Sexual Harassment, Bullying, and School Outcomes for High School Girls and Boys.

The Impact of Bullying and Sexual Harassment on Health Outcomes of Middle School and High School Girls

A possible contributor to the higher degree of girls reporting psychological symptoms compared with boys in grade nine?

BACKGROUND It is a recurrent finding that adolescent girls report psychological symptoms in a higher degree compared with boys. The explanations for this difference vary, but the psychosocial school environment has never been a focus in these explanations. The aim of this study was to analyse whether psychosocial factors at school were associated with a high degree of psychological symptoms amo...

Depressive symptoms and the associations with individual, psychosocial, and structural determinants in Swedish adolescents

Depressive symptoms in adolescents are an increasing public health issue in Sweden and in most Western countries. Aim: To explore how individual, psychosocial, and structural determinants are associated with depressive symptoms in Swedish adolescents. Methods: A webbased questionnaire was answered by 1193 13to 16-year-old boys (n = 566) and girls (n = 627). Stepwise logistic regressions were em...

Associations between overweight and obesity with bullying behaviors in school-aged children.

OBJECTIVE The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children is rising. Childhood obesity is associated with many negative social and psychological ramifications such as peer aggression. However, the relationship between overweight and obesity status with different forms of bullying behaviors remains unclear. The purpose of this article is to examine these relationships. METHODS We examined...

Deliberate self-harm and associated factors in 17-year-old Swedish students.

BACKGROUND Deliberate self-harm (DSH) in young people is an important public health issue. To prevent DSH, more knowledge is needed about its prevalence and associated contextual factors in community samples of adolescents. AIMS To determine the prevalence of deliberate self-harm in 17-year-old Swedish students and to explore the association of demographic variables, psychological distress, e...