A cross sectional study on health risk behaviours among adolescent high school students of urban Raichur district, Karnataka

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
Kalal Subhashchandra ◽  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Risk Behaviours ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Risk Behaviours

scholarly journals Overlap of traditional bullying and cyberbullying and correlates of bullying among Taiwanese adolescents: a cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Wen Wang ◽  
Patou Masika Musumari ◽  
Teeranee Techasrivichien ◽  
S. Pilar Suguimoto ◽  
Yukiko Tateyama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Traditional Bullying ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Bully Victims

Abstract Background Due to the rapid development of information and communication technologies, cyberbullying has emerged as a threat to adolescents. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and correlates among profiles of traditional bullying, cyberbullying, and combined bullying among Taiwanese high school students. Methods This cross-sectional study employed two-stage cluster sampling in Taipei City, Taiwan. In total, 2028 high school students completed an anonymous questionnaire between March and May 2018. Nominal logistic regression analysis was performed, adjusting for clustering, to examine the correlates of each type-role category of bullying. Results The prevalence rates of cyberbullying, traditional bullying, and combined bullying were 9.9, 13.3, and 9.4%, respectively, indicating that one-third of students were involved in one of these types of bullying; 48.7% of those involved in cyberbullying also experienced traditional bullying, and 41.5% of those involved in traditional bullying also experienced cyberbullying. In any type of bullying, not only being a victim but also being a bully/bully-victim was significantly associated with at least one mental health problem (serious psychological distress, self-harm, or suicidal ideation), except in the case of cyberbullying bullies/bully-victims. Internet abuse and alcohol use were more concentrated among bullies/bully-victims than victims for all types of bullying, and a similar trend was observed among types of schools and school climates, suggesting that specific behavioural circumstances or school backgrounds are associated with bullying perpetration. Conclusions Bullying is a prevalent and complex phenomenon among adolescents in Taiwan, where traditional bullying and cyberbullying frequently overlap and are likely to occur against specific backgrounds. These facts should be taken into account in future bullying prevention and support programmes in Taiwan.

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