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Relationships between bullying and violence among US youth.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003 Apr; 157(4):348-53.AP

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

To determine the extent to which bullying and being bullied, both in and away from school, is associated with involvement in violent behavior.

DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS

A US representative cross-sectional sample of 15 686 students in grades 6 through 10 in public and private schools completed the World Health Organization's Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey in 1998.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES

Self-report of weapon carrying, weapon carrying in school, physical fighting, and being injured in a physical fight.

RESULTS

Involvement in each of the violence-related behaviors ranged from 13% to 23% of boys and 4% to 11% of girls. Bullying others and being bullied were consistently related to each violence-related behavior for both boys and girls. Greater odds of involvement occurred with bullying others than being bullied, and greater odds of involvement occurred with bullying that took place away from school than that occurring in school. For example, the adjusted odds ratio for weapon carrying associated with being bullied in school weekly was 1.5, for bullying others in school 2.6, for being bullied away from school 4.1, and for bullying others away from school 5.9.

CONCLUSION

Bullying should not be considered a normative aspect of youth development, but rather a marker for more serious violent behaviors, including weapon carrying, frequent fighting, and fighting-related injury.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Nansel TR
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. nanselt@mail.nih.gov
Overpeck MD
No affiliation info available
Haynie DL
No affiliation info available
Ruan WJ
No affiliation info available
Scheidt PC
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdolescentAggressionChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisSex DistributionStudentsUnited StatesViolence

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

12695230

Citation

Nansel, Tonja R., et al. "Relationships Between Bullying and Violence Among US Youth." Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, vol. 157, no. 4, 2003, pp. 348-53.
Nansel TR, Overpeck MD, Haynie DL, et al. Relationships between bullying and violence among US youth. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003;157(4):348-53.
Nansel, T. R., Overpeck, M. D., Haynie, D. L., Ruan, W. J., & Scheidt, P. C. (2003). Relationships between bullying and violence among US youth. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 157(4), 348-53.
Nansel TR, et al. Relationships Between Bullying and Violence Among US Youth. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003;157(4):348-53. PubMed PMID: 12695230.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Relationships between bullying and violence among US youth. AU - Nansel,Tonja R, AU - Overpeck,Mary D, AU - Haynie,Denise L, AU - Ruan,W June, AU - Scheidt,Peter C, PY - 2003/4/16/pubmed PY - 2003/5/6/medline PY - 2003/4/16/entrez SP - 348 EP - 53 JF - Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine JO - Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med VL - 157 IS - 4 N2 - OBJECTIVE: To determine the extent to which bullying and being bullied, both in and away from school, is associated with involvement in violent behavior. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: A US representative cross-sectional sample of 15 686 students in grades 6 through 10 in public and private schools completed the World Health Organization's Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey in 1998. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Self-report of weapon carrying, weapon carrying in school, physical fighting, and being injured in a physical fight. RESULTS: Involvement in each of the violence-related behaviors ranged from 13% to 23% of boys and 4% to 11% of girls. Bullying others and being bullied were consistently related to each violence-related behavior for both boys and girls. Greater odds of involvement occurred with bullying others than being bullied, and greater odds of involvement occurred with bullying that took place away from school than that occurring in school. For example, the adjusted odds ratio for weapon carrying associated with being bullied in school weekly was 1.5, for bullying others in school 2.6, for being bullied away from school 4.1, and for bullying others away from school 5.9. CONCLUSION: Bullying should not be considered a normative aspect of youth development, but rather a marker for more serious violent behaviors, including weapon carrying, frequent fighting, and fighting-related injury. SN - 1072-4710 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/12695230/Relationships_between_bullying_and_violence_among_US_youth_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -