The impact of gender and age on bullying role, self-harm and suicide: Evidence from a cohort study of Australian children

Article

Ahmad, Kabir, Beatson, Amanda, Campbell, Marilyn, Hashmi, Rubayyat, Keating, Byron W., Mulcahy, Rory, Riedel, Aimee and Wang, Shasha. 2023. "The impact of gender and age on bullying role, self-harm and suicide: Evidence from a cohort study of Australian children." PLoS One. 18. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278446
Article Title

The impact of gender and age on bullying role, self-harm and suicide: Evidence from a cohort study of Australian children

ERA Journal ID39745
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsAhmad, Kabir, Beatson, Amanda, Campbell, Marilyn, Hashmi, Rubayyat, Keating, Byron W., Mulcahy, Rory, Riedel, Aimee and Wang, Shasha
Journal TitlePLoS One
Journal Citation18
Article Numbere0278446
Number of Pages13
Year2023
PublisherPublic Library of Science (PLoS)
Place of PublicationUnited States
ISSN1932-6203
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278446
Web Address (URL)https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0278446
AbstractThere has been limited longitudinal investigation to date into the association between bullying, self-harm, and suicidality in Australia and the impact of specific demographic differences on this relationship. This is despite the continued rise in the incidence of bullying, self-harm, and suicide. As such, the current study draws on data from the Longitudinal Survey of Australian children (LSAC) to examine the association between bullying, self-harm, and suicidality and explore the impact of demographic differences across three bullying related behaviors (being bullied, bullying others and being both bullied and bullying others). The evidence indicates that bully-victims exhibit the highest risk of self-harm and suicidality in Australia. When considering demographic differences, it was identified that females and adolescents aged 16-17-years-of-age had the highest risk of self-harm and suicidality. Further, a direct curvilinear relationship between age and the categories of self-harm was identified with an inflection point around 16–17 years. The study supports the need for further investigation into the association between bullying, self-harm, and suicidality longitudinally with a particular focus on other moderators.
Keywordsgender ; age; bullying; suicide; children
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020420201. Behavioural epidemiology
Byline AffiliationsSchool of Business
Queensland University of Technology
University of the Sunshine Coast
Permalink -

https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z2524/the-impact-of-gender-and-age-on-bullying-role-self-harm-and-suicide-evidence-from-a-cohort-study-of-australian-children

Log in to edit

Download files

Published Version
journal.pone.0278446.pdf
License: CC BY 4.0
File access level: Anyone

  • 63
    total views
  • 20
    total downloads
  • 1
    views this month
  • 2
    downloads this month

