Abstract
This paper tests the hypothesis of whether being bullied in an environment where bullying is infrequent decreases adolescents’ life satisfaction. Analyses were based on the international standard questionnaire from the 2005/2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (HBSC). The sample included answers from 183,736 children in 35 Western, industrialized countries. Our results show that the negative effects of being bullied on the life satisfaction of individuals are stronger in schools and countries where bullying is less frequent. We therefore conclude that the prevalence of bullying in the students’ surroundings may act as a mediating variable explaining the relationship between bullying and life satisfaction.
Highlights
Bullying can be defined as physical or verbal aggression that is intentional and repeated.In addition, it involves unequal power between the bully and the bullied and causes distress for the latter [1]
Our results show that the negative effects of being bullied on the life satisfaction of individuals are stronger in schools and countries where bullying is less frequent
Studies have shown that being a victim of bullying significantly reduces the life satisfaction of adolescent students [13,14,15]
Summary
Bullying can be defined as physical or verbal aggression that is intentional and repeated. It involves unequal power between the bully and the bullied and causes distress for the latter [1]. Studies have shown that being a victim of bullying significantly reduces the life satisfaction of adolescent students [13,14,15]. Studies have shown that life satisfaction is a key mental health variable during adolescence and an important indicator of individual psychological development [16,17,18]
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