Adolescent Peer Victimization and Physical Health Problems

Prospective Associations Between Adolescents' Peer Victimization and Physical Health Problems

Longitudinal associations among peer victimization and physical and mental health problems.

OBJECTIVE This study examined how chronic experiences of peer victimization throughout childhood relate to mental and physical health outcomes in adolescence. METHODS Children were tested in a laboratory playroom at the age of 5 years. They completed questionnaires at time 2, between the ages of 10 and 18 years, and a telephone interview at time 3, between the ages of 12 and 20 years. A total...

Adolescent obesity, overt and relational peer victimization, and romantic relationships.

OBJECTIVE To examine associations between obesity and peer relations in adolescents, specifically testing the hypotheses that obese adolescents are more frequent victims of peer aggression and are less likely to develop romantic relationships. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES Measures of overt and relational victimization, as well as dating status and satisfaction, were collected for a group o...

Adolescent Peer Victimization, Peer Status, Suicidal Ideation, and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: Examining Concurrent and Longitudinal Associations

Relational and physical forms of peer victimization in preschool.

Recent studies of peer victimization have demonstrated the importance of studying relational as well as physical forms of peer maltreatment for understanding children's social-psychological adjustment problems. Studies in this area have been limited thus far by a focus on school-age children (9-12-year-olds). Given the significance of early identification of children's social difficulties for i...