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The impact of gender and age on bullying role, self-harm and suicide: Evidence from a cohort study of Australian children

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  • Kabir Ahmad
  • Amanda Beatson
  • Marilyn Campbell
  • Rubayyat Hashmi
  • Byron W Keating
  • Rory Mulcahy
  • Aimee Riedel
  • Shasha Wang

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There has been limited longitudinal investigation to date into the association between bullying, self-harm, and suicidality in Australia and the impact of specific demographic differences on this relationship. This is despite the continued rise in the incidence of bullying, self-harm, and suicide. As such, the current study draws on data from the Longitudinal Survey of Australian children (LSAC) to examine the association between bullying, self-harm, and suicidality and explore the impact of demographic differences across three bullying related behaviors (being bullied, bullying others and being both bullied and bullying others). The evidence indicates that bully-victims exhibit the highest risk of self-harm and suicidality in Australia. When considering demographic differences, it was identified that females and adolescents aged 16-17-years-of-age had the highest risk of self-harm and suicidality. Further, a direct curvilinear relationship between age and the categories of self-harm was identified with an inflection point around 16–17 years. The study supports the need for further investigation into the association between bullying, self-harm, and suicidality longitudinally with a particular focus on other moderators.

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  • Kabir Ahmad & Amanda Beatson & Marilyn Campbell & Rubayyat Hashmi & Byron W Keating & Rory Mulcahy & Aimee Riedel & Shasha Wang, 2023. "The impact of gender and age on bullying role, self-harm and suicide: Evidence from a cohort study of Australian children," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(1), pages 1-13, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0278446
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278446
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