@article{ref1,
title="Association of bullying experiences with depressive symptoms and psychosocial functioning among school going children and adolescents",
journal="BMC research notes",
year="2019",
author="Naveed, Sadiq and Waqas, Ahmed and Aedma, Kapil Kiran and Afzaal, Tayyaba and Majeed, Muhammad Hassan",
volume="12",
number="1",
pages="e198-e198",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: We examined the association of bullying experiences with depressive symptoms and psychosocial functioning among children and adolescents in rural Pakistan. A total of 452 school-going children in Nawabshah, Pakistan were conveniently interviewed to assess rates of bullying experiences and severity of depressive symptoms. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire for Adolescents. <br><br>RESULTS: Experience of victimization was reported by 130 (28.8%) and perpetration by (146, 32.3%). A total of 162 (35.80%) reported mild depressive symptoms, 88 (19.50%) moderate, 33 (7.30%) moderately severe and 19 (4.20%) severe depressive symptoms. Age was not associated with patterns of bullying other than pure bully perpetration (.12, P = .024). Both victims and perpetrators of bullying experienced adverse emotional and social consequences. Bully-perpetrators exhibited the greater severity of depressive symptoms due to distress in psychosocial functioning.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1756-0500",
doi="10.1186/s13104-019-4236-x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4236-x"
}