Adolescent victimization and psychosocial well-being in a Finnish population-based sample
Potentially traumatizing events are common in adolescence, and these experiences have an impact on psychopathology. Furthermore, these events cumulate for certain individuals.
Katri Lahti +4 more
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Developmental associations between victimization and body mass index from 3 to 10 years in a population sample [PDF]
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
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Adolescent Coping: In-Person and Cyber-Victimization
Cyber-victimization has become a serious concern facing adolescents in the digital age. Given the differences and similarities between cyber-victimization and in-person victimization, research needs to examine whether prior understanding of coping with ...
Stacey B. Armstrong +2 more
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Poly-victimization in a Norwegian adolescent population: Prevalence, social and psychological profile, and detrimental effects. [PDF]
BACKGROUND:This study focuses on poly-victimization, with the aim of providing a realistic estimation of the prevalence of lifetime victimization in a Norwegian adolescent population (ages 18-19 years).
Svein Mossige, Lihong Huang
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Sexual Orientation Differences in the Relationship Between Victimization and Hazardous Drinking Among Women in the National Alcohol Survey [PDF]
This study examined relationships between past experiences of victimization (sexual abuse and physical abuse in childhood, sexual abuse and physical abuse in adulthood, and lifetime victimization) and hazardous drinking among sexual minority women ...
Drabble, Laurie A +4 more
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As computer access and use continue to expand for increasingly younger children, online social settings will continue to provide a prominent platform for children to experience victimization. Of particular interest to the present research was children’s (
Madeline R. Salton +3 more
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Traditional and cyberbullying victimization as correlates of psychosocial distress and barriers to a healthy lifestyle among severely obese adolescents : a matched case-control study on prevalence and results from a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Background: Obese youth are at increased risk for peer victimization, which may heighten their risk of psychosocial problems and physical activity avoidance, and lower the effectiveness of professional and lifestyle weight-loss initiatives.
De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse +5 more
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Cyber-victimization, understood as the suffering of aggressions through electronic media, is undoubtedly the greatest concern of socio-educational communities. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of cyber-victimization in adolescents and to
Jose Dominguez-Alonso +2 more
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Lifetime victimization and physical health outcomes among lesbian and heterosexual women. [PDF]
BACKGROUND:Lifetime victimization experiences, including child sexual abuse (CSA), child physical abuse (CPA), adult sexual assault (ASA), and adult physical assault (APA), are associated with health problems.
Judith P Andersen +3 more
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Bullying and Victimization in Elementary Schools: A Comparison of Bullies, Victims, Bully/Victims, and Uninvolved Preadolescents [PDF]
Research on bullying and victimization largely rests on univariate analyses and on reports from a single informant. Researchers may thus know too little about the simultaneous effects of various independent and dependent variables, and their research may
Lindenberg, Siegwalt +5 more
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