Bullying victimization and its associated factors among adolescents in Illu Abba Bor Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Autor: Hunde Tarafa, Yadeta Alemayehu, Tilahun Bete, Debela Tarecha
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Psychology, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2050-7283
DOI: 10.1186/s40359-022-00967-6
Popis: Abstract Background Bullying victimization is a repetitive exposure to negative actions from one or more students over time. Bullying victim adolescents have higher levels of mental health problems, worse mental health outcomes, and lowered social status than non-victim adolescents. Literature on bullying among adolescents in Ethiopia is limited. This study aimed to assess the magnitude of bullying victimization and its associated factors among adolescents. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out among 847 adolescents in Mettu town. A Stratified sampling technique was used to select eligible Study participants from September, 1 to 30, 2020. Linear regression analysis model was used; first bivariate analysis was performed to see the association of each independent variable with bullying victimization. Variables with (P
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