1. Cross-national time trends in bullying victimization in 33 countries among children aged 11, 13 and 15 from 2002 to 2010.
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Chester, Kayleigh L., Callaghan, Mary, Cosma, Alina, Donnelly, Peter, Craig, Wendy, Walsh, Sophie, and Molcho, Michal
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BULLYING , *PROBABILITY theory , *RESEARCH funding , *SEX distribution , *VICTIM psychology , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *CROSS-sectional method , *DATA analysis software , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Background: Bullying among children and adolescents is a public health concern; victimization is associated with psychological and physical health problems. The purpose of this study is to examine temporal trends in bullying victimization among school-aged children in Europe and North America. Methods: Data were obtained from crosssectional self-report surveys collected as part of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study from nationally representative samples of 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds, from 33 countries and regions which participated in the 2001-02, 2005-06 and 2009-10 surveys. Responses from 581 838 children were included in the analyses. Binary logistic regression was used for the data analyses. Results: The binary logistic regression models showed significant decreasing trends in occasional and chronic victimization between 2001-02 and 2009-10 across both genders in a third of participating countries. One country reported significant increasing trends for both occasional and chronic victimization. Gender differences in trends were evident across many countries. Conclusion: Overall, while still common in many countries, bullying victimization is decreasing. The differences between countries highlight the need to further investigate measures undertaken in countries demonstrating a downward trend. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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