Prevalence of School Bullying and Related Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents.
- Author:
Soon Jae KWON
1
;
Tae Won PARK
;
Seon Hee PARK
;
Jong Chul YANG
;
Young Chul CHUNG
;
Sang Keun CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Chonbuk National University School of Medicine, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea. ptaewon@jbnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Children;
Adolescents;
Bullying;
Psychopathology
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Anxiety;
Bullying;
Checklist;
Child;
Crime Victims;
Depression;
Humans;
Parents;
Prevalence;
Psychopathology;
Schizophrenia;
Self Report;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2012;23(3):143-153
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the current prevalence rate of school bullying and its related psychopathology. METHODS: A total of 3,550 elementary/middle school students and their parents were recruited for this study. A self-report questionnaire on perpetration and victimization in school bullying was used for collection of data regarding prevalence and the present state of school bullying. For evaluation of associated psychopathology, self report forms, including the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC), attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Rating Scale (ARS), Korean-Child Behavior Checklist (K-CBCL), Korean-Youth Self Report (K-YSR), and the Korean Eppendorf Schizophrenia Inventory (K-ESI) were applied. Samples were classified according to four subtype groups (control, victim, perpetrator, and victim-perpetrator) and characteristics of each group were compared. RESULTS: Overall, the prevalence rate for bullying perpetration was 64.4% and the prevalence rate for bullying victimization was 63.4%, indicating involvement of more than half of students in school bullying. Bully-victims reported high social immaturity and depressive and suicidal tendency, whereas bully-perpetrators reported less social immaturity and more externalizing problems. Among the subtype groups, the victim-perpetrator group showed the most prominent depressive/anxiety tendency and behavioral problems. CONCLUSIONS: Both victimization and perpetration of bullying are common problems for child and adolescent groups and several psycho-social problems were found to be related. The results of this study will guide direction of future study and development of strategies for prevention of bullying.
