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SUMMARY:Adverse future outcomes of children involved in school bullying: S
 ynthesizing data from longitudinal studies. - Dr. Maria Ttofi\, University
  of Cambridge (Institute of Criminology)
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CONTACT:Carissa Sharp
DESCRIPTION:Scientific interest in the problem of childhood bullying and i
 ts negative short-term and long-term effects emerged after the well-public
 ized suicides of three Norwegian boys in 1982\, which were attributed to s
 evere peer bullying (Olweus\, 1993) . Early longitudinal research on victi
 ms of school bullying suggested that they were likely to have poor mental 
 health later in life compared with non-victimized students. Very few pione
 ering longitudinal studies also suggested that involvement of children in 
 bullying is at least an early risk marker of adult criminality (e.g. Farri
 ngton\, 1993) . However\, there have been surprisingly few more recently p
 ublished longitudinal studies of the relationship between school bullying 
 perpetration/ victimization and later internalizing and externalizing prob
 lems. \nThis presentation synthesizes results from two systematic reviews 
 and meta-analyses. First\, results are presented from a systematic review 
 and meta-analysis that establishes the link between bullying perpetration 
 at school and offending behaviour later is life based on major longitudina
 l studies. The probability of offending up to 11 years later was much high
 er for school bullies than for non-involved students even after controllin
 g for other major childhood risk factors (OR = 1.82\, 95% CI: 1.55 – 2.1
 4). Then\, results are presented from a systematic/meta-analytic review of
  longitudinal studies that establishes the link between bullying victimiza
 tion at school and depression later in life. Again\, we found that bullyin
 g victimization was a significant risk factor for later depression even af
 ter controlling for major childhood risk factors (OR = 1.74\; 95% CI: 1.54
  – 1.97). \nImplications for policy and practice from the findings of ou
 r research are highlighted. The results of these systematic reviews suppor
 t that effective anti-bullying programmes should be promoted and could be 
 viewed as a form of early crime prevention as well as an early form of pub
 lic health promotion. \n
LOCATION:PPSIS Seminar Room (Free School Lane)
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