them had a suicide plan. Sixty-five percent (65%) of those who had been bullied electronically felt sad or hopeless and about 10% of them had attempted suicide once. After controlling for the socio-demographic variables in the model, those who were bullied in school had significantly higher odds of attempting suicide (AOR=3.559, CI= 3.099 to 4.088; p<.0001).
Conclusion: Our study yielded important policy implications for effective solutions that address both school and electronic bullying.
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Recommended Citation
Ayangunna, Elizabeth, ""Association of in-school and Electronic Bullying With Suicidal Tendencies and Feelings of Hopelessness Among Adolescents in the United States"" (2021). GS4 Georgia Southern Student Scholars Symposium. 40.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/research_symposium/2021/2021/40
"Association of in-school and Electronic Bullying With Suicidal Tendencies and Feelings of Hopelessness Among Adolescents in the United States"
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (JPHCOPH)
Background: Bullying can have devastating physical and mental health effects for the victims, including hopelessness, helplessness, and suicidal thoughts.
Purpose: The primary purpose of this study is to assess the association of in-school and electronic bullying with suicidal tendencies and feelings of hopelessness among adolescents.
Methods: This observational cross-sectional study uses secondary data from the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Survey. To examine the association of in-school and cyber-bullying with these dichotomous outcome variables reflecting suicidal tendencies, we performed chi-square and logistic regression analyses to control for socio-demographic characteristics such as age, gender, race/ethnicity.
Results: The results of both Chi-square and logistic regression show that victims of both school and electronic bullying are more likely to feel sad or hopeless, and have suicidal tendencies (suicidal thoughts, suicidal attempts, and suicidal attempts with an injury. Sixty-two percent(62%) of those bullied in school felt sad or hopeless and 32% of them had a suicide plan. Sixty-five percent (65%) of those who had been bullied electronically felt sad or hopeless and about 10% of them had attempted suicide once. After controlling for the socio-demographic variables in the model, those who were bullied in school had significantly higher odds of attempting suicide (AOR=3.559, CI= 3.099 to 4.088; p<.0001).
Conclusion: Our study yielded important policy implications for effective solutions that address both school and electronic bullying.
