J Korean Soc Biol Ther Psychiatry.  2022 Jun;28(2):67-73.

Association Between Bullying Behavior and Suicidal Ideation Among Middle School Adolescents *

• Lee SJ
• Yang HJ
• Kim SG
• Yoon HJ
• Seo EH

Abstract

Objectives
：This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of bullying behavior and its association with suicidal ideation among middle school students.
Methods
：This was a cross sectional study of a sample including 781 second grade middle school students(438 males and 343 females) in Gwang-ju metropolitan city. Information on bullying involvement, suicidal ideation and depressive/anxiety symptoms were collected using a self-administered questionnaire. Subjects were classified into subgroups of bully, victim, bully or victim, bully-victim, and witnessing. The data were analyzed using binary logistic regression analyses, adjusted for covariates.
Results
：The prevalence of bullying victimization, bullying perpetration, bullying witnessing and suicidal ideation were 26.5%, 24.5%, 21.6% and 26%, respectively. Suicidal ideation was positively correlated with bullying victimization, bullying perpetration, bullying witnessing. Using binary logistic regression analyses, the odds ratio of bully-victim group compared to non bullying involvement was 2.41, the highest among all groups.
Conclusions
：Our findings indicate that school bullying, victim, and witnessing are associated with suicidal ideation, especially in bully and victim group. In addition, it is essential to develop prevention strategies and interventions for adolescents involved in any bullying involvement.

Keyword

Bullying; Victimization; Perpetration; Suicidal ideation; Adolescent