Healthy lifestyle behaviour decreasing risks of being bullied, violence and injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bullying and violence are problems of aggression in schools among adolescents. Basic daily healthy practices including nutritious diet, hygiene and physical activity are common approaches in comprehensive health promotion programs in school settings, however thier relationship to these aggressive behaviours is vague. We attempted to show the advantages of these healthy lifestyle behaviours in 9 developing countries by examining the association with being frequently bullied, violence and injury.

Methodology/principal findings

A cross-sectional cross-national survey of 9 countries using the WHO Global School Based Student Health Survey dataset was used. Measurements included experiences of "being frequently bullied" in the preceding 30 days and violence/injury in th

SUBMITTER: Turagabeci AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2249928 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature