Consequences of bullying on adolescents’ mental health in Germany: comparing face-to-face bullying and cyberbullying

The present study explored whether face-to-face bullying (physical as well as relational), cyberbullying, and teachers’ bullying have a negative impact on adolescent’s mental health and whether there are gender differences. Analyses are based on a representative cross-sectional standardised survey o...

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Main Author: Baier, Dirk 1976- (Author)
Contributors: Hong, Jun Sung ; Kliem, Sören ; Bergmann, Marie Christine
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Journal of child and family studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 28, Pages: 2347-2357
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Keywords:
Jugend
Mobbing
Cyber-Mobbing
Psychische Gesundheit
Gewalt
Adolescents
Bullying
Cyberbullying
Mental Health
Violence
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Summary:The present study explored whether face-to-face bullying (physical as well as relational), cyberbullying, and teachers’ bullying have a negative impact on adolescent’s mental health and whether there are gender differences. Analyses are based on a representative cross-sectional standardised survey of 10,638 students of the nineth grade of one federal state of Germany. Findings show that psychological cyberbullying is most strongly associated with poor mental health for both boys and girls. Relational bullying by classmates as well as by teachers also show a significant correlation with poor mental health. For girls, there appears to be an additional relationship between sexual cyberbullying and mental health. Physical forms of bullying were not found to be associated with mental health. Implications for research are discussed.
Item Description:Published online: 18 July 2018
Gesehen am 17.03.2023
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 2355-2357
ISSN:1573-2843
DOI:10.1007/s10826-018-1181-6