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Suicidal ideation and bullying among Australian secondary school students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2015

Ken Rigby
Ken Rigby*
Affiliation:
University of South Australia
*
University of South Australia, Underdale Campus, Holbrooks Road, Underdale SA 5032, Phone: (08) 8302 6611, Fax: (08) 8302 6648, Email: ken.rigby@unisa.edu.au

Abstract

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Bully-victim problems at school may have negative effects on students' mental health. Adolescents (N = 845) attending schools in South Australia anonymously answered questionnaires that included a measure of suicidal ideation. Student involvement in bully-victim problems at school and the emotional reaction to being viaimised by peers were also examined. Self-report but not peer nomination indicated that high levels of peer victimisation and relatively ineffective coping responses were independently and significantly associated with suicidal ideation. Implications for school policies and practices to address the issue of youth suicide are discussed.

Keywords

adolescencebullyingsuicideschools
Type
Research Article
Information
The Educational and Developmental Psychologist , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , May 1998 , pp. 45 - 61
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Psychological Society 1998

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