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

By: Abdeen Z., Brunstein-Klomek A., Nakash O., Shibli N., Nagar M., Agha H., Hallaq S., Kanat-Maymon Y., Juerges H., Levav I., Qasrawi R.
Published in: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
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Description: We examined the association between protracted political violence and the connection between bullying and suicidality am ong 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. © 2017 The American Association of Suicidology