Interaction of smoking and being bullied on suicidal behaviors: a school-based cross-sectional survey in China.
10.1186/s12199-021-00999-1
- Author:
Jie HU
1
;
Xianbing SONG
2
;
Danlin LI
1
;
Shuai ZHAO
3
;
Yuhui WAN
1
;
Jun FANG
4
;
Shichen ZHANG
5
Author Information
1. Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, and MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle/Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.
2. Department of Human Anatomy, Histology & Embryology, Anhui Medical College, Hefei, 230032, China.
3. Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China.
4. Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, and MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle/Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China. fangjun@ph.sojo-u.ac.jp.
5. Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, and MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health Across Life Cycle/Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health and Aristogenics, No. 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, 230032, Anhui, China. zhangshichen@ahmu.edu.cn.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Adolescents;
Being bullied;
Interaction;
Smoking;
Suicidal behaviors
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adolescent Behavior/psychology*;
Bullying/psychology*;
Child;
China/epidemiology*;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Humans;
Prevalence;
Smoking/psychology*;
Students/statistics & numerical data*;
Suicidal Ideation
- From:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
2021;26(1):79-79
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Suicidal behaviors are seriously social issues among adolescents in the world. Exposed to smoking and being bullied are risk factors of suicidal behaviors. The present study was aimed to examine the interaction of smoking and being bullied on suicidal behaviors among Chinese adolescents.
METHODS:A total of 18,900 students were involved in the questionnaire study, in four cities of China from November 2017 to January 2018. Suicidal behaviors, smoking, and being bullied were measured by self-reported validated instruments. Chi-square tests and logistic regression were used to analyze the associations of suicidal ideation (SI)/suicidal plan (SP)/suicidal attempt (SA), smoking, and being bullied.
RESULTS:The prevalence of smoking, being bullied, SI/SP/SA, were 3.1%, 20.6%, 26.4%, 13.2%, and 5.2% respectively. Interaction analysis indicated that being bullied was associated with a greater increase in the likelihood of suicidal behaviors for adolescents with smoking than for those without smoking.
CONCLUSIONS:These finding suggest that smoking exacerbates the association between being bullied and suicidal behaviors. Future research should explore how and why smoking appears to more bully-victims than for those without smoking and how to mitigate it.
