This discussion reflects on concepts of obesity in children and adolescents in the early 21st
century. It includes reflections on its history, definition, epidemiology, diagnostic …

The aim of the study was to determine the relationship of bullying behavior at school with
indicators of psychosocial health (self-esteem, happiness, relationships in family and with …

This study examines bi-directional links between social anxiety and multiple aspects of peer
relations (peer acceptance, peer victimization, and relationship quality) in a longitudinal …

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 …

Objective: Bullying or being bullied have been demonstrated to be related to a broad
spectrum of behavioural, emotional and social problems. The present study aimed at …

Aim: to examine the prevalence of bullying victimization in 66 countries and territories from
five continents based on data from two large international surveys: the 2001/2 Health …

Discrimination impacts most youth at some point. Almost all children and adolescents
belong to at least one stigmatized group, whether they are a Black or Latino boy in school; …

This study examined the nature and psychosocial correlates of peer victimization in a clinical
sample of children with Learning Disabilities (LD). A total of 303 patient charts were …

La investigación del fenómeno bullying (Ortega, 2010b; Smith y Brain, 2000) cuenta con
más de 30 años de evolución y desarrollo científico desde sus inicios (Heinemann, 1969 …

This study explores whether risk factors on traditional social bullying are also risk factors for
engaging in cyberbullying. The study examines the association between victimization …