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 …

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 …

Peer harassment is a very serious and visible problem in schools around the world, as the
chapters in this volume so clearly document. In American schools, harassment becomes …

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 …

This series of articles highlights many important issues that researchers, educators, and
clinicians are grappling with in understanding and treating bullying and victimization. For …

This study investigates peer victimization and achievement. Adolescents aged 12–15 years
were drawn from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, which is a …

Peer victimization among schoolchildren is a common problem that predicts serious
maladjustment. In this article, the authors define peer victimization, provide a brief overview …

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

A primary objective of this investigation was to extend our knowledge about the prevalence
and forms of peer victimization in kindergarten and its relation to children's school …

Of all possible human conditions, few carry more negative weight than that of being
victimized. The power of the concept of victimization is easy to see; its mere possibility …