Summary
This cross-sectional study of 712 secondary school students in Hanoi examined the prevalence and correlates of bullying experience and its association with health-related quality of life and mental health outcomes. Social aggression was the most common form of bullying reported (31.2%), followed by verbal bullying (11.9%), physical bullying (8.4%), and sexual bullying (2.7%). The study found that bullying experience was significantly associated with reduced health-related quality of life and increased risk of depression, anxiety, and stress, with protective factors including family support, peer support, and school security.
UK applicability
Whilst this study was conducted in a Vietnamese urban context, the psychological and health-related impacts of bullying on adolescents are likely generalisable to UK secondary school populations. UK schools and policymakers may find the evidence for multi-level protective factors (family, peer, and school security) relevant to anti-bullying interventions, though cultural and institutional contexts differ.
Key measures
Prevalence of 18 specific bullying behaviours; EuroQol-5 dimensions-5 levels (EQ-5D-5L) for health-related quality of life; Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 items (DASS-21) for mental health assessment
Outcomes reported
The study measured 3-month prevalence rates of four types of bullying experience (physical, social aggression, verbal, and sexual) and their associations with health-related quality of life and mental health disorders (depression, anxiety, stress) among secondary school students.
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