scholarly journals Effects of Cybervictimization on the Mental Health of Primary School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesc Sidera ◽  
Elisabet Serrat ◽  
Carles Rostan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Traditional Bullying ◽  
School Students ◽  
Home Life ◽  
Online Aggression ◽  
Life Impact ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties ◽  
And Behavior

Although many studies have addressed the consequences of cyberbullying on mental health in secondary school, there is a lack of research in primary education. Moreover, most students who are cybervictims also suffer from traditional bullying, and studies on cyberbullying do not always control for the effects of the latter. The aim of our study is therefore to address the possible effects of cyberbullying on different aspects of the life and behavior of students in Years 3 to 6 of primary school. The sample consisted of 636 students attending 38 schools, as well as their parents. Children responded to a bullying and a cyberbullying questionnaire (the EBIPQ and ECIPQ, respectively), and their parents responded to three questionnaires: the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), a sociodemographic questionnaire, and one on children's experiences related to bullying and cyberbullying. The results reveal that 14.4% of the children, mostly boys, had suffered at least one online aggression in the previous 2 months. Most of them were also victims of traditional bullying. In this latter group, no differences were found between the SDQ scores reported by cybervictims and those reported by non-cybervictims. In contrast, those cybervictims who were not victims of traditional bullying displayed more difficulties in relation to Conduct problems, Externalizing problems, Home-life impact, and Total difficulties on the SDQ scales. Our results show that cyberbullying affects children's lives as early as primary school, and especially boys, even in children who do not suffer from traditional bullying.

The Relationship Between School Connectedness and Mental Health During the Transition to Secondary School: A Path Analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leanne Lester ◽  
Stacey Waters ◽  
Donna Cross
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Connectedness ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
School Students ◽  
Bullying Victimisation

During the transition from primary to secondary school, students typically experience a new social environment, moving from primary school with small intact classes throughout the day with one main teacher, to a larger secondary school with teachers, classrooms and often classmates changing throughout the day. During this time, students report a reduced sense of connectedness, which has been associated with symptoms of depression and anxiety. This study investigated the temporal association between feeling connected to school and mental health prior to and over the transition period. Data were obtained from 3,459 students in a longitudinal study of adolescents’ knowledge, attitudes and experiences of bullying victimisation and perpetration during the transition from primary school to secondary school. Students completed a questionnaire at four time points from Grade 7 to the end of Grade 9. Path analysis was used to model relationships between school connectedness, depression and anxiety. The findings suggest reciprocal relationships between connectedness and mental health where increased connectedness to school is associated with decreased depression and anxiety; conversely, increased depression and anxiety is associated with decreased connectedness to school. The significant reciprocal associations found in the cross-lag models in the first two years of secondary school indicate the need to intervene during the transition period to improve students’ social and mental health outcomes.

IMPACTS OF TRADITIONAL BULLYING AND CYBERBULLYING ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 607-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig N. Hase ◽  
Simon B. Goldberg ◽  
Douglas Smith ◽  
Andrew Stuck ◽  
Jessica Campain
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High School ◽  
Middle School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Traditional Bullying ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals Stigmatising Attitudes Towards Depression and Alcohol Misuse in Young People: Relationships with Help-Seeking Intentions and Behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Cheetham ◽  
Anthony F. Jorm ◽  
Coralie Wilson ◽  
Bonita J. Berridge ◽  
Fiona Blee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Young People ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Alcohol Misuse ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Helping Behavior ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
School Students ◽  
And Behavior

Background and Objective: Adolescents experiencing mental health problems often approach their peers rather than seeking professional help. A better understanding of adolescents’ stigmatising attitudes towards mental illness will help inform interventions that aim to improve the quality of advice that young people provide to their peers. In particular, there is a need for research examining adolescents’ attitudes towards alcohol misuse, given it’s increase in prevalence during this period as well as the adverse outcomes that are associated with untreated early drinking problems. Methods: High-school students (n=2447) were recruited as part of an intervention focussed on overcoming barriers to accessing help for mental health and substance use problems. Participants were presented with two vignettes that described a peer experiencing depression and alcohol misuse, respectively, and completed the General Help-Seeking Questionnaire as well as a 10-item scale measuring stigmatising attitudes. Past helping behavior was also assessed. Results: Compared to depression, a peer experiencing alcohol misuse was more likely to be considered “weak” rather than sick, and was perceived as more dangerous and unpredictable. The “weak-not-sick” and “dangerousness” dimensions of stigma predicted weaker intentions to encourage help-seeking from informal sources, while ‘dangerousness’ predicted stronger intentions to encourage formal help-seeking. Both dimensions were associated with fewer instances of past helping behavior. Conclusion: Young people stigmatise alcohol misuse more severely than depression. Overall, stigma was associated with weaker intentions to encourage peers to seek help. While perceptions of ‘dangerousness’ were associated with stronger intentions to seek help from formal sources, this association may not translate into actual helping behavior.

scholarly journals Permainan Edukatif untuk Meningkatkan Perilaku Pencegahan Demam Berdarah Dengue pada Siswa Pramuka Sekolah Dasar

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-37
Author(s):  
Meuthya Aulia Dodhy Putri ◽  
Bagoes Widjanarko ◽  
Martini Martini
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Hemorrhagic Fever ◽  
Educational Game ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Group 5 ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

Background: In 2016, the number of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) patients in Southeast Sulawesi has reported as much as 3,433 cases with IR 132.50 per 100,000 populations. The highest case incidence in Kendari reached 1,093 cases (IR = 372.80 per 100,000 population) with the highest cases in the age group 5-14 years reaching 44.9%. This study aims to examine the effect of snake-ladders modification game, as an educative game, for improving DHF prevention in terms of attitudes and behavior of scout students in elementary school.Method: The study is a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest group design by using purposive sampling. The subject is 50 students of Primary School Scouts in the working area of Puskesmas Poasia, Kendari City. Data was collected using a questionnaire and analyzed by Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney tests.Results: There is an increase of knowledge (p < 0,001), attitudes (p < 0,001), and practices (p < 0,001) of primary school students in the prevention of DHF by providing educational game through snake-ladders modification. It recommends that educational game needs to be developed for health education in elementary students.  

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