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Childhood bullying involvement predicts low-grade systemic inflammation into adulthood
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Significance: Bullying is a common childhood experience that affects children at all income levels and racial/ethnic groups. Being a bully victim has long-term adverse consequences on physical and mental health and financial functioning, but bullies themselves display few ill effects. Here, we show that victims suffer from greater increases in low-grade systemic inflammation from childhood to young adulthood than are seen in others. In contrast, bullies showed lower increases in inflammation into adulthood compared with those uninvolved in bullying. Elevated systemic low-grade inflammation is a mechanism by which this common childhood social adversity may get under the skin to affect adult health functioning, even many years later.
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“Similarly, exposure to bullying during childhood and adolescence is associated with elevated CRP during early (Copeland et al., 2014) and middle adulthood (Takizawa et al., 2015)”
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Chiang, J. J., Bower, J. E., Irwin, M. R., Taylor, S. E., & Fuligni, A. J. (2017) · Brain Behavior and Immunity · doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2017.06.015 · Cited by 48
“Prospective studies have similarly shown that exposure to early adversity or to clinical and subclinical levels of depression predict higher levels of subsequent inflammation (Copeland et al., 2012, 2014; Danese et al., 2007; Deverts et al., 2010; Matthews et al., 2010; Slopen et al., 2013).”
Parent-Reported Bullying and Child Weight Gain between Ages 6 and 15
Sutin, A. R., Robinson, E., Daly, M., & Terracciano, A. (2016) · Childhood Obesity · doi:10.1089/chi.2016.0185 · Cited by 44
“34 Such physiological responses may increase risk of subsequent weight gain.”
Cullen, A. E., Tappin, B. M., Zunszain, P. A., Dickson, H., Roberts, R. E., Nikkheslat, N., Khondoker, M. R., Pariante, C. M., Fisher, H. L., & Laurens, K. R. (2017) · Brain Behavior and Immunity · doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2017.07.002 · Cited by 44
“, trauma/maltreatment, bullying, and economic/social disadvantage (Baumeister et al., 2016; Copeland et al., 2014; Slopen et al., 2015)].”
BackgroundNeupane, S. P., Bramness, J. G., & Lien, L. (2017) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/s12888-017-1479-8 · Cited by 43
“Also, recent prospective investigations have shown elevated levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a commonly assayed acute phase protein, in survivors of childhood adverse events [25], and current CRP levels may predict the emergence of PTSD symptoms after trauma exposure later in life, implying a positive and prospecti…”
BackgroundLee, K. S., & Vaillancourt, T. (2019) · Child Psychiatry & Human Development · doi:10.1007/s10578-019-00884-7 · Cited by 42
Neural and Endocrine Correlates of Early Life Abuse in Youth With Depression and Obesity
Sun, K., Watson, K. T., Angal, S., Bakkila, B. F., Gorelik, A. J., Leslie, S. M., Rasgon, N., & Singh, M. K. (2018) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00721 · Cited by 39
“We used a totaled PVS score in our linear models to adjust for the possible confounding effect of peer victimization on the relation between abuse and neural and endocrine outcomes, as childhood bullying has been shown to predict systemic inflammation and being overweight in early adulthood (46, 47).”
MethodOsborn, M. T., & Widom, C. S. (2019) · Psychological Medicine · doi:10.1017/s0033291719002575 · Cited by 36
“These relationships have been demonstrated in the short-term (Heim, 2017), throughout adolescence (Copeland et al., 2014), and into adulthood (Danese et al.”
BackgroundRahman, M. M., Rahman, M., Khan, M. M. A., Hasan, M., & Choudhury, K. N. (2020) · Depression and Anxiety · doi:10.1002/da.23033 · Cited by 39
“…the vulnerable developmental adolescent periods lead to neurobiological (Anda et al., 2006; Shonkoff, Boyce, & Mcewen, 2009) and inflammatory (Copeland et al., 2014) changes which then cause mental illness (Shonkoff et al., 2009); with adolescent who develop mental health problems attempting…”
BackgroundKretschmer, T., Veenstra, R., Branje, S., Reijneveld, S. A., Meeus, W., Deković, M., Koot, H. M., Vollebergh, W., & Oldehinkel, A. J. (2017) · Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology · doi:10.1007/s10802-017-0316-3 · Cited by 38
“…are associated with quality of interpersonal experiences later on and might be beneficial for healthy development overall (Viner et al. 2012) whereas negative peer experiences such as being victimized by peers are linked to psychological maladjustment (Copeland et al. 2014; Takizawa et al. 2014).”