Export as

Related outputs

Socioeconomic mental health disparities and income mobility in Australia: A longitudinal factor decomposition analysis
Hashmi, Rubayyat, Alam, Khorshed and Gow, Jeff. 2024. "Socioeconomic mental health disparities and income mobility in Australia: A longitudinal factor decomposition analysis." Economic Analysis and Policy. 82, pp. 290-302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2024.03.010
Socioeconomic inequalities in child and adolescent mental health in Australia: the role of parenting style and parents’ relationships
Gautam, Nirmal, Rahman, Mohammad Mafizur, Hashmi, Rubayyat, Lim, Apiradee and Khanam, Rasheda. 2024. "Socioeconomic inequalities in child and adolescent mental health in Australia: the role of parenting style and parents’ relationships." Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. 18 (28). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-024-00719-x
Multimorbidity and health-related quality of life amongst Indigenous Australians: A longitudinal analysis
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Perales, Francisco, Alam, Khorshed, Rashid, Rumana, Haque, Rezwanul, Monasi, Nahid, Hashmi, Rubayyat, Siddika, Farzana, Siddiqui, Zubayer Hassan, Ali, Mohammad Afshar, Gebremariam, Natnael Deme and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas. 2024. "Multimorbidity and health-related quality of life amongst Indigenous Australians: A longitudinal analysis." Quality of Life Research. 33 (1), pp. 195-206. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-023-03500-3
Maternal Healthcare Services Utilisation and Its Associated Risk Factors: A Pooled Study of 37 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Shanto, Hasibul Hasan, Al-Zubayer, Md. Akib, Ahammed, Benojir, Sarder, Md. Alamgir, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Hashmi, Rubayyat, Haque, Rezwanul and Alam, Khorshed. 2023. "Maternal Healthcare Services Utilisation and Its Associated Risk Factors: A Pooled Study of 37 Low- and Middle-Income Countries ." International Journal of Public Health. 68. https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2023.1606288
A multilevel analysis of individual and community-level factors associated with childhood immunisation in Bangladesh: Evidence from a pooled cross-sectional survey
Sarder, Md. Alamgir, Lee, Ka Yiu, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Hashmi, Rubayyat and Ahammed, Benojir. 2023. "A multilevel analysis of individual and community-level factors associated with childhood immunisation in Bangladesh: Evidence from a pooled cross-sectional survey." Vaccine: X. 14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2023.100285
Informal Caregiving Provision for Disabled or Elderly in the Families and Work Productivity: Evidence from 11 Waves of an Australian Population-Based Cohort
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Hashmi, Rubayyat, Aregbeshola, Bolaji Samson and Comans, Tracy. 2023. "Informal Caregiving Provision for Disabled or Elderly in the Families and Work Productivity: Evidence from 11 Waves of an Australian Population-Based Cohort." PharmacoEconomics. 41 (9), pp. 1117-1136. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40273-023-01283-6
Association of maternal physical and mental health characteristics with the hazard of having any medical condition or disability in Australian children: A 15-year birth cohort study
Ahmad, Kabir, Ormsby, Gail M., Kabir, Enamul and Khanam, Rasheda. 2023. "Association of maternal physical and mental health characteristics with the hazard of having any medical condition or disability in Australian children: A 15-year birth cohort study ." SSM - Population Health. 22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101385
The Healthcare Cost Burden of Asthma in Children: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study
Ahmad, Kabir, Khanam, Rasheda, Kabir, Enamul and Jurges, Hendrik. 2023. "The Healthcare Cost Burden of Asthma in Children: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study ." Value in Health. 26 (8), pp. 1201-1209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2023.04.003
Clustering of lifestyle and health behaviours in Australian adolescents and associations with obesity, self-rated health and quality of life
Ahmad, Kabir, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Ormsby, Gail M., Kabir, Enamul and Khanam, Rasheda. 2023. "Clustering of lifestyle and health behaviours in Australian adolescents and associations with obesity, self-rated health and quality of life ." BMC Public Health. 23. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15724-6
Association of infant and child health characteristics with the hazard of any medical condition or disability in Australian children
Ahmad, Kabir, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Sathi, Nusrat Jahan, Kabir, Enamul and Khanam, Rasheda. 2022. "Association of infant and child health characteristics with the hazard of any medical condition or disability in Australian children." Archives of Public Health. 80, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00913-3
Socioeconomic inequalities in low birth weight in South Asia: A comparative analysis using Demographic and Health Surveys
Sathi, Nusrat Jahan, Ahammed, Benojir, Alam, Khorshed, Hashmi, Rubayyat, Lee, Ka Yiu and Keramat, Syed Afroz. 2022. "Socioeconomic inequalities in low birth weight in South Asia: A comparative analysis using Demographic and Health Surveys." Social Science and Medicine – Population Health. 20, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101248
