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Assessing victim risk in cases of violent crime [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Purpose: There is a body of evidence that suggests a range of psychosocial characteristics demarcate certain adults to be at an elevated risk for victimisation. To this end, the aim of the current study was to examine consistency between one police force,
Brooks, Matthew   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Global variation in the prevalence of bullying victimisation amongst adolescents: Role of peer and parental supports

open access: yesEClinicalMedicine, 2020
Summary: Background: Bullying victimisation is a global public health problem that has been predominantly studied in high income countries. This study aimed to estimate the population level prevalence of bullying victimisation and its association with ...
Tuhin Biswas   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Being different: correlates of the experience of teasing and bullying at age 11 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
The public stereotype, largely supported by a rather diverse range of literature, is that bullied children differ from their peers in respect of attributes such as appearance, disability or school performance. In this paper we explore the characteristics
Sweeting, H., West, P.
core   +1 more source

Developmental associations between victimization and body mass index from 3 to 10 years in a population sample [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In the current prospective study, we investigated (1) whether high and low BMI in early childhood puts a child at risk of victimization by their peers, and (2) whether being victimised increases BMI over the short- and long-term, independent of the ...
Abbott, Janice   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Adolescent loneliness and social anxiety as predictors of bullying victimisation

open access: yesInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 2016
This study examined the relationships between social loneliness, emotional loneliness, social anxiety and peer victimisation among 390 seventh- through ninth-grade secondary students. Data were collected in the fall and spring of the school year.
Emmanuel O. Acquah   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Victimological review of peer violence in the digital environment [PDF]

open access: yesTemida, 2022
Using information and communication technologies is one of the basic competencies of modern people. The Internet has enabled the download and sharing of data in digital form, learning, information, business, entertainment, and inclusion in ...
Mirić Filip   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stigma in youth with Tourette's syndrome: a systematic review and synthesis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Tourette's syndrome (TS) is a childhood onset neurodevelopmental disorder, characterised by tics. To our knowledge, no systematic reviews exist which focus on examining the body of literature on stigma in association with children and adolescents with TS.
Forrester-Jones, Rachel   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Peer victimisation during adolescence and its impact on depression in early adulthood:prospective cohort study in the United Kingdom [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Objective: To investigate the strength of the association between victimisation by peers at age 13 years and depression at 18 years. Design: Longitudinal observational study.
Bowes, Lucy   +3 more
core   +4 more sources

Appraisal and coping strategy use in victims of school bullying [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
The aims of the paper are to examine the factor structure of a coping measure that is directly comparable with the adult literature; to examine the content of pupils' threat and challenge appraisals concerning bullying; and to examine the relationships ...
Boyle, James, Hunter, Simon
core   +1 more source

A multi-country analysis of the prevalence and factors associated with bullying victimisation among in-school adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from the global school-based health survey

open access: yesBMC Psychiatry, 2021
Background Over the past few years, there has been growing public and research interest in adolescents’ experiences with various forms of bullying victimisation because of their psychological, emotional, and/ or physical consequences.
Richard Gyan Aboagye   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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