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Paediatric Dentistry

Which dental and psychosocial factors may predict bullying occurrence in adolescence?

Evidence-Based Dentistry volume 24, pages 132–133 (2023)Cite this article

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Abstract

Design

Cohort study.

Study population

639 preschool children at baseline (T1) and 429 adolescents at follow-up (T2).

Outcome measures

Oral health conditions (untreated dental caries, dental trauma and malocclusion, sense of coherence (SOC), self-perception of dental treatment needs, general and dental bullying.

Data analysis

Chi-square test, t-test, structural equation modeling, goodness of fit.

Results

Untreated dental caries and low socioeconomic status impacted the occurrence of both general and dental bullying. SOC and self-perceived dental treatment need were also important factors in the occurrence of bullying.

Conclusions

The oral health condition that most impacted bullying episodes both directly and indirectly was untreated dental caries. Socioeconomic status was also an important cumulative predictor of the occurrence of episodes of bullying.

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  1. Department of Child and Adolescent Oral Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

    Juliana Freire-Maia, Luna Chagas Clementino, Túlio Silva Pereira & Paulo Antônio Martins-Júnior

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Freire-Maia, J., Clementino, L.C., Pereira, T.S. et al. Which dental and psychosocial factors may predict bullying occurrence in adolescence?. Evid Based Dent 24, 132–133 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41432-023-00919-y

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