In this article, the authors describe recent research on peer victimization and its mental
health consequences during early adolescence. They begin with a working definition of peer …

The study of peer victimization has drawn together researchers, parents, teachers, and
health professionals around the world in an effort to make change. Research attention has …

This study addressed the stability of victimization across four consecutive years from Grades
4 to 7, and the concurrent correlates, short-term consequences, and predictors of …

Because children who are bullied by their peers are at risk for a variety of psychosocial
challenges, it is critical to better understand the nature and dynamics of peer victimization …

Many youngsters are targets of verbal and physical abuse or social ostracism at some point
during their school careers, and a minority are repeatedly victimized by their peers. Which …

Peer harassment is such a common experience that it appears that most children have been
bullied at some time or another during the course of their school careers. For instance …

Much of the existing research on the prevalence and consequences of peer victimization
focuses on “bullying” at school, often omitting from consideration non-bullying types of peer …

The purpose of the current study is to investigate the effects of frequency of peer
victimization experiences on psychological and academic adjustment during early …

This study explores the relationship among multiple forms of peer victimization (eg, direct
physical/verbal, relational, and sexual harassment) and psychosocial adjustment among …

Peer victimization research has proliferated over the past few decades as researchers
worldwide have identified risk factors, and documented both short-term and long-term …