The association between bullying-related behaviours and subjective health complaints in late adolescence: cross-sectional study in Greece.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bullying is quite prevalent in the school setting and has been associated with several subjective health complaints such as headache, backache, abdominal pain, dizziness, fatigue and sleep problems. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between bullying and subjective health complaints in a sample of Greek adolescents taking into account the presence of psychiatric morbidity.

Methods

A stratified random sample of 2427 adolescents aged 16-18 years old and attending senior high schools were randomly selected for a computerized interview. Subjective health complaints were assessed using a symptom checklist used in the context of a previous World Health Organization study and relevant sections of the revised Clinical Interview Schedule (CIS-R

SUBMITTER: Politis S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4267138 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature