TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Bullying victimization among school-going adolescents in Malaysia: prevalence and associated factors
JO  - Asia-Pacific journal of public health
A1  - Tan, LeeAnn
A1  - Ganapathy, Shubash Shander
A1  - Sooryanarayana, Rajini
A1  - Hasim, Mohd Hazrin
A1  - Saminathan, Thamil Arasu
A1  - Mohamad Anuar, Mohamad Fuad
A1  - Ahmad, Fazila Haryati
A1  - Abd Razak, Mohamad Aznuddin
A1  - Rosman, Azriman
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with bullying victimization from a nationwide school-based survey among 27 458 students aged 13 to 17 years. The overall prevalence of having been bullied in the past 30 days was 16.2%; this decreased with age. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that factors most strongly associated with bullying victimization were exposure to physical attacks (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 2.46, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.17-2.79), illicit drug use (aOR = 2.44, 95% CI = 1.78-3.34), involvement in physical fights (aOR = 1.97, 95% CI = 1.74-2.23), being younger than 14 years (aOR =1.95, 95% CI = 1.59-2.38), and having ever attempted suicide (aOR = 1.83, 95% CI = 1.51-2.21). Other significantly associated factors include loneliness, truancy, making suicidal plans, and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. Exposure to bullying victimization can result in negative lifelong sequelae and important associated factors should be considered in planning effective school-based anti-bullying interventions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1010-5395
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539519870665
ID  - ref1
ER  -