Social poverty indicators with school bullying victimization: evidence from the global school-based student health survey (GSHS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

School bullying is prevalent in children and adolescents. Bullying victims are seen higher risk of negative psychological outcomes. Previously published studies suggested that social indicators may pose significant influence on bullying victimization. However, the association between social poverty and bullying victimization has not been exclusively discussed.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, we analyzed the association between 6 commonly used social poverty indicators (Poverty Headcount Ratio, PHR; Poverty Gap, PG; Squared Poverty Gap, SPG; monthly household per capita income, PCI; Watts' Poverty Index, WPI; the Gini Index, Gini) and the prevalence of school bullying at country level by using the Global school-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) database.

SUBMITTER: Chen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10898088 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature