OBJECTIVE: A recent meta-analytic review of cross-sectional studies examining correlations
between peer victimization and indices of internalizing problems indicates that victims of …

Previous meta‐analytic research has shown both concurrent and prospective linkages
between peer victimization and internalizing problems in youth. However, the linkages …

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

Childhood peer victimization is the experience of being a target of peers' aggressive
behavior. Peer victimization is a common occurrence and has been concurrently and …

The current research examined the bidirectional effects between internalizing problems and
peer victimization within a meta-analytic framework. The study also investigated several …

This study used a 2-month prospective research design to examine the bi-directional
interplay between peer victimization and social anxiety among adolescents. Participants …

Cross-sectional quantitative designs are often used to investigate whether peer victimization
is positively related to psychosocial maladjustment. This paper presents a meta-analytic …

Traumatic childhood experiences have been found to predict later internalizing problems.
This prospective longitudinal study investigated whether repeated and intentional harm …

This meta‐analytic review includes 135 studies, representing 17 countries, of child and
adolescent (ages 4–17) samples of overt and relational peer victimization and examines the …

The development and course of the subtypes of peer victimization is a relatively
understudied topic despite the association of victimization with important developmental and …