Associations of childhood bullying victimization with lifetime suicidal behaviors among new U.S. Army soldiers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prior studies have documented associations of childhood bullying victimization with suicidal behaviors. However, many failed to adjust for concomitant risk factors and none investigated this relationship in military personnel. This study aimed to estimate independent associations of childhood bullying victimization with suicidal behaviors among U.S. Army soldiers.

Methods

Soldiers reporting for basic training completed a cross-sectional survey assessing mental disorders, suicidal behaviors, and childhood adversities including two types of bullying victimization: (1) Physical Assault/Theft and (2) Bullying Comments/Behaviors. Associations of childhood bullying experiences with suicidal behaviors were estimated using discrete-time survival analysis of person-year da

SUBMITTER: Campbell-Sills L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5542865 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature