Pathways to socioeconomic health differences in Armenian adolescents: The role of bullying perpetration.

ABSTRACT: Bullying perpetration might be an alternative way of hierarchy formation among adolescents. It can potentially compensate for the negative health influences of low socioeconomic status (SES), rewarding this unwanted behavior. This study aimed to investigate the role of bullying perpetration in the relationship between SES and health among Armenian adolescents. A nationally representative sample of 3679 adolescents aged 11-15 years (mean = 13.1, standard deviation = 1.6) participated in the Health Behavior in School-aged Children 2013/14 survey in Armenia. Complex samples multiple logistic regression were used to estimate the associations between two SES measures (family socioeconomic position [SEP] and material well-being) and three health outcomes (perceived health status, psychosocial we

SUBMITTER: Torchyan AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9165766 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature