Citation

Gobina I, Zaborskis A, Pudule I, Kalnins I, Villerusa A. Int. J. Public Health 2008; 53(5): 272-276.

Affiliation

Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Riga Stradins university, Dzirciema street 16, Riga, LV-1007, Latvia, inese.gobina@gmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00038-008-7041-1

PMID

18820834

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prevalence of bullying among adolescents in Latvia and Lithuania and to study its association with self-rated health, health complaints, and life satisfaction. METHODS: A total of 3417 students in Latvia and 5626 in Lithuania were surveyed using the Health Behaviour Study among School-aged Children 2001/2002 (HBSC) questionnaire and research protocol. RESULTS: Being a victim, bully, or bully/victim was reported by 30.1% adolescents in Latvia and 52.3% in Lithuania with the highest proportion reporting being a victim. Bullying was associated with poor subjective health and low life satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS: The factors explaining the difference of bullying prevalence between both countries should be studied to develop effective anti-bullying interventions relevant to local conditions.

Language: en