Inequity in psychiatric healthcare use in Australia
Hashmi, Rubayyat, Alam, Khorshed, Gow, Jeff, Alam, Khurshid and March, Sonja. 2023. "Inequity in psychiatric healthcare use in Australia ." Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology: the international journal for research in social and genetic epidemiology and mental health services. 58 (4), p. 605–616. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-022-02310-1
Public policies and tax evasion: evidence from SAARC countries
Islam, Azharul, Rashid, Md. Harun Ur, Hossain, Syed Zabid and Hashmi, Rubayyat. 2020. "Public policies and tax evasion: evidence from SAARC countries." Heliyon. 6 (11), pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05449
Morbid obesity, multiple long-term conditions, and health-related quality of life among Australian adults: Estimates from three waves of a longitudinal household survey
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Keating, Byron, Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku, Aboagye, Richard Gyan, Seidu, Abdul-Aziz, Samad, Nandeeta, Saha, Monidipa, Gow, Jeff, Biddle, Stuart J. H. and Comans, Tracy. 2022. "Morbid obesity, multiple long-term conditions, and health-related quality of life among Australian adults: Estimates from three waves of a longitudinal household survey." Preventive Medicine Reports. 28, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101823
Nexus between maternal underweight and child anthropometric status in South and South-East Asian countries
Haque, Rezwanul, Alam, Khorshed, Rahman, Syed Mahbubur, Mustafa, Maimun Ur Rashid, Ahammed, Benojir, Ahmad, Kabir, Hashmi, Rubayyat, Wubishet, Befikadu Legesse and Keramat, Syed Afroz. 2022. "Nexus between maternal underweight and child anthropometric status in South and South-East Asian countries." Nutrition. 98, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2022.111628
Do family and maternal background matter? A multilevel approach to modelling mental health status of Australian youth using longitudinal data
Hashmi, Rubayyat, Alam, Khorshed, Gow, Jeff and March, Sonja. 2022. "Do family and maternal background matter? A multilevel approach to modelling mental health status of Australian youth using longitudinal data." PLoS One. 17 (4), pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267191
Obesity and the risk of developing chronic diseases in middle-aged and older adults: Findings from an Australian longitudinal population survey, 2009–2017
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Rana, Rezwanul Hasan, Chowdhury, Rupok, Farjana, Fariha, Hashmi, Rubayyat, Gow, Jeff and Biddle, Stuart J. H.. 2021. "Obesity and the risk of developing chronic diseases in middle-aged and older adults: Findings from an Australian longitudinal population survey, 2009–2017." PLoS One. 16 (11), pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260158
The economics of child and adolescent health in Australia
Ahmad, Kabir. 2022. The economics of child and adolescent health in Australia. PhD by Publication Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/y841v
Price and Income Elasticities of Cigarette Smoking Demand in Bangladesh: Evidence from Urban Adolescents and Young Adults
Ahmed, Moin Uddin, Pulok, Mohammad Habibullah, Hashmi, Rubayyat, Hajizadeh, Mohammad and Nargis, Nigar. 2022. "Price and Income Elasticities of Cigarette Smoking Demand in Bangladesh: Evidence from Urban Adolescents and Young Adults ." Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 24 (6), pp. 826-833. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntab270
Job satisfaction dynamics: how do they impact employment mode choice for people with a disability?
Keating, Byron W., Keramat, Syed Afroz, Wallace, Iain and Hashmi, Rubayyat. 2022. "Job satisfaction dynamics: how do they impact employment mode choice for people with a disability? " Heliyon. 8 (10), pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11076
Disability, physical activity, and health-related quality of life in Australian adults: An investigation using 19 waves of a longitudinal cohort
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Ahammed, Benojir, Mohammed, Aliu, Seidu, Abdul-Aziz, Farjana, Fariha, Hashmi, Rubayyat, Ahmad, Kabir, Haque, Rezwanul, Ahmed, Sazia, Ali, Mohammad Afshar and Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku. 2022. "Disability, physical activity, and health-related quality of life in Australian adults: An investigation using 19 waves of a longitudinal cohort ." PLoS One. 17 (5 May), pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268304
Clustering of asthma and related comorbidities and their association with maternal health during pregnancy: evidence from an Australian birth cohort
Ahmad, Kabir, Kabir, Enamul, Ormsby, Gail M. and Khanam, Rasheda. 2021. "Clustering of asthma and related comorbidities and their association with maternal health during pregnancy: evidence from an Australian birth cohort." BMC Public Health. 21 (1), pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11997-x
Are wheezing, asthma and eczema in children associated with mother’s health during pregnancy? Evidence from an Australian birth cohort
Ahmad, Kabir, Kabir, Enamul, Ormsby, Gail M. and Khanam, Rasheda. 2021. "Are wheezing, asthma and eczema in children associated with mother’s health during pregnancy? Evidence from an Australian birth cohort." Archives of Public Health. 79 (1), pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00718-w
Maternal health and health-related behaviours and their associations with child health: evidence from an Australian birth cohort
Ahmad, Kabir, Kabir, Enamul, Keramat, Sayed Afroz and Khanam, Rasheda. 2021. "Maternal health and health-related behaviours and their associations with child health: evidence from an Australian birth cohort." PLoS One. 16 (9), pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257188
Age and gender differences in the relationship between obesity and disability with self-perceived employment discrimination: Results from a retrospective study of an Australian national sample
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Rana, Rezwanul Hasan, Shuvo, Suvasish Das, Gow, Jeff, Biddle, Stuart J. H. and Keating, Byron Keating. 2021. "Age and gender differences in the relationship between obesity and disability with self-perceived employment discrimination: Results from a retrospective study of an Australian national sample." Social Science and Medicine – Population Health. 16, pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100923
Trends in the prevalence of adult overweight and obesity in Australia, and its association with geographic remoteness
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Al-Hanawi, Mohammed Khaled, Gow, Jeff, Biddle, Stuart J. H. and Hashmi, Rubayyat. 2021. "Trends in the prevalence of adult overweight and obesity in Australia, and its association with geographic remoteness." Scientific Reports. 11, pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90750-1
Socioeconomic inequalities in uptake of breast cancer screening among Saudi women: a cross-sectional analysis of a national survey
Al-Hanawi, Mohammed Khaled, Hashmi, Rubayyat, Almubark, Sarh, Qattan, Ameerah M. N. and Pulok, Mohammad Habibullah. 2020. "Socioeconomic inequalities in uptake of breast cancer screening among Saudi women: a cross-sectional analysis of a national survey." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17 (6), pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17062056
Husbands’ knowledge of breast cancer and their wives’ attitudes and practices related to breast cancer screening in Saudi Arabia: cross-sectional online survey
Sabgul, Afnan Abdulnasir, Qattan, Ameerah M. N., Hashmi, Rubayyat and Al-Hanawi, Mohammed Khaled. 2021. "Husbands’ knowledge of breast cancer and their wives’ attitudes and practices related to breast cancer screening in Saudi Arabia: cross-sectional online survey." Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23 (2), pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.2196/25404
Prevalence of Mental Disorders by Socioeconomic Status in Australia: A Cross-Sectional Epidemiological Study
Hashmi, Rubayyat, Alam, Khorshed, Gow, Jeff and March, Sonja. 2021. "Prevalence of Mental Disorders by Socioeconomic Status in Australia: A Cross-Sectional Epidemiological Study." American Journal of Health Promotion. 35 (4), pp. 533-542. https://doi.org/10.1177/0890117120968656
Interaction between the place of residence and wealth on the risk of overweight and obesity in Bangladeshi women
Ahmad, Kabir, Khanam, Taslima, Keramat, Sayed Afroz, Islam, Md. Irteja, Kabir, Enamul and Khanam, Rasheda. 2020. "Interaction between the place of residence and wealth on the risk of overweight and obesity in Bangladeshi women." PLoS One. 15 (12), pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243349
Inequity and inequality in Australian mental health and care systems: an investigation into the economics of wellbeing
Hashmi, Rubayyat. 2021. Inequity and inequality in Australian mental health and care systems: an investigation into the economics of wellbeing. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/q6wq9
Socioeconomic inequalities in mental health in Australia: Explaining life shock exposure
Hashmi, Rubayyat, Alam, Khorshed and Gow, Jeff. 2020. "Socioeconomic inequalities in mental health in Australia: Explaining life shock exposure." Health Policy. 124 (1), pp. 97-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.10.011
Dynamic relationship among environmental regulation, innovation, CO2 emissions, population, and economic growth in OECD countries: a panel investigation
Hashmi, Rubayyat and Alam, Khorshed. 2019. "Dynamic relationship among environmental regulation, innovation, CO2 emissions, population, and economic growth in OECD countries: a panel investigation." Journal of Cleaner Production. 231, pp. 1100-1109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.325
What does internationalisation or interculturalisation look like in the future in the higher education sector?
Hartwig, Kay, Barton, Georgina, Bennett, Dawn, Cain, Melissa, Campbell, Marilyn, Ferns, Sonia, Jones, Liz, Joseph, Dawn, Kavanagh, Marie, Kelly, Ann, Larkin, Ingrid, O'Connor, Erin, Podorova, Anna, Tangen, Donna and Westerveld, Marleen. 2017. "What does internationalisation or interculturalisation look like in the future in the higher education sector?" Barton, Georgina and Hartwig, Kay (ed.) Professional learning in the work place for international students: exploring theory and practice. Switzerland. Springer. pp. 313-324
Work Placement for International Student Programmes (WISP): A Model of Effective Practice
Barton, Georgina, Hartwig, Kay, Bennett, Dawn, Cain, Melissa, Campbell, Marilyn, Ferns, Sonia, Jones, Liz, Joseph, Dawn, Kavanagh, Marie, Kelly, Ann, Larkin, Ingrid, O'Connor, Erin, Podorova, Anna, Tangen, Donna and Westerveld, Marleen. 2017. "Work Placement for International Student Programmes (WISP): A Model of Effective Practice ." Barton, G. and Hartwig, Kay (ed.) Professional learning in the work place for international students: exploring theory and practice. Switzerland. Springer. pp. 13-34