Cyberbullying, positive mental health and suicide ideation/behavior

Julia Brailovskaia; Tobias Teismann; Jürgen Margraf

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2018.05.074

Cyberbullying, positive mental health and suicide ideation/behavior

Psychiatry Res. 2018 Sep:267:240-242. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.05.074. Epub 2018 Jun 14.

Authors

Julia Brailovskaia¹, Tobias Teismann², Jürgen Margraf²

Affiliations

¹ Mental Health Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Massenbergstraße 9-13, Bochum 44787, Germany. Electronic address: Julia.Brailovskaia@rub.de.
² Mental Health Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Massenbergstraße 9-13, Bochum 44787, Germany.

PMID: 29940454
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.05.074

Abstract

Cyberbullying has regularly been shown to be associated with suicide ideation/behavior. The present study investigated whether positive mental health, i.e., high levels of emotional, cognitive and psychological well-being, buffers the association between cyberbullying and suicide ideation/behavior. A total of 225 students completed measures of cyberbullying, suicide ideation/behavior, and positive mental health. Positive mental health fully mediated the association between cyberbullying and suicide ideation/behavior. Positive mental health seems to confer resilience and should be taken into account in clinical and preventive programs for student populations.

Keywords: Cyberbullying; Protection; Suicide risk.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Correlation of Data
Cyberbullying / psychology*
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Health*
Risk Factors
Students / psychology*
Suicidal Ideation*
Suicide / psychology*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult