Child maltreatment, bullying in school and social support

The study focuses on the individual and the group to explain how the suicidal thoughts, and suicidal threats or attempts of individuals are influenced by other people. The research questions are: Why have some children, who are or have been exposed to maltreatment, developed resilience, while other children haven’t?
The study is based on standardized personal interview with a national sample of 3,000 young people, supplemented with prospective longitudinal register data. The hypotheses are that the adolescents who have experienced child maltreatment during childhood but also had experienced supportive significant others have developed resilience with a strengthened self.
The study confirms that social support for a great many of the young adults reduces the risk of low self-esteem and suicidal ideations even when they have experienced poor parenting with the destructiveness of psychological maltreatment and sexual abuse. While being offer for bullying increases the risk of suicidal thoughts and low self-esteem, when accounted for other risk factors.