Peer Victimization During Middle Childhood as a Lead Indicator of Internalizing Problems and Diagnostic Outcomes in Late Adolescence

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Peer victimization is detrimental to children's and adolescents' mental health and well-being. A sample of children's peer victimization experience was assessed at grade 3 or grade 4, and their internalizing problems were assessed consecutively over 10 years after the peer victimization assessment. Results revealed that peer victimization in middle childhood could be a marker of adolescent internalizing problems such as depression.

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Schwartz, D., Lansford, J. E., Dodge, K. A., Pettit, G. S., Bates, J. E. (2015). Peer Victimization During Middle Childhood as a Lead Indicator of Internalizing Problems and Diagnostic Outcomes in Late Adolescence. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 44, 393-404. doi:10.1080/15374416.2014.881293