Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/196704 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 12206
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We investigate the impact of nine types of adolescent (verbal, physical, indirect) school/domestic bullying on life satisfaction, and two mental health outcomes (emotional symptoms and hyperactivity/inattention) using the Understanding Society dataset during 2009-13. Bullying significantly increases hyperactive, inattentive and emotional symptoms and reduces life satisfaction. Non-domestic bullying has a stronger adverse impact on all three mental wellbeing outcomes. Domestic sibling victimisation does not affect life satisfaction. Lower levels of family income increase adolescent hyperactive/inattentive symptoms and reduce life satisfaction. Females are more vulnerable to emotional symptoms while males report higher levels of life satisfaction. Initial conditions precondition hyperactive and inattentive symptoms.
Subjects: 
bullying
mental health
life satisfaction
unobserved heterogeneity
JEL: 
C25
C35
J12
J13
I31
I10
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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