Profiles of internalizing and externalizing symptoms associated with bullying victimization

This study identified profiles of internalizing (anxiety and depression) and externalizing (delinquency and violence against peers) symptoms among bullying victims and examined associations between bullying victimization characteristics and profile membership. The sample consisted of 1196 bullying v...

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Published in:Journal of adolescence (London, England.) England.), 2018-06, Vol.65 (1), p.101-110
Main Authors: Eastman, Meridith, Foshee, Vangie, Ennett, Susan, Sotres-Alvarez, Daniela, Reyes, H. Luz McNaughton, Faris, Robert, North, Kari
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Adolescents
Anxiety
Anxiety - classification
Anxiety - psychology
Bullying
Bullying - psychology
Bullying victimization
Classification
Crime Victims - psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Defense Mechanisms
Delinquency
Depression
Depression - classification
Depression - psychology
Female
Grade 8
Humans
Juvenile delinquency
Latent Class Analysis
Latent profile analysis
Logistic Models
Male
Membership
Mental depression
North Carolina
Peers
Profiles
Regression analysis
Surveys and Questionnaires
Symptoms
Victimization
Victims
Victims of crime
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Summary:This study identified profiles of internalizing (anxiety and depression) and externalizing (delinquency and violence against peers) symptoms among bullying victims and examined associations between bullying victimization characteristics and profile membership. The sample consisted of 1196 bullying victims in grades 8–10 (Mage = 14.4, SD = 1.01) who participated in The Context Study in three North Carolina counties in Fall 2003. Five profiles were identified using latent profile analysis: an asymptomatic profile and four profiles capturing combinations of internalizing and externalizing symptoms. Associations between bullying characteristics and membership in symptom profiles were tested using multinomial logistic regression. More frequent victimization increased odds of membership in the two high internalizing profiles compared to the asymptomatic profile. Across all multinomial logistic regression models, when the high internalizing, high externalizing profile was the reference category, adolescents who received any type of bullying (direct, indirect, or dual) were more likely to be in this category than any others.
ISSN:0140-1971
1095-9254
1095-9254
DOI:10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.03.007