Suicidal Ideation Among Adolescent School Children, Involvement in Bully-Victim Problems, and Perceived Social Support

Relationships among suicidal ideation, involvement in bully-victim problems at school, & perceived social support were investigated in 2 samples of adolescent students in South Australia. Results obtained from self-reports & peer nomination procedures to identify bullies & victims indicated that involvement in bully-victim problems at school, especially for students with relatively little social support, was significantly related to degree of suicidal ideation. (35 refs.)