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Blessing Umoh

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https://journals.lww.com/njom/fulltext/2021/30020/Bullying_Behavior_and_its_Association_with_Mental.2

Methods

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This was a cross‐sectional analytic study of senior secondary students in Calabar, the capital of Cross River state in Nigeria. Calabar comprises two local government areas (LGAs): Calabar Municipal and Calabar South LGAs.

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This study was a cross-sectional analysis of senior high school students in Calabar, the state (Cross River) capital in Nigeria. Calabar consist of the Municipal and Calabar south local government area.

Introduction

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The present study was therefore aimed at investigating the prevalence of bullying and its association with mental health symptoms among senior secondary students in Calabar, Nigeria.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the occurrence of mental health
symptoms associated with bullying among senior high school students in Calabar, Nigeria.

Results

Results:
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The most frequently elevated component of mental health score was conduct
symptoms (50.7%), followed by mood symptoms (34.2%) and symptoms of
generalized anxiety (19.2%). The median mental health score was 22 with an
interquartile range of 9–30.
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The highest component of mental health symptoms was followed by mood symptoms and lastly, symptoms of generalized anxiety with percentage of 50.7%, 34.2% and 19.2% respectively. The mental health symptoms had a median of 22 with interquartile range of 9-30.

Discussion

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Of all the mental health symptoms assessed in the present study, hyperactivity/distractibility showed the strongest direct relationship with bullying. These symptoms (hyperactivity and distractibility) often go with impulsivity, which might make it difficult for the affected child to wait for his/her turn in group games.

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In all mental health symptoms assessed in this study, hyperactivity/distractibility showed the highest direct association with bullying. These signs of hyperactivity and distractibility is often impulsivity, which makes it difficult for the affected student to wait for turn in a group game.

Future Directions

Future Directions:
• What future research should follow up on this work?
Although the research was primarily to measure the effect of the mental health
symptoms on high school students, further research work on examining the
connection between school bullying and relationship problems in adulthood should follow up.

Difficult Material

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challenging to understand? It was difficult to understand if the four subscales corresponding to physical victimization self-report questionnaire had the same numbering and also, the numbers in the statistical analysis were difficult to understand.

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