Prof. Lu Hua Chen
University of Hong Kong, China
Title: The Impacts of Bullying on Mental Health and Well-being in Adolescents
Abstract:
Accumulating evidence has indicated that bullying experience, for example in school,
is associated with mental health problem. It is found that peer victimization in
childhood, particularly if it is chronic or severe, may gradually lead to psychosis in
adolescence. A dose-response positive relationship between childhood trauma and
psychotic symptoms has been suggested, with the psychotic symptoms increasing in
line with the increased levels of bullying experience. Moreover, early traumatic events
are also related to the development of psychotic symptoms in later adulthood. The
short-term and long-term impacts of bullying on mental health and well-being will be
reviewed and further discussed.
Biography:
Dr. Lu Hua Chen is currently a researcher in the Psychology Department at the
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Her research interests are to identify social
and environmental risk factors in psychological problems by focusing on
neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience. She has been awarded a number of
prizes, like the “Best Free Paper Award” in Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists
International Mental Health Congress, the “Best Free Paper Award” in the Chinese
Dementia Research Association Annual Scientific Meeting, and the “Best Paper
Award” in the Hong Kong Croucher Foundation Conference.