Incivility, bullying, and poor health and well-being among students: a Swedish national study in higher education institutions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Exposure to incivility and bullying among students in higher education institutions may have detrimental health and well-being outcomes. Nevertheless, the mechanism and interconnected pathways through which incivility and bullying are linked with poor health and well-being remain largely unexplored. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationships between incivility, bullying, and poor health and well-being among students in higher education institutions in Sweden, and whether gender influences these relationships. Furthermore, we examine whether bullying plays a mediating role in the relationship between incivility and poor health and well-being.

Methods

We analyzed a cross-sectional dataset of students drawn from 38 universities that are members of the a

SUBMITTER: Mensah A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11557468 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature