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Alternative Title:
J Adolesc Health
Personal Author:
Ybarra, Michele L. ; Espelage, Dorothy L. ; Mitchell, Kimberly J.
Ybarra, Michele L. ; Espelage, Dorothy L. ; Mitchell, Kimberly J. Less -
Description:
Purpose

Examine whether: 1) among youth who report being bullied, differential power and repetition are useful in identifying youth who are more or less affected by the victimization experience; and 2) bullying and more generalized peer aggression are distinct or overlapping constructs.

Methods

Data for the Teen Health and Technology (THT) study were collected online between August 2010 and January 2011 from 3,989 13–18 year olds. Data from the Growing up with Media (GuwM) study (Wave 3) were collected online in 2008 from 1,157 12–17 year olds.

Results

In the THT study, youth who reported neither differential power nor repetition had the lowest rates of interference with daily functioning. Youth who reported either differential power or repetition had higher rates; but the highest rates of interference with daily functioning were observed among youth who reported both differential power and repetition. In the GuwM study, youth were victims of online generalized peer aggression (30%) or both online generalized peer aggression and cyberbullying (16%), but rarely cyberbullying alone (1%).

Conclusions

Both differential power and repetition are key in identifying youth who are bullied and at particular risk for concurrent psychosocial challenge. Each feature needs to be measured directly. Generalized peer aggression appears to be a broader form of violence compared to bullying. It needs to be recognized that youth who are victimized but do not meet the criteria of bullying have elevated rates of problems. They are an important, albeit non-bullied, group of victimized youth to be included in research.


Subject:
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Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Age Factors
Aggression
Child
Crime Victims
Cross-Sectional Studies
Databases, Factual
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Mental Health
Multivariate Analysis
Peer Group
Psychology
Risk Assessment
Sex Factors
Social Adjustment
Surveys And Questionnaires

Source:
J Adolesc Health. 2014; 55(2):293-300.
Pubmed ID:
24726463
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4112942
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
R01 HD057191/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States ; U49 CE000206/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States ; U49/CE000206/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States
R01 HD057191/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States ; U49 CE000206/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States ; U49/CE000206/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States Less -
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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