Relationship Between Peer Victimization, Cyberbullying, and Suicide in Children and Adolescents: A Meta-analysis
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Importance Peer victimization is related to an increased chance of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among children and adolescents. OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between peer victimization and suicidal ideation or suicide attempts using meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES Ovid MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Web of Science were searched for articles from 1910 to 2013. The search terms were bully*, teas*, victim*, mobbing, ragging, and harassment in combination with the term suic*. Of the 491 studies identified, 34 reported on the relationship between peer victimization and suicidal ideation, with a total of 284,375 participants. Nine studies reported on the relationship between peer victimization and suicide attempts, with a total of 70,102 participants. STUDY SELECTION Studies were eligible for inclusion if they reported an effect size on the relationship between peer victimization and suicidal ideation or suicide attempt in children or adolescents. Data extraction and synthesis Two observers independently coded the effect sizes from the articles. Data were pooled using a random effects model. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES This study focused on suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. Peer victimization was hypothesized to be related to suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. RESULTS Peer victimization was found to be related to both suicidal ideation (odds ratio, 2.23 [95% CI, 2.10-2.37]) and suicide attempts (2.55 [1.95 -3.34]) among children and adolescents. Analyses indicated t…
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The OR ranged from 2.78 to 3.26 for the overall relationship between bullying victimization and suicidal behavior.
“The OR ranged from 2.78 to 3.26 for the overall relationship between bullying victimization and suicidal behavior.”
From Risk and Protective Factors of Self-harm and Suicidality in Adolescents: An Umbrella Review with Meta-Analysis (2024) · cites this paper as Van Geel et al., 2014
Van Geel et al. (2014) found a pooled OR of 2.34 for the overall relationship between bullying victimization and suicide ideation.
“Holt et al. (2015) and Van Geel et al. (2014) explored bullying victimization as a risk for suicidal ideation from 23 and 24 individual studies, respectively; the pooled OR was 2.23 and 2.34 for the overall relationship between bullying victimization and suicide ideation.”
From Risk and Protective Factors of Self-harm and Suicidality in Adolescents: An Umbrella Review with Meta-Analysis (2024) · cites this paper as Van Geel et al., 2014
Other moderators with non-significant results included sampling methods and measurements of bullying.
“The other moderators with non-significant results included the sampling methods (cluster, stratified, simple random sample or census) and measurements of bullying (single vs multiple) (Van Geel et al., 2014).”
From Risk and Protective Factors of Self-harm and Suicidality in Adolescents: An Umbrella Review with Meta-Analysis (2024) · cites this paper as Van Geel et al., 2014
The meta-analysis included two reviews of 24 studies and one school global health survey resulted in a pooled OR of bully victimization to suicide attempts of 2.97 (95% CI 2.53-3.49, p < 0.0001).
“The meta-analysis included two reviews of 24 studies (Holt et al., 2015; Van Geel et al., 2014) and one school global health survey (Koyanagi et al., 2019) resulted in a pooled OR of bully victimization to suicide attempts being 2.97 (95% C.I. 2.53–3.49, p < 0.0001) (Fig. 1).”
From Risk and Protective Factors of Self-harm and Suicidality in Adolescents: An Umbrella Review with Meta-Analysis (2024) · cites this paper as Van Geel et al., 2014
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- Authors
- van Geel, M., Vedder, P., & Tanilon, J.
- Affiliations
- Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands
- Leiden University (NL)
- Hotelschool The Hague (NL)
- Venue
- JAMA Pediatrics
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 2014-05-01
- Volume
- 168
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 435
- ISSN
- 1072-4710 (ISSN-L)
- 2168-6203
- OpenAlex
- W2117458700
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 3.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Health › Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Keywords
- peer victimization, cyberbullying, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, bullying, children, adolescents, suicide risk factors
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