Prospective linkages between peer victimization and externalizing problems in children: a meta-analysis

Reijntjes, Albert; Kamphuis, Jan H.; Prinzie, Peter; Boelen, Paul A.; Schoot, M. van der; Telch, Michael J.

doi:10.1002/ab.20374

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“…Moreover, this metaanalysis significantly complements the growing body of research that documents the poor personal adjustment of bullied children and adolescents, in terms of both internalizing and externalizing problems, which other recent meta-analyses on the psychosocial consequences of peer victimization 3,4,49 summarize. Altogether, these results have significant implications for pediatricians, child psychologists, and other health care professionals.…”

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confidence: 74%

Bullied Children and Psychosomatic Problems: A Meta-analysis

2013

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: A previous meta-analysis showed that being bullied during childhood is related to psychosomatic problems, but many other studies have been published since then, including some longitudinal studies. We performed a new meta-analysis to quantify the association between peer victimization and psychosomatic complaints in the school-aged population. METHODS:We searched online databases up to April 2012, and bibliographies of retrieved studies and of narrative reviews, for studies that examined the association between being bullied and psychosomatic complaints in children and adolescents. The original search identified 119 nonduplicated studies, of which 30 satisfied the prestated inclusion criteria. RESULTS:Two separate random effects meta-analyses were performed on 6 longitudinal studies (odds ratio = 2.39, 95% confidence interval, 1.76 to 3.24) and 24 cross-sectional studies (odds ratio = 2.17, 95% confidence interval, 1.91 to 2.46), respectively. Results showed that bullied children and adolescents have a significantly higher risk for psychosomatic problems than non-bullied agemates. In the crosssectional studies, the magnitude of effect size significantly decreased with the increase of the proportion of female participants in the study sample. No other moderators were statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS:The association between being bullied and psychosomatic problems was confirmed. Given that school bullying is a widespread phenomenon in many countries around the world, the present results indicate that bullying should be considered a significant international public health problem. Pediatrics 2013;132:720-729

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confidence: 74%

Bullied Children and Psychosomatic Problems: A Meta-analysis

2013

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“…To date, however, relatively little is known about the factors that predict temporary and chronic victimization during primary and secondary school. Nevertheless, important clues can be derived from short-term longitudinal studies, which suggest that pre-existing aggression or PREDICTORS OF PEER VICTIMIZATION TRAJECTORIES 6 internalizing behavior problems are among the most important risk factors of peer victimization (Reijntjes et al, 2011;Reijntjes, Kamphuis, Prinzie, & Telch, 2010). Whereas children who exhibit internalizing symptoms may be seen as "easy targets", aggressive children may become victimized because their behavior irritates or provokes potential bullies.…”

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confidence: 99%

Personal and familial predictors of peer victimization trajectories from primary to secondary school.

Brendgen¹,

Girard²,

Vitaro³

et al. 2016

Developmental Psychology

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Using a sample of 767 children (403 girls, 364 boys), this study aimed to (a) identify groups with distinct trajectories of peer victimization over a 6-year period from primary school through the transition to secondary school, and (b) examine the associated personal (i.e., aggression or internalizing problems) and familial (family status, socioeconomic status, the parent-child relationship) predictors. Peer victimization was assessed via self-reports from Grades 4 through 9 (ages 10 through 15 years), aggression and internalizing problems were assessed in Grade 4 via peer nominations, and the parent-child relationship was assessed in Grade 7 (i.e., right after the transition to secondary school) via parent-reports. Growth Mixture modeling revealed 1 group (62%) who experienced little victimization in primary school and even less in secondary school, another group (31%) who was victimized in primary but not or much less in secondary school, and a third group (7%) who was chronically victimized in both school contexts. Boys were more likely than girls to follow any elevated victimization trajectory. Chronic victimization across primary and secondary school was predicted by nonintact family status and a combination of both internalizing problems and aggression compared with nonvictimized youth. In contrast, transitory victimization during primary but not in secondary school was predicted by aggression, but not internalizing problems. Support as well as conflict in the parent-child relationship also showed significant, albeit distinct associations with the different peer victimization trajectories.

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“…Similarly, 13-22% of United States children and adolescents experience a mental health disorder every year, a rate that has been increasing over time (Costello, Mustillo, Erkanli, Keeler, and Angold 2003;Merikangas et al 2010). Not surprisingly, research suggests a relationship between victimization and behavioral or mental health concerns, including internalizing behaviors (Hawker and Boulton 2010), externalizing behaviors (Reijntjes et al 2011), loneliness (Qualter et al 2013), suicidal ideation and attempts (Gini and Espelage 2014), and later psychotic symptoms (Wolke, Lereya, Fisher, Lewis, and Zammit 2014). Middle childhood is an important developmental period for the study of victimization, as prevalence research shows that victimization becomes fairly common at about ages 6-9 years, with one quarter of children in this age range reporting emotional victimization (Turner, Finkelhor, Hamby, Shattuck, and Ormrod 2011).…”

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Peer Victimization and DRD4 Genotype Influence Problem Behaviors in Young Children

DiLalla

Bersted

John

2015

J Youth Adolescence

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Decades of research supports the presence of significant genetic influences on children's internalizing (emotional), externalizing (acting out), and social difficulties, including victimization. Additionally, being victimized has been shown to relate to further behavioral problems. The current study assessed the nature of the gene-environment relationships between the DRD4 gene, peer victimization, and externalizing and internalizing difficulties in 6-to 10-year-old children. 174 children (56% girls; 88.6% Caucasian, 3.4% African American, 8% mixed race or Mayan) and their parents were administered victimization and problem behavior questionnaires, and DRD4 was genotyped for the children. An interaction between genes (DRD4) and environment (victimization) was significant and supported the differential susceptibility model for verbal victimization and child-reported externalizing behaviors. Children with the DRD4 7-repeat allele were differentially responsive to the verbal victimization environment, such that those experiencing little to no victimization reported significantly lower levels of externalizing behaviors, but if they experienced high amounts of victimization, they reported the highest levels of externalizing behaviors. Thus, consideration of how genes and environment affect children's experiences of victimization prior to adolescence is essential for understanding the trajectory of both externalizing and internalizing behaviors during adolescent development.

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Prospective linkages between peer victimization and externalizing problems in children: a meta-analysis

Cited by 398 publications

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Bullied Children and Psychosomatic Problems: A Meta-analysis

Bullied Children and Psychosomatic Problems: A Meta-analysis

Personal and familial predictors of peer victimization trajectories from primary to secondary school.

Peer Victimization and DRD4 Genotype Influence Problem Behaviors in Young Children

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