NCJ Number
219315
Journal
Journal of Youth and Adolescence Volume: 36 Issue: 6 Dated: August 2007 Pages: 799-811
Date Published
August 2007
Length
13 pages
Annotation
This study examined whether bully-victim subtypes among middle and high school students differed in their experiences of sexual harassment and dating violence.
Abstract
Supporting previous findings, results indicate that adolescents can be grouped into four bully-victim subtypes and that students involved in bullying in any capacity experience more anxiety or depression than uninvolved students. Also, bully-victims were identified at greatest risk for dating violence and peer sexual harassment victimization. It was also documented that sexual harassment and dating violence serve as moderators between bully-victim subtypes and anxiety/depression. This study adds to a growing literature on children and adolescents that have experienced multiple forms of victimization. Among 684 middle and high school student participants, this study examined associations among bullying, peer victimization, sexual harassment, and dating violence. It investigates multiple forms of peer victimization among adolescents and their associations with anxiety/depression. Tables, figures, references