Subjective health, school victimization, and protective factors in a high-risk school sample
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Subjective health, school victimization, and protective factors in a high-risk school sample. / Menrath, Ingo; Prüssmann, Marie; Müller-Godeffroy, Esther; Prüssmann, Christiane; Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike; Ottová-Jordan, Veronika; Thyen, Ute.
in: J Dev Behav Pediatr, Jahrgang 36, Nr. 5, 06.2015, S. 305-12.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Subjective health, school victimization, and protective factors in a high-risk school sample
AU - Menrath, Ingo
AU - Prüssmann, Marie
AU - Müller-Godeffroy, Esther
AU - Prüssmann, Christiane
AU - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike
AU - Ottová-Jordan, Veronika
AU - Thyen, Ute
PY - 2015/6
Y1 - 2015/6
N2 - OBJECTIVE: School victimization has adverse effects on mental and physical health. However, little is known about the influence of protective factors, socioeconomic status (SES), or a migration background (MB) on this association. The authors analyzed data from a multicenter longitudinal school study with a high proportion of pupils with a low SES and an MB. Victimization was defined as bullying or the experiences of interpersonal violence.METHODS: In a cross-sectional design, 2483 pupils of secondary schools in northern Germany completed standardized questionnaires measuring families' SES, MB, school victimization, psychosomatic complaints, life satisfaction, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and social and personal protective factors. The authors tested the association between victimization, low protective factors, low SES and MB, and subjective health parameters using linear regression models.RESULTS: A total of 39% of the pupils reported being bullied, and 16% had experienced interpersonal violence. Victimized children reported twice as many psychosomatic problems, lower life satisfaction, and reduced HRQoL (p < .001) compared with children without victimization experiences. Regression models confirmed this association; in addition to victimization, low social and especially low personal protective factors increased the risk for low subjective health parameters. The SES and MB had no influence on the outcomes.CONCLUSION: The results underscore the strong association between school victimization and low subjective health factors. Strengthening pupils' self-efficacy and a supportive school climate can diminish the health consequences of victimization.
AB - OBJECTIVE: School victimization has adverse effects on mental and physical health. However, little is known about the influence of protective factors, socioeconomic status (SES), or a migration background (MB) on this association. The authors analyzed data from a multicenter longitudinal school study with a high proportion of pupils with a low SES and an MB. Victimization was defined as bullying or the experiences of interpersonal violence.METHODS: In a cross-sectional design, 2483 pupils of secondary schools in northern Germany completed standardized questionnaires measuring families' SES, MB, school victimization, psychosomatic complaints, life satisfaction, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and social and personal protective factors. The authors tested the association between victimization, low protective factors, low SES and MB, and subjective health parameters using linear regression models.RESULTS: A total of 39% of the pupils reported being bullied, and 16% had experienced interpersonal violence. Victimized children reported twice as many psychosomatic problems, lower life satisfaction, and reduced HRQoL (p < .001) compared with children without victimization experiences. Regression models confirmed this association; in addition to victimization, low social and especially low personal protective factors increased the risk for low subjective health parameters. The SES and MB had no influence on the outcomes.CONCLUSION: The results underscore the strong association between school victimization and low subjective health factors. Strengthening pupils' self-efficacy and a supportive school climate can diminish the health consequences of victimization.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Affective Symptoms
KW - Attitude to Health
KW - Bullying
KW - Child Behavior Disorders
KW - Crime Victims
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Emigration and Immigration
KW - Female
KW - Germany
KW - Humans
KW - Longitudinal Studies
KW - Male
KW - Protective Factors
KW - Psychophysiologic Disorders
KW - Quality of Life
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Social Support
KW - Socioeconomic Factors
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
KW - Violence
U2 - 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000168
DO - 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000168
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 25961901
VL - 36
SP - 305
EP - 312
JO - J Dev Behav Pediatr
JF - J Dev Behav Pediatr
SN - 0196-206X
IS - 5
ER -