Abstract
Bullying and poverty are each associated with poor health in adolescents. We examined socioeconomic differences in the association of bullying and health. The 2017/2018 Canadian Health Behaviour of School-aged Children study surveyed 21,750 youth (9-18 years). We used linear regression models to investigate interactive effects of bullying involvement (traditional and cyberbullying) and socioeconomic position (SEP) on self-reported life satisfaction, psychological symptoms, and physical symptoms. Involvement in either form of bullying, as a perpetrator or a target, was associated with worse health and well-being compared to uninvolved youths. Associations of victimization via conventional bullying with low life satisfaction (b=-.33 [-.61, .05]), more psychological symptoms (b=.83 [.27, 1.38]), and more somatic symptoms (b=.56 [.14, .98]) were stronger at lower SEP. Socioeconomic disadvantage intensifies the association between bullying victimization and poor health. The intersections of victimization and poverty pose a significant health risk to adolescents.
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