Adolescent Peer Victimization and Physical Health Problems

Herge, Whitney M.; Greca, Annette M. La; Chan, Sherilynn F.

doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsv050

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“…Together with cross-sectional assessments, this likely results in shared method variance, which raises doubt as to whether direct and indirect effects in the studies reviewed here are over-estimated. Well-powered longitudinal studies were not common among the studies reviewed here (but see Barchia and Bussey 2010;Herge et al 2016;Herts et al 2012;Lereya et al 2013;Mamun et al 2013;McLaughlin et al 2009;Moon et al 2012;Rueger and Jenkins 2014;Turner et al 2010); however, such study designs are needed to identify replicable indirect effects of small size.…”

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“…In contrast, Narayanan and Betts (2014) found no support for a mediational role of resilience in the association between victimization and self-efficacy. Finally, Herge et al (2016) found support for mediating roles of depression and anxiety in the prediction of somatic and sleep symptoms and Guarneri-White et al (2015) showed that general depression but not anxious depression or post-traumatic symptoms explained why victimized adolescents tend to experience more health problems like headaches, fatigue, and vomiting.…”

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What Explains Correlates of Peer Victimization? A Systematic Review of Mediating Factors

Kretschmer

2016

Adolescent Res Rev

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Being accepted by peers is central to health and wellbeing among adolescents whereas being the subject of peer/bullying-victimization can be perceived as significant interpersonal stress, resulting in compromised adjustment concurrently and long-term. Unfortunately, little is known about mechanisms that explain why peer victimization goes ''under the skin''. This systematic review aims to summarize the research on mediating pathways. A total of 65 articles were selected that explicitly examined mediation of associations between peer victimization in adolescence and concurrent and later outcomes. Most studies were based on North American and European samples and focused on internalizing or school-related outcomes. Mediation appears to be more stable by emotional states and symptoms than self-perceptions and attributions but results vary by outcome. Limitations concern the crosssectional design of most studies, geographic restriction, and widespread use of self-reports for assessments of exposure, mediator, and outcome.

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Section: Mediators On Associations Between Peer Victimization and Othmentioning

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What Explains Correlates of Peer Victimization? A Systematic Review of Mediating Factors

Kretschmer

2016

Adolescent Res Rev

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“…Eligible youth also had higher scores on depressive symptoms ( CES-D M = 23.53 vs. 19.98), but this difference was not significant. Of further note, on average, the 108 adolescents who participated in the screening were already significantly more distressed and victimized than adolescents in a community sample (Herge et al, 2016). Compared to community youth, screened adolescents reported higher levels of social anxiety ( SAS-A M = 48.93 vs. 37.65), depressive symptoms ( CES-D M = 21.32 vs. 13.77), and relational ( M = 2.21 vs. 1.63) and reputational PV ( M = 1.93 vs. 1.51) on the R-PEQ (all p’s < .001).…”

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“…To provide a benchmark for functioning pre- and post-intervention, we compared participants’ scores on multiple measures to those obtained from a large community sample of adolescents of high-school age (Herge, La Greca, & Chan, 2016). …”

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“…One-tailed paired sample t -tests were conducted to evaluate changes on outcome variables from baseline to post-intervention. Baseline and post-intervention scores were also compared to benchmarks obtained from a community sample of adolescents residing in the same school district (Herge et al, 2016). All adolescents enrolled in UTalk completed post-intervention measures.…”

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Preventing Adolescent Social Anxiety and Depression and Reducing Peer Victimization: Intervention Development and Open Trial

Greca

Ehrenreich–May

Mufson

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Child Youth Care Forum

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Background Social anxiety disorder (SAD) and depression are common among adolescents, frequently comorbid, and resistant to change. Prevention programs for adolescent SAD are scant, and depression prevention programs do not fully address peer-risk factors. One critical peer-risk factor for SAD and depression is peer victimization. We describe the development and initial evaluation of a transdiagnostic school-based preventive intervention for adolescents with elevated symptoms of social anxiety and/or depression and elevated peer victimization. We modified Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Adolescent Skills Training for depression, incorporating strategies for dealing with social anxiety and peer victimization. Objective Our open trial assessed the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary benefit of the modified program (called UTalk) for adolescents at risk for SAD or depression and who also reported peer victimization. Method Adolescents (N=14; 13–18 years; 79% girls; 86% Hispanic) were recruited and completed measures of peer victimization, social anxiety, and depression both pre- and post-intervention and provided ratings of treatment satisfaction. Independent evaluators (IEs) rated youths’ clinical severity. The intervention (3 individual and 10 group sessions) was conducted weekly during school. Results Regarding feasibility, 86% of the adolescents completed the intervention (M attendance=11.58 sessions). Satisfaction ratings were uniformly positive. Intention-to-treat analyses revealed significant declines in adolescent- and IE-rated social anxiety and depression and in reports of peer victimization. Additional secondary benefits were observed. Conclusions Although further evaluation is needed, the UTalk intervention appears feasible to administer in schools, with high satisfaction and preliminary benefit. Implications for research on the prevention of adolescent SAD and depression are discussed.

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Transitions in sleep problems from late adolescence to young adulthood: A longitudinal analysis of the effects of peer victimization

Chang

Lin

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Aggressive Behavior

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Adolescence is a developmental period with high vulnerability to sleep problems. However, research identifying distinct patterns and underlying determinants of sleep problems is scarce. This study investigated discrete subgroups of, changes in, and stability of sleep problems. We also examined whether peer victimization influenced sleep problem subgroups and transitions in patterns of sleep problems from late adolescence to young adulthood. Sex differences in the effects of peer victimization were also explored. In total, 1,455 male and 1,399 female adolescents from northern Taiwan participated in this longitudinal study. Latent transition analysis was used to examine changes in patterns of sleep problems and the effects of peer victimization on these changes. We identified three subgroups of sleep problems in males and two in females, and found that there was a certain level of instability in patterns of sleep problems during the study period. For both sexes, those with greater increases in peer victimization over time were more likely to change from being a good sleeper to a poor sleeper. The effects of peer victimization on baseline status of sleep problems, however, was only significant for males, with those exposed to higher levels of peer victimization more likely to be poor sleepers at baseline. Our findings reveal an important role of peer victimization in predicting transitions in patterns of sleep problems. Intervention programs aimed at decreasing peer victimization may help reduce the development and escalation of sleep problems among adolescents, especially in males.

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Adolescent Peer Victimization and Physical Health Problems

Abstract: The stress of PV may contribute to adolescents' sleep problems and somatic complaints and has implications for pediatric psychologists.

Cited by 70 publications

References 74 publications

What Explains Correlates of Peer Victimization? A Systematic Review of Mediating Factors

What Explains Correlates of Peer Victimization? A Systematic Review of Mediating Factors

Preventing Adolescent Social Anxiety and Depression and Reducing Peer Victimization: Intervention Development and Open Trial

Transitions in sleep problems from late adolescence to young adulthood: A longitudinal analysis of the effects of peer victimization

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