Author
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- Milena Santric-Milicevic
(Institute of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Center-School of Public Health and Health Management, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Pasterova 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia)
- Aleksandar Stevanovic
(Institute of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Center-School of Public Health and Health Management, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Pasterova 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia)
- Nevena Popovac
(University Children’s Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia)
- Filip Milanovic
(Pediatric Surgery Department, University Children’s Hospital, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia)
- Suncica Dedovic
(IQVIA, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia)
- Marija Zdravkovic
(University Hospital Medical Center “Bežanijska kosa”, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia)
- Nenad Bjelica
(Primary Health Care Centre “Dr Simo Milosevic”, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia)
- Ratko Tomasevic
(Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Department of Gastroenterohepatology, Clinic for Internal Medicine, Clinical Hospital Center Zemun, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia)
- Jovana Todorovic
(Institute of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Center-School of Public Health and Health Management, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Pasterova 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia)
- Zorica Terzic-Supic
(Institute of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotica, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Center-School of Public Health and Health Management, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Pasterova 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia)
- Biljana Obradovic-Tomasevic
(Clinic for Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic, Clinical Hospital Center Zemun, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia)
- Vladimir Milovanovic
(Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Cardiac Surgery Department, University Children’s Hospital, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia)
- Natasa Radosavljevic
(Department of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Novi Pazar, 36300 Novi Pazar, Serbia)
- Dejan Nikolic
(Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, University Children’s Hospital, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia)
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and association of school-age children’s participation in bullying, focusing on their health characteristics, risk factors, and leisure activities. We performed a secondary analysis of the original data of the 2017 HBSC study to examine participation in bullying once and multiple times among school-age children in Serbia. For this purpose, a nationally representative sample of 3267 children from 64 primary and high schools in the Republic of Serbia was evaluated. The outcome variable of interest in our study was participation in bullying. Further groups of individual variables such as health characteristics, risk factors, and leisure activities were assessed. Multivariate regression analysis indicated that children who felt everyday stomach pain, irritability or bad mood, and nervousness were more likely to participate in bullying at least once compared with those who rarely or never had such symptoms by 1.46, 1.58, and 1.58 times, respectively. School-age children who reported being drunk two to three times, and four or more times in life were more likely to participate in bullying than those who reported never being drunk by 1.53 and 1.74 times, respectively. Children who reported to watch TV or other media for five or more hours per day were 2.34 times more likely to be involved in bullying at least once. Multiple regression analysis showed that students with daily stomach pain, back pain, nervousness, and dizziness were more likely to be involved in multiple bullying by 1.16, 1.62, 1.82, and 1.70 times, respectively. Students who had nightly meetings or reported being drunk four or more times in the last 30 days were more likely to be involved in multiple bullying by 2.54 and 3.47, respectively. Students who reported playing games five or more times per day were 2.70 times more likely to be involved in this multiple bullying. This study highlights the importance of professional and family education programmes for early identification of specific health symptoms in the pediatric population, as well as integration with interventions aimed at reducing alcohol abuse among school-age children.
Suggested Citation
Milena Santric-Milicevic & Aleksandar Stevanovic & Nevena Popovac & Filip Milanovic & Suncica Dedovic & Marija Zdravkovic & Nenad Bjelica & Ratko Tomasevic & Jovana Todorovic & Zorica Terzic-Supic & B, 2022.
"Participation in Bullying and Associated Health Characteristics, Risk Factors and Leisure Activities: A Profile of School-Age Children in Serbia,"
IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-21, July.
Handle:
RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:15:p:9159-:d:872845
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"Prevalence and Correlates of Unintentional Injuries among In-School Adolescents in Ghana,"
IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(13), pages 1-13, June.
- Ljiljana Rakic & Milena Santric-Milicevic & Dejan Nikolic & Milena Vasic & Uros Babic & Jovana Todorovic & Zorica Terzic-Supic & Sanja Milenkovic, 2021.
"The Relationship between Individual and Family Characteristics and Cyberbullying Exposure in a Nationally Representative Sample of School-Aged Children Living in Serbia,"
IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(14), pages 1-23, July.
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