Is involvement in school bullying associated with increased risk of murderous ideation and behaviours among adolescent students in China?

ABSTRACT:

Background

School bullying is a destructive behaviour common among adolescents that can sometimes escalate to criminal activity. This study aimed to examine the association between four types of school bullying (i.e., physical, verbal, relational, and cyber) and murderous ideation and behaviours (i.e., ideation, plans, preparation, and attempts) among adolescent students.

Methods

Data were collected from 5726 middle and high school students using self-administered questionnaires in December 2013. The participants were selected using a 3-stage random cluster-sampling strategy. The participants were asked about the frequency of their bullying experiences in the past two months and the frequencies of their murderous ideation and behaviours in the past six months. Multivariate l

SUBMITTER: Su PY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6480810 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature