MGH Guides: Pediatric Health: Behavioral and Mental Health

Bullying and Violence Prevention

Facts and Data (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Evidence

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Victimized in many ways: Online and offline bullying/harassment and perceived racial discrimination in diverse racial–ethnic minority adolescents.
(2021) Racial–ethnic minority youth face multiple types of victimization associated with negative developmental outcomes. The present study examined the interplay of youth experiences of online and offline bullying/harassment and racial–ethnic discrimination across three waves.
Bullying and Cyberbullying in LGBT Adolescents: Prevalence and Effects on Mental Health
(2020) The objectives of this study were: 1) to analyze possible differences in sexual orientation (heterosexual and non-heterosexual) in the percentage of victims and aggressors of bullying/cyberbullying, as well as the amount of aggressive behavior suffered and carried out AND 2) to compare the mental health of adolescent heterosexual and non-heterosexual victims, aggressors, cybervictims, and cyberaggressors.
Racial and ethnic differences in bullying: Review and implications for intervention.
(2020). This article conducted a systematic to review relevant cross-cultural research on the prevalence of bullying, risk, and protective factors, and differences in behaviors and outcomes associated with bullying in these populations.
Was that (cyber)bullying? Investigating the operational definitions of bullying and cyberbullying from adolescents' perspective.
(2021) This study aimed at investigating the operational definitions of both bullying and cyberbullying provided by adolescent victims and perpetrators, by inquiring the weight of traditional criteria (i.e., frequency, deliberateness, imbalance of power, and harm) as well as dominance in the perception of these phenomena.
Pathways from Childhood Bullying Victimization to Young Adult Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms.
(2021) This study aimed to examine the pathway from childhood bullying victimization to young adult bullying and depressive and anxiety symptoms.
Does Anxiety Symptomatology Affect Bullying Behavior in Children and Adolescents with ADHD?
(2023) This cross-sectional, clinic-based study aims to investigate the associations between anxiety symptomatology and bullying involvement in youth with ADHD.
Bullying and physical violence and their association with handgun carrying among youth growing up in rural areas
(2023) This study builds on prior research showing a strong relationship between handgun carrying and delinquent behaviors among urban youth by examining the association between handgun carrying trajectories and various types of violence in a rural sample.

Library Collection

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Books

The Bully Free Classroom by Allan L. Beane
Call Number: VIO BUL BULLY
ISBN: 9781575421940
Publication Date: 1999-05-01
More than 100 prevention and intervention strategies teachers can start using immediately. All are easy to understand and simple to implement; many require little or no advance preparation or special materials.
Cyber Bullying: A prevention curriculum for grades 3-5 by Sue Limber; Robin M. Kowalski; Patricia W. Agatston
Call Number: VIO BUL CYBER
ISBN: 9781592857159
Publication Date: 2009-01-28
One in five 'tweens', or students from ages 8 to 12, report knowing a friend who has been bullied online. Seven per cent of tweens report having been bullied online themselves. This title provides age-appropriate activities that help students communicate respectfully with others when using cyber technology.
Cyber Bullying: A prevention curriculum for grades 6-12 by Susan P. Limber
Call Number: VIO BUL CYBER
ISBN: 9781592855964
Publication Date: 2008-09-08
This eight session program is designed specifically for students in middle school and high school. Using stories based on actual news events, students participate in small group discussions that center on real-life issues that teens face on the Internet everyday. At the end of the program, students work in small groups to create a plan for their own social networking Web site*. *Students do not actually create a social networking site.
The ABC's of Bullying Prevention by Kenneth Shore
Call Number: VIO BUL ABC
ISBN: 9781887943833
Publication Date: 2005-12-01
This book provides an innovative approach to addressing the problem of bullying in schools.
Gender, Bullying, and Harassment by Elizabeth J. Meyer
Call Number: VIO BUL GENBUL
ISBN: 9780807749531
Publication Date: 2009-04-23
This book offers suggestions to help positively transform the culture of schools and reduce the incidences of gendered harassment.
Safe school ambassadors: Harnessing student power to stop bullying and violence by Rick Phillips; John Linney; Chris Pack
Call Number: VIO BUL SAFE
ISBN: 9780470197424
Publication Date: 2008-04-11
An essential guide for school administrators, counselors, teachers, parents, and youth organization leaders.

DVDs

Bullied: A Student, a School, and a Case that Made History
Call Number: DVD 2
A student, a school and a case that made history tells an inspiring story of a young gay man who took a stand against the bullying he experienced in school.
Bully Bystanders: You Can Make a Difference
Call Number: VIO BUL BULBYS
Video program that features a real-life drama on bystanders that intervene for a student being bullied which affects the outcome of the incident, based on real-life events.
Gen Silent [DVD]
Call Number: DVD 6
A documentary about LGBT aging.

Childhood Trauma

Facts and Data

Evidence

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Adverse childhood experiences and future self-rated health: a prospective cohort study.
(2021) he aim of the study was to examine the associations between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and self-rated health (SRH) in early adulthood and to investigate if disadvantageous health-behavioral strategies explain the association between ACEs and SRH.
Adverse childhood experiences: Assessing the impact on physical and psychosocial health in adulthood and the mitigating role of resilience.
(2020) Taken from the abstract, "We examined ACEs among adults attending a rural family practice clinic and explored associations between ACE, socio-ecological resilience and health."
Prevalence, socio-demographic correlates and associations of adverse childhood experiences with mental illnesses: Results from the Singapore Mental Health Study.
(2020) The current study aimed to establish the (i) prevalence of ACEs and its socio-demographic correlates, and, (ii) association of ACEs with mental disorders and suicidality in a multiethnic Asian country.
Examining the relationship between early childhood temperament, trauma, and post-traumatic stress disorder
(2021) Taken from the abstract, "
A greater understanding of why some people are more at risk of developing PTSD is required. We examine the relationship between temperament traits in early childhood and subsequent trauma exposure and risk of PTSD."
It gets better: childhood sexual abuse and trauma symptoms in female older adults
(2022) The aim of this study was to investigate current symptoms of trauma in adult female survivors of child sexual abuse across each successive decade, beginning with eighteen year olds.

Cochrane Systematic Reviews

Psychological therapies for the management of chronic and recurrent pain in children and adolescents.
(2019) The aim of this review was to update the published evidence on the efficacy of psychological treatments for chronic and recurrent pain in children and adolescents.
Psychological therapies for children and adolescents exposed to trauma.
(2016) The objective of this study was to assess the effects of psychological therapies in preventing PTSD and associated negative emotional, behavioral and mental health outcomes in children and adolescents who have undergone a traumatic event.

Books in the Library Collection

Helping Kids Heal by Rebecca Carman
Call Number: VIO TRA HELPI
ISBN: 1566887232
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
75 activities to use with school-age children after an acutely traumatic event or in response to the chronic trauma and loss experienced by children living in at-risk communities.
Helping Abused and Traumatized Children by Eliana Gil; John Briere (Foreword by)
Call Number: VIO TRA HELPI
ISBN: 9781593853341
Publication Date: 2006-08-28
Presenting an integrative model for treating traumatized children, this book combines play, art, and other expressive therapies with ideas and strategies drawn from cognitive-behavioral and family therapy.

Anger Management

Facts and Data

Evidence

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

The effect of multimedia-based education on students’ anger management skill
(2021) The present study aimed to determine the effect of multimedia-based education on students’ anger management skill.
The effect of anger management skills training on anger status of the people with HIV.
(2020) This study investigated the effect of anger management skills training on the anger status of people with HIV.
Racial/ethnic and gender disparities in anger management therapy as a probation condition.
(2020) This study examined whether race/ethnicity and gender predicted sentencing to anger management therapy as a probation condition.
Effectiveness of anger-focused emotional management training in reducing aggression among nurses.
(2023) The aim of this study was to conduct a 5‐h training program on anger‐focused emotional management for nurses and verify its effectiveness.
Development and validation of Yoga Module for Anger Management in adolescents.
(2021) Yoga, which is considered as a holistic and integrated approach is explored in this study to develop and validate a school-based yoga program for anger management in adolescence.