Adult survivors of adolescent bullying: an exploration of long-term effects

Bullying;Trauma;Survivor;Adult;Adolescent

Mebane, Sarah

关键词: Bullying;    Trauma;    Survivor;    Adult;    Adolescent;   

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美国|英语

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【 摘 要 】

Although school bullying has well documented psychological and social consequencesfor victims, very few studies have explored the long-term correlates in adult survivors ofbullying. The current investigation examined results from a survey of retrospective memories ofbullying victimization and current psychosocial functioning in 482 college students at a largeMidwestern University. Results of hierarchical regression analyses indicated that schoolbullying victimization experiences significantly predicted participants’ current levels ofposttraumatic stress, psychological distress, social problems, loneliness, and self-confidence.Bully-victim subtypes were identified through k-means cluster analysis, and multivariate analysisof variance revealed significant differences on outcome variables across subtypes. Domesticvictimization experiences moderated the association between bullying victimization andsymptoms of posttraumatic stress. Community/neighborhood victimization experiences andlocus of control significantly moderated the association between bullying victimization andpsychological distress. These results contribute to our understanding of adult survivors ofbullying, and clinical implications and future research directions are discussed.