The long-term effects of being bullied or a bully in adolescence on externalizing and internalizing mental health problems in adulthood

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dc.contributor.authorSigurdson, J.F. ; Undheim, A.M. ; Wallander, J.L. ; Lydersen, S. ; Sund, A.M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-31T19:33:26Z
dc.date.available2019-07-31T19:33:26Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractBackground: The aim is to examine associations between bullying involvement in adolescence and mental health problems in adulthood. Methods: Information on bullying-involvement (being bullied, bully-victim, aggressive toward others) and non-involved was collected from 2464 adolescents in Mid-Norway at mean age 13.7 and again at mean age 14.9. Information about mental health problems and psychosocial functioning was collected about 12 years later at mean age 27.2 (n = 1266). Results: All groups involved in bullying in young adolescence had adverse mental health outcomes in adulthood compared to non-involved. Those being bullied were affected especially regarding increased total sum of depressive symptoms and high levels of total, internalizing and critical symptoms, increased risk of having received help for mental health problems, and reduced functioning because of a psychiatric problem in adulthood. While those being aggressive toward others showed high levels of total and internalizing symptoms. Both those being bullied and bully-victims showed an increased risk of high levels of critical symptoms. Lastly, all groups involved in bullying on adolescence had increased risk of psychiatric hospitalization because of mental health problems. Conclusion: Involvement in bullying in adolescence is associated with later mental health problems, possibly hindering development into independent adulthood. (author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationSigurdson, J.F. ; Undheim, A.M. ; Wallander, J.L. ; Lydersen, S. ; Sund, A.M. (2015). The long-term effects of being bullied or a bully in adolescence on externalizing and internalizing mental health problems in adulthood. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 9(1), 42-54.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://escholarship.org/content/qt5808j4zh/qt5808j4zh.pdf?t=nwdgk8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4438
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherChild and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Healthen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectharassmenten_US
dc.subjectadolescentsen_US
dc.subjectteensen_US
dc.subjectyouthen_US
dc.subjectlong term effectsen_US
dc.subjectpsychological effectsen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectNorwayen_US
dc.titleThe long-term effects of being bullied or a bully in adolescence on externalizing and internalizing mental health problems in adulthooden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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