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Bullies get away with it, but not everywhere : mental health sequelae of bullying in Chinese and German students

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Lin, Muyu, Wolke, Dieter, Schneider, Silvia and Margraf, Jürgen (2020) Bullies get away with it, but not everywhere : mental health sequelae of bullying in Chinese and German students. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 51 (9). pp. 702-718. doi:10.1177/0022022120949913

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Abstract

Bullying victimization is associated with adverse mental health consequences, while bullies suffer few or no adverse consequences in Western societies. Yet the universality of these consequences across western and eastern cultures is unknown. The current study investigated retrospective bullying experience in primary and secondary schools and its effects on adult mental health (depression, anxiety, stress, lifetime suicidal behavior, positive mental health, life satisfaction, social support, self-efficacy, and sense of control) in 5,012 Chinese and 1,935 German university students. School bullying victimization was far less frequently recalled by the Chinese sample (6.2%–12.6%) than the German sample (29.3%–37.0%), but victims had similar adverse mental health in both countries. In Germany, bullies and not-involved had equally good mental health, whereas bullies in China had poor mental health comparable to victims. Bullying victimization has similar adverse effects on mental health across countries. However, compared to the German students, the prevalence of school bullying is significantly lower, and bullies are also more likely to suffer mental health problems in adulthood in Chinese students. The differences of reasons for and consequences of being bullies are discussed and may have important implications for evolutionary theories and interventions of bullying.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing
Faculty of Science > Psychology
Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
SWORD Depositor: Library Publications Router
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Bullying in schools -- Germany, Bullying in schools -- China
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISSN: 1552-5422
Official Date: October 2020
Dates:
DateEvent
October 2020Published
17 August 2020Available
22 July 2020Accepted
Date of first compliant deposit: 4 September 2020
Volume: 51
Number: 9
Page Range: pp. 702-718
DOI: 10.1177/0022022120949913
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Publisher Statement: Lin M, Wolke D, Schneider S, Margraf J. Bullies Get Away With It, But Not Everywhere: Mental Health Sequelae of Bullying in Chinese and German Students. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. August 2020. doi:10.1177/0022022120949913 Copyright © 2020 (Copyright Holder). Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.
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