Is Bullying Associated with Health Risk and Quality of Life Behaviors in Adolescents?

Authors

Ana Beatriz Pacífico, Universidade Federal do ParanaFollow
Eliane Denise Araújo Bacil, Universidade Federal do Parana
Thiago Silva Piola, Universidade Federal do ParanaFollow
Michael Pereira da Silva, Universidade Federal do Rio GrandeFollow
Fabio Fontana, University of Northern IowaFollow
Jhonatan Gritten Campos, Universidade Federal do ParanaFollow
Ademar Avelar, Universidade Estadual de MaringáFollow
Wagner de Campos, Universidade Federal do ParanaFollow

Subtitle

Praticar bullying está associado com comportamentos de risco à saúde e qualidade de vida em adolescentes?

Comments

First published in Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, v30 i3 published by SciElo Brazil. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-81232025303.14772023

Document Type

Article

Publication Version

Published Version

Keywords

Adolescent, Bullying, Health risk behavior, Quality of life

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Ciencia E Saude Coletiva

Volume

30

Issue

3

First Page

1

Last Page

12

Abstract

This study assessed the practice of bullying, health risk behavior and quality of life in adolescent boys and girls from the city of Maringá, Paraná. A representative sample of 1,020 adolescents participated in the study to assess the association between bullying, health-risk behavior, and quality of life factors through self-reported questionnaires. Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were obtained using both crude and adjusted binary and ordinal logistic regression, with a significance level of p< 0.05. Male bullying perpetrators were 2.2 (95%CI=1.4-3.4) and 2.0 (95%CI=1.2-3.2) times more likely to consume alcohol and engage in physical activity compared to non-bullying males. Female bullying perpetrators were 2.1 (95%CI=1.3-3.5), 3.6 (95%CI=1.3-10.1), 1.8 (95%CI=1.1-2.9), and 2.7 (95%CI=1.1-6.3) times more likely to smoke, use illicit drugs, be addicted to smartphones, and have poorer sleep quality. These girls also had a 60% higher chance of having a worse perception of quality of life, respectively, compared to non-bullying females. The conclusion drawn is that bullying may be associated with health risk behaviors for both boys and girls.

Department

Department of Kinesiology and Athletic Training

Original Publication Date

3-1-2025

Object Description

1 PDF File

DOI of published version

10.1590/1413-81232025303.14772023

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Copyright

©2025 The Author(s)

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Language

en, pt

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Pacífico, Ana Beatriz; Bacil, Eliane Denise Araújo; Piola, Thiago Silva; da Silva, Michael Pereira; Fontana, Fabio; Campos, Jhonatan Gritten; Avelar, Ademar; and de Campos, Wagner, "Is Bullying Associated with Health Risk and Quality of Life Behaviors in Adolescents?" (2025). Faculty Publications. 6817.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/6817