Bullying predicts depressive symptoms two years later for boys but not for girls¶
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q3 i? With a gender × bullying interaction, bullied boys had higher odds of depressive symptoms (OR 2.34) while bullied girls did not (OR 1.11). → Rothon Catherine 2011
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Rothon Catherine 2011¶
Rothon Catherine, Head Jenny, Klineberg Emily, Stansfeld Stephen. (2011). Can social support protect bullied adolescents from adverse outcomes? A prospective study on the effects of bullying on the educational achievement and mental health of adolescents at secondary schools in East London. Journal of Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.02.007
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Multivariate logistic regression on RELACHS depressive symptoms (SMFQ) at follow-up (N = 1794). The gender × bullying interaction showed "an odds ratio for bullying for boys of 2.34 (95% CI 1.41, 3.87)" versus 1.11 for girls; the effect for boys remained significant after adjusting for friend support (OR 2.17, p = 0.004).
"Adjusting for age group, gender and ethnicity with a gender × bullying interaction led to an odds ratio for bullying for boys of 2.34 (95% CI 1.41, 3.87) and an odds ratio of 1.11 (95% CI 0.67, 1.84) for girls."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Gender — moderator: an instructional effect differs by group
- Safety — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- In an East London adolescent cohort, adjusting for friend or family support barely changed the association between being bullied and boys' later depressive symptoms, which the authors read as support not being sufficient protection — related
- Boys are more likely than girls to be reported as bullied in preadolescence — related
- Bullied boys show greater behavioral problems than bullied girls in withdrawn/depressed, social, thought, and aggression domains — related
- Bullied preadolescent children show greater behavioral problems across CBCL domains than non-bullied peers — related
- High family social support is associated with lower odds of depressive symptoms — related
- Prosocial behavior, aggression, and peer relationships are stratified along gender, ethnoracial, and socioeconomic lines — related
- Sex moderates bullying-related cognitive and brain differences, with effects in boys and girls appearing in different regions and tasks — related
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Bullying predicts depressive symptoms two years later for boys but not for girls |
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Bullying predicts depressive symptoms two years later for boys but not for girls |
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2011 |
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2026-10-17 |
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