The Impact of Bullying Victimisation on Mental Wellbeing

Georgios Chrysanthou and Chrysovalantis Vasilakis

No 19-1, QM&ET Working Papers from University of Alicante, D. Quantitative Methods and Economic Theory

Abstract: We investigate the impact of nine types of adolescent (verbal, physical, indirect) school/domestic bullying on life satisfaction, and two mental health outcomes (emotional symptoms and hyperactivity/inattention) using the Understanding Society dataset during 2009-13. Bullying significantly increases hyperactive, inattentive and emotional symptoms and reduces life satisfaction. Non-domestic bullying has a stronger adverse impact on all three mental wellbeing outcomes. Domestic sibling victimisation does not affect life satisfaction. Lower levels of family income increase adolescent hyperactive/inattentive symptoms and reduce life satisfaction. Females are more vulnerable to emotional symptoms while males report higher levels of life satisfaction. Initial conditions precondition hyperactive and inattentive symptoms.

Keywords: bullying; mental health; life satisfaction; unobserved heterogeneity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C25 C35 I10 I31 J12 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 54 pages
Date: 2019-03-08
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