The Association Between Political Violence and the Connection Between Bullying and Suicidality Among Palestinian Youth

Ziad Abdeen, Anat Brunstein-Klomek, Ora Nakash, Nabil Shibli, Maayan Nagar, Hazem Agha, Sameh Hallaq, Yaniv Kanat-Maymon, Hendrik Juerges, Itzhak Levav, Radwan Qasrawi

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Abstract

We examined the association between protracted political violence and the connection between bullying and suicidality among Palestinian adolescents. Data were collected from a representative sample of Palestinian students (N = 5,713) from 100 schools in the West Bank and East Jerusalem who completed an in-class survey. Students who were victims of bullying or bully victims who were exposed to political violence were at higher risk for suicide attempts compared to students who were victims of bullying or bully victims but not exposed to political violence. Political violence moderated the association between bullying and suicide attempts after controlling for socio demographic and other mental health variables.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)95-104
Number of pages10
JournalSuicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
Volume48
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2018
Externally publishedYes

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