title: Relation between school bullying during adolescence and subsequent long-term unemployment in adulthood in a Finnish sample.
abstract: The relationship between school bullying in adolescence and long-term unemployment in adulthood was investigated. A questionnaire was distributed to 68 participants of a training program for people with long-term unemployment in Finland. Responses were compared with data of a nationwide investigation (sample 53,394) of the prevalence of school bullying, according to which 8% of Finnish pupils are regularly bullied at least once a week. Among people with long-term unemployment, 29% reported having been exposed to school bullying at least once a week during their adolescence. This finding indicates a relationship between self-reported school bullying in adolescence and long-term unemployment in adulthood.
authors.affiliation: Abo Akademi University, P.O. Box 311, FIN-65101 Vasa, Finland. lasse.varhama@abo.fi
authors.forename: Lasse M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Varhama
authors.forename: Kaj
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Björkqvist
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014478:Unemployment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014754:Violence / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data