Being Bullied Is Associated With Depression Among Malaysian Adolescents: Findings From a Cross-Sectional Study in Malaysia

• Published in: Asia-Pacific journal of public health Vol. 31; no. 8_suppl; p. 30S
• Main Authors: Abd Razak, Mohamad Aznuddin, Ahmad, Noor Ani, Abd Aziz, Fazly Azry, Jamaluddin, Rasidah, Sidik, Sherina Mohd, Awaluddin, S Maria, Ibrahim, Nurashikin, Tan, LeeAnn, Sooryanarayana, Rajini
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China 01.11.2019
• Subjects: Adolescent; Bullying - psychology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depression - epidemiology; Female; Health Surveys; Humans; Malaysia - epidemiology; Male; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Schools; Malaysia; depression; DASS-21; Malaysian adolescents; bullying; school-going adolescents

Limited evidence on the association of being bullied with depression among adolescents was found in Malaysia. This study aimed to determine the association of being bullied and depression among Malaysian school-going adolescents. Data from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2017, a cross-secti...