Wang, H., Bragg, F., Guan, Y., Zhong, J., Li, N., & Yu, M. (2022) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2022.11.087 · Cited by 45
Matthews, K. A., Jennings, J. R., Lee, L., & Pardini, D. A. (2017) · Psychological Science · doi:10.1177/0956797617697700 · Cited by 39
“…for bullying would not have a deleterious effect on psychosocial risk factors and inflammation for men who also had lower scores for being bullied; this result would be anticipated on the basis of an evolutionary perspective as well as some evidence from other studies (e.g., Copeland et al., 2014).”
BackgroundResultInfluentialAnnual Research Review: Social relationships and the immune system during development
Robles, T. F. (2020) · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · doi:10.1111/jcpp.13350 · Cited by 37
Gender Minority Stress, Support, and Inflammation in Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Youth
McQuillan, M. T., Kuhns, L. M., Miller, A. A., McDade, T. W., & Garofalo, R. (2020) · Transgender Health · doi:10.1089/trgh.2020.0019 · Cited by 38
Aggressiveness, violence, homicidality, homicide, and Lyme disease
Bransfield, R. C. (2018) · Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment · doi:10.2147/ndt.s155143 · Cited by 33
“53 LD is associated with chronic inflammation and activation of this circuit.”
Challenges in researching the immune pathways between early life adversity and psychopathology
Reid, B. M., & Danese, A. (2020) · Development and Psychopathology · doi:10.1017/s0954579420001157 · Cited by 37
“Analysis of ELA-related inflammation abnormalities in dried blood spot showed results comparable to those in serum (Copeland et al., 2014; Danese et al., 2011).”
ResultCannon, M. D., Clarke, M. C., & Cotter, D. (2014) · American Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2014.14060749 · Cited by 32
Macalli, M., Orri, M., Tzourio, C., & Côté, S. M. (2021) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/s12888-021-03354-4 · Cited by 38
Adolescent Bullying in Schools: An Evolutionary Perspective
Volk, A. A., Farrell, A. H., Franklin, P., Mularczyk, K. P., & Provenzano, D. A. (2016) · Evolutionary psychology · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-29986-0_7 · Cited by 39
Lee, K., Dale, J. R., Guy, A., & Dieter Wolke, C. (2017) · Journal of Adolescence · doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.12.008 · Cited by 32
“…evidence that being bullied has extensive adverse effects on physical and psychological health, as well as on social and educational outcomes (Copeland et al., 2014; Gini & Pozzoli, 2009; Moore, Norman, Suetani, Thomas, Sly, & Scott., 2017; Takizawa, Maughan, & Arseneault, 2014; Winsper,…”
BackgroundYbarra, M. L., Prescott, T. L., & Espelage, D. L. (2016) · JMIR mhealth and uhealth · doi:10.2196/mhealth.4936 · Cited by 30
“Emerging research suggests that bullying also has a negative physiological impact: victims have greater changes in C-reactive protein as they age into adulthood [7].”
BackgroundShea, M., Wang, C., Shi, W., Gonzalez, V., & Espelage, D. L. (2016) · Asian American Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1037/aap0000047 · Cited by 37
“Bullying involvement—as a perpetrator, a victim, or both—has been associated with negative academic, social, and mental health consequences (Cook, Williams, Guerra, Kim, & Sadek, 2010; Copeland et al., 2014; Kim, Catalano, Haggerty, & Abbott, 2011; Rigby, 2003).”
