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Bullying by peers in childhood and effects on psychopathology, suicidality, and criminality in adulthood

Klomek, Anat Brunstein, Sourander, Andre, Elonheimo, Henrik·2015·The Lancet Psychiatry
DOI 10.1016/s2215-0366(15)00223-0
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Bullying is shown to be associated with adverse outcomes in cross-sectional studies, but only a few studies have prospectively examined the effects of childhood bullying on adult outcomes. Our Series paper focuses on prospective longitudinal studies that used large, population-based, community samples analysed through quantitative methods and published between 1960 and 2015. We describe the results of childhood bullying in adulthood in three of the most burdensome areas: psychopathology, suicidality, and criminality. We note that the different groups involved (ie, victims, bullies, and bully-victims) are at risk of difficulties later in life, but their risk profiles differ and the contributions are probably not independent. Controlling for confounders reduces the risk and sometimes eliminates it. Victims are at a high risk of internalising disorders. Bullies seem to be at risk of later externalising disorders and criminality, mainly violent crime and illicit drug misuse. Bully-victims seem to be at risk of internalising disorders, externalising disorders, and criminality, but not all studies examined bully-victims as a separate group. Boys and girls differ in their long-term outcomes. A dose effect exists in which frequent bullying involvement in childhood is most strongly associated with adult adversities. Future studies need to control for additional factors (including genetic, psychosocial, and environmental) to account for the mechanisms behind the reported longitudinal associations.

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Authors
Klomek, A. B., Sourander, A., & Elonheimo, H.
Affiliations
  • Reichman University (IL)
  • University of Turku (FI)
Corresponding author
Klomek, Anat Brunstein
ORCID
Venue
The Lancet Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-10
Volume
2
Issue
10
Pages
930-941
ISSN
2215-0366 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s2215-0366(15)00223-0
OpenAlex
W2148740948
Cited by
283
References
83
Citations by year
2026: 21 · 2025: 27 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 38 · 2021: 36 · 2020: 29 · 2019: 21 · 2018: 37 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 3
FWCI
3.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • The Lancet Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Workplace Violence and Bullying
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
Keywords
childhood bullying, peer victimization, bullying perpetration, bully-victims, adult psychopathology, internalizing disorders, externalizing disorders, suicidality, criminality, violent crime, sex differences, dosage effect, long-term outcomes
MeSH terms
Criminal Behavior, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Peer Group, Suicide, Crime Victims, Bullying, Patient Outcome Assessment, Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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