Childhood bullying behaviors at age eight and substance use at age 18 among males. A nationwide prospective study
| Autor: | Lauri Sillanmäki, Hans Helenius, Tuula Tamminen, Kirsti Kumpulainen, Anat Brunstein-Klomek, Irma Moilanen, Fredrik Almqvist, Andre Sourander, Jorma Piha, Solja Niemelä |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Substance-Related Disorders Child psychopathology Medicine (miscellaneous) Poison control Toxicology Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Injury prevention Humans Medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Prospective Studies 030212 general & internal medicine Child Psychiatry Finland business.industry 4. Education 05 social sciences Age Factors Bullying Human factors and ergonomics 16. Peace & justice Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Population study business 050104 developmental & child psychology Psychopathology |
| Zdroj: | Addictive Behaviors. 36:256-260 |
| ISSN: | 0306-4603 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.10.012 |
| Popis: | Childhood bullying behaviors (bullying and victimization) were studied as risk factors for substance use among Finnish males. The study design was a nationwide prospective general population study, where information was collected in 1989 and 1999. Bullying behaviors and childhood psychopathology at age eight were collected from teachers, parents and boys themselves. At age 18, self-reports of frequent drunkenness (once a week or more often), daily heavy smoking (10 cigarettes or more per day), and illicit drug use during the past six months were obtained from 78% of the boys attending the study at age eight (n=2946). Being frequently victimized at age eight predicted daily heavy smoking, and this was evident even after adjusting for childhood family background, psychopathology at age eight and at age 18, and other forms of substance use. In multivariate analysis, bullying others frequently predicted illicit drug use, while being a victim of bullying associated with a lower occurrence of illicit drug use. Bullying behaviors had no association with frequent drunkenness independent of other factors. Accordingly, being a victim of bullying predisposes in particular to subsequent smoking. Bullying others in childhood can be regarded as an early indicator to illicit drug use later in life. The screening and intervention possibilities in order to recognize the risk group for later health compromising behaviors are emphasized. Language: en |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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