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Wolke, Dieter (2001) Bullying involvement in primary school and common health problems. Archives of Disease in Childhood, Volume 85 (Number 3). pp. 197-201. doi:10.1136/adc.85.3.197 ISSN 0003-9888.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/adc.85.3.197
Abstract
AIMS—To examine the association of direct (e.g. hitting) and relational (e.g. hurtful manipulation of peer relationships) bullying experience with common health problems.
METHODS—A total of 1639 children (aged 6-9 years) in 31 primary schools were studied in a cross sectional study that assessed bullying with a structured child interview and common health problems using parent reports. Main outcome measures were common physical (e.g. colds/coughs) and psychosomatic (e.g. night waking) health problems and school absenteeism.
RESULTS—Of the children studied, 4.3% were found to be direct bullies, 10.2% bully/victims (i.e. both bully and become victims), and 39.8% victims. Direct bully/victims, victims, and girls were most likely to have physical health symptoms (e.g. repeated sore throats, colds, and coughs). Direct bully/victims, direct victims, and year 2 children were most likely to have high psychosomatic health problems (e.g. poor appetite, worries about going to school). Pure bullies (who never got victimised) had the least physical or psychosomatic health problems. No association between relational bullying and health problems was found.
CONCLUSIONS—Direct bullying (e.g. hitting) has only low to moderate associations with common health problems in primary school children. Nevertheless, health professionals seeing children with repeated sore throat, colds, breathing problems, nausea, poor appetite, or school worries should consider bullying as contributory factor.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Archives of Disease in Childhood | ||||||
Publisher: | BMJ | ||||||
ISSN: | 0003-9888 | ||||||
Official Date: | September 2001 | ||||||
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Volume: | Volume 85 | ||||||
Number: | Number 3 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 197-201 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1136/adc.85.3.197 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
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