Impact of parent–adolescent bonding on school bullying and mental health in Vietnamese cultural setting: evidence from the global school-based health survey

Autor: Hoang Thuy Linh Nguyen, Keiko Nakamura, Kaoruko Seino, Saber Al-Sobaihi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: BMC Psychology, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2050-7283
DOI: 10.1186/s40359-019-0294-z
Popis: Abstract Background The mental well-being of adolescents is a crucial issue affecting lives of both adults and young people. Bullying and mental health problems are important factors that can have a negative impact on the mental well-being of adolescents. Public awareness of mental health problems among adolescents is rapidly growing in Vietnam. However, current approaches to identifying risk factors influencing mental health problems do not pay attention to potentially protective factors. This study was performed to examine the associations between parent–adolescent bonding and mental health outcomes as protective elements during the adolescent period. Methods Data collected from 3331 respondents in grade 8–12 as part of the Vietnam Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) 2013 was used for the analysis. A three-stage cluster sample design was used to produce data representative of students. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the association of demographic characteristics and data regarding parent–adolescent bonding associations with status of mental health problems in adolescents. Results Parental understanding, parental monitoring were significantly associated with reduced likelihood of being bullied and mental health problems (P
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