The Association of Suicide and Bullying in Childhood to Young Adulthood: A Review of Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Research Findings

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  • Anat Brunstein Klomek
    Adjunct Senior Lecturer, The New School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, Israel; Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology (in Psychiatry), Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York; Psychologist, Feinberg Child Study Center, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel
  • Andre Sourander
    Affiliated Faculty Member, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York; Professor, Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
  • Madelyn Gould
    Professor, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York; Research Scientist, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York

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<jats:sec><jats:title>Objective:</jats:title><jats:p> To review the research addressing the association of suicide and bullying, from childhood to young adulthood, including cross-sectional and longitudinal research findings. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method:</jats:title><jats:p> Relevant publications were identified via electronic searches of PsycNet and MEDLINE without date specification, in addition to perusing the reference lists of relevant articles. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results:</jats:title><jats:p> Cross-sectional findings indicate that there is an increased risk of suicidal ideation and (or) suicide attempts associated with bullying behaviour and cyberbullying. The few longitudinal findings available indicate that bullying and peer victimization lead tosuicidality but that this association varies by sex. Discrepancies between the studies available may be due to differences in the studies' participants and methods. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions:</jats:title><jats:p> Bullying and peer victimization constitute more than correlates of suicidality. Future research with long-term follow-up should continue to identify specific causal paths between bullying and suicide. </jats:p></jats:sec>

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