Bullying victimization in adolescence and psychotic symptomatology in adulthood : evidence from a 35-year study

Boden, Joseph M.

Bullying victimization in adolescence and psychotic symptomatology in adulthood : evidence from a 35-year study J.M. Boden, S. van Stockum, L. J. Horwood & D.M. Fergusson - Cambridge University Press, 2016 - Psychological Medicine .

Psychological Medicine, 2016, 46: 1311-1320

This study examined the associations between exposure to bullying victimisation and later adult psychotic symptomatology based on data from the Christchurch Health and Development Study. The authors conclude: "The association between bullying victimisation in adolescence and psychotic symptomatology in adulthood could be largely explained by childhood behavioural problems, and exposure to sexual abuse in childhood. The results suggest that bullying victimization was unlikely to have been a cause of adult psychotic symptoms, but bullying victimization remained a risk marker for these symptoms." (From the abstract). Record #5052


ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES
ADOLESCENTS
BULLYING
Christchurch Health and Development Study
LONGITUDINAL STUDIES
MENTAL HEALTH
RISK FACTORS
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE


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