Bullies, victims, and bully‐victims: a longitudinal examination of the effects of bullying‐victimization experiences on youth well‐being
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research
ISSN: 1759-6599
Article publication date: 16 May 2011
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate how children's involvement in bullying (as bullies, victims and bully‐victims) is related to longer term levels of various internalizing problems such as depression and self‐harm.
Design/methodology/approach
A prospective longitudinal design was used based on data from the Swedish Seven Schools Longitudinal Study. The authors also examined whether bullying/victimization experiences predict changes in internalizing problems.
Findings
Results vary depending on children's participation in bullying behavior as bullies, victims or bully‐victims.
Originality/value
Overall, the paper's findings highlight the importance of uniqueness of different bullying/victimization experiences. This study showed that the bully‐victims, followed by the victimized group, were more at risk for displaying internalizing problems. Bullies showed neither higher internalizing problems nor increases over time in symptom levels compared to the youths who were neither bullies nor victims.
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Citation
Özdemir, M. and Stattin, H. (2011), "Bullies, victims, and bully‐victims: a longitudinal examination of the effects of bullying‐victimization experiences on youth well‐being", Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Vol. 3 No. 2, pp. 97-102. https://doi.org/10.1108/17596591111132918
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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