Risk and Protective Factors for Peer Victimization in Adolescents with ADHD

Bullying and Victimization in Native and Immigrant Very-Low-Income Adolescents in Italy: Disentangling the Roles of Peer Acceptance and Friendship

“…Both peer acceptance and peer friendship have been shown to have important, although rather complex, relationships with school victimization and bullying. As regards the role of peer acceptance for the victims, it seems that rejected and socially isolated students tend to be victimized more frequently (de Bruyn et al, 2010;Hong & Espelage, 2012), whereas higher levels of peer acceptance have a protective role (Cook et al, 2010;, lowering the risk of victimization also for the more vulnerable individuals (Monopoli et al, 2020). As explained by Veenstra et al, (2010), bullies tend to choose as their victims students who are less likely to be defended by other relevant peers.…”

Happy Campers: Enhancing Social Competence in Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder at Summer Camp

“…ADHD is a neurobiological disorder that is marked by developmental challenges with inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity that may cause significant impairment or interfere with daily functioning and development (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013). Individuals with ADHD often have difficulties with executive, academic, and social functioning as well as emotion regulation (Monopoli et al, 2020). More specifically, social skills impairments and poor interpersonal relationships are common in adolescents with ADHD (Gardiner & Gerdes, 2015).…”

“…Moreover, individuals identify and form appropriate friends and peer groups based on similarities and interests they have in common (Brown & Larson, 2009). Adolescents with good social skills are often better adjusted than those with poor social skills (Hall & DiPerna, 2017); indeed, social skill deficits may place adolescents at risk for poor academic, social, and emotional outcomes in adulthood (Monopoli et al, 2020). On the other hand, social skills such as assertiveness, negotiating challenging and conflicting goals between peers, and demonstrating the capacity to think autonomously are vital and reduce the impact of negative peer influences (e.g., alcohol and drugs; Allen et al, 2014).…”

“…Moreover, attentional challenges seen in adolescents with ADHD can make it difficult to develop social skills through observational learning and meet the social-emotional demands of their friends (Hoza, 2007). As a result, adolescents with ADHD are more likely to have friendships of lower quality, experience peer rejection, and peer victimization than typically developing adolescents (Monopoli et al, 2020). Peer rejection and victimization in adolescence may contribute to further negative outcomes, such as increased internalizing symptoms, which may impact future peer interactions (Mrug et al, 2012).…”

Association of parenting behaviours and online risk‐taking in adolescents with ADHD

“…ADHD is a prevalent (5–10%) neurodevelopmental disorder with symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity causing broad‐ranging impairments (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013). For example, youth with ADHD are disproportionately likely to be impaired in social relationships and to engage in greater risk‐taking behaviour, including risky sexual behaviour and bullying behaviours, than typically developing youth (Becker et al, 2017; Margherio et al, 2021; Monopoli et al, 2020; Timmermanis & Weiner, 2011). Given that youth who struggle with face‐to‐face social relationships tend to also evince difficulty with social behaviours online (Mikami et al, 2010) and demonstrate greater online deviancy behaviours and impairments than their peers with greater in‐person social success (Mikami et al, 2019), teens with ADHD might be at particular risk of engaging in maladaptive online behaviours.…”