[The health of children in the Netherlands: relatively healthy, but lifestyle raises some concerns].

Dutch young people are generally healthy, and more than 80% of them feel healthy and happy. This percentage is high compared with other European countries. Infant mortality rates are low, and the prevalence of most health problems among children is less than 10%.

Effects of antibullying school program on bullying and health complaints.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of an antibullying school intervention in elementary schools.

Design: Two-year follow-up randomized intervention group-control group.

Setting: Forty-seven elementary schools in the Netherlands.

Do bullied children get ill, or do ill children get bullied? A prospective cohort study on the relationship between bullying and health-related symptoms.

Objectives: A number of studies have shown that victimization from bullying behavior is associated with substantial adverse effects on physical and psychological health, but it is unclear which comes first, the victimization or the health-related symptoms. In our present study, we investigated whether victimization precedes psychosomatic and psychosocial symptoms or whether these symptoms precede victimization.

Design: Six-month cohort study with baseline measurements taken in the fall of 1999 and follow-up measurements in the spring of 2000.

Bullying behavior and associations with psychosomatic complaints and depression in victims.

Objectives: To assess the association between bullying behavior and a wide variety of psychosomatic health complaints and depression. Study design In a cross-sectional study, 2766 elementary school children age 9 to 12 years filled out a questionnaire on bullying behavior and health complaints. Three groups-bullied children, active bullies, and children who both bully and are bullied-were compared with the group of children not involved in bullying behavior.