Bullying y calidad de vida relacionada con la salud en adolescentes escolares chilenos / Influence of bullying on the quality of life perception of Chilean students
Rev. méd. Chile
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143(6): 716-723, jun. 2015. tab
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Bullying has a negative impact on the perception of adolescents of their quality of life.Aim:
To analyze the association between being bullied and health related quality of life in Chilean adolescents. Material andMethods:
The bullying module of the KIDSCREEN 52 survey and the KIDSCREEN 10 survey to assess health related quality of life were applied to 7737 students aged 10 to 18 years. Social and demographic data, information about disability and type of school were also gathered.Results:
Fifteen percent of surveyed students were bullied. A lower quality of life perception increased by a factor of 2.6 among bullied students. It also increased by a factor of 4.4 among students with a low self-esteem, by a factor of 3.1 among those who perceived their health status as regular or bad and by a factor of 1.4 among women.Conclusions:
Bullying is associated with a lower quality of life perception among Chilean students.
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Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Students
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Bullying
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Mexico
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Guadalajara/MX
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