Adverse childhood experiences: impacts on adult mental health and social withdrawal
Wakuta, M., Nishimura, T., Osuka, Y., Tsukui, N., Takahashi, M., Adachi, M., Suwa, T., & Katayama, T. (2023) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1277766 · Cited by 30
Paediatric stress: from neuroendocrinology to contemporary disorders
Stavrou, S., Nicolaides, N. C., Critselis, E., Darviri, C., Charmandari, E., & Chrousos, G. P. (2017) · European Journal of Clinical Investigation · doi:10.1111/eci.12724 · Cited by 28
The Relationship Between Workplace Bullying and Positive Mental Health Among Registered Nurses
Harb, A., Rayan, A., & Al.khashashneh, O. Z. (2019) · Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association · doi:10.1177/1078390319877223 · Cited by 30
“Bullying at the workplace can be a source of long-standing stress that affects social and emotional well-being, possibly through neurobiological changes in the human body (Copeland et al., 2014).”
BackgroundSIBLING CONFLICTS IN FULL- AND HALF-SIBLING HOUSEHOLDS IN THE UK
Tanskanen, A. O., Danielsbacka, M., Jokela, M. M., & Rotkirch, A. (2016) · Journal of Biosocial Science · doi:10.1017/s0021932016000043 · Cited by 29
“The data have been described in detail by Hansen (2014). For the analytic sample, cases where the main respondents were the biological mothers of the respondent child (in the fifth wave over 95% of all main respondents) were selected.”
MethodCorrelates of Help-Seeking Behaviour in Adolescents Who Experience Bullying Victimisation
Anthony, L., Scott, J. G., Campbell, M. A., Lawrence, D. M., Zubrick, S. R., Bartlett, J., & Thomas, H. J. (2021) · International Journal of Bullying Prevention · doi:10.1007/s42380-021-00090-x · Cited by 36
Pathways from childhood maltreatment to cardiometabolic disease: a research review
Baldwin, J. R., & Danese, A. (2019) · Adoption & Fostering · doi:10.1177/0308575919856175 · Cited by 29
Assessing within- and between-family variations in an expanded measure of childhood adversity.
Morrill, M. I., Schulz, M. S., Nevarez, M. D., Preacher, K. J., & Waldinger, R. J. (2019) · Psychological Assessment · doi:10.1037/pas0000691 · Cited by 28
“, 2013; Wade, Shea, Rubin, & Wood, 2014), especially socioeconomic (SES) stressors and bullying from peers, which have been found to be associated with later life functioning (Copeland et al., 2014; Culpin, Stapinski, Miles, Araya, & Joinson, 2015).”
BackgroundEstévez, E., Flores, E., Estévez, J. F., & Huéscar, E. (2019) · Revista Latinoamericana de Psicología · doi:10.14349/rlp.2019.v51.n3.8 · Cited by 26
“En las víctimas, además, se suelen observar problemas psicosomáticos como dolor abdominal, desórdenes del sueño o cefaleas (Arseneault, 2017; Copeland et al., 2014; Gini & Pozzoli, 2013).”
BackgroundDownward Spiral of Bullying: Victimization Timeline From Former Victims’ Perspective
Wójcik, M., Thornberg, R., Flak, W., & Leśniewski, J. (2021) · Journal of Interpersonal Violence · doi:10.1177/0886260521990835 · Cited by 29
“However, at the same time, such victimization poses more serious consequences for young adult development: poor mental and physical health, poor relationship building and maintenance, and unsatisfactory professional life (Copeland et al., 2017).”
BackgroundSkarstein, S. O., Helseth, S., & Kvarme, L. G. (2020) · BMC Psychology · doi:10.1186/s40359-020-00478-2 · Cited by 34
Metadata
- Authors
- Copeland, W. E., Wolke, D., Lereya, S. T., Shanahan, L., Worthman, C., & Costello, E. J.
- Affiliations
- Duke University (US)
- Department of Psychology and Division of Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom;
- University of Warwick (GB)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Copeland, William E.
- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2014-05-12
- Volume
- 111
- Issue
- 21
- Pages
- 7570-7575
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
- PMC
