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Vol. 14 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2019.14.41
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AND THE BULLYING PHENOMENON AMONG SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
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Received: October 20 2025
Published: January 12 2026
Published: January 12 2026
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There is a lack of evidence about the possible role of the family environment in the occurrence of the
bullying phenomenon among school-age children. We carried out a systematic review of the literature to
investigate the positive and negative family determinants associated with the bullying phenomenon. Potential
classes of determinants - e.g. interparental conflict and/or parenting behaviours - were studied by searching
peer-reviewed literature published between the January 2008 and December 2018 on PubMed/MEDLINE,
SCOPUS and ISI Web of Science. At the end of the eligibility process, only 3 studies met all the inclusion
criteria, and were then included in the narrative synthesis. Mother destructive profile and excessive infant
crying resulted significantly associated with child emotional insecurity and conduct/mood problems at the
age of 5-6 years, respectively. Moreover, a decrease of medically unexplained symptoms in adolescent was
observed after a one-year family functioning therapy. This body of evidences should raise the interest of the
researchers in order to invest in depth the family unit impact on the bullying phenomenon in school
environment.
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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AND THE BULLYING PHENOMENON AMONG SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. (2026). EuroMediterranean Biomedical Journal, 14. https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2019.14.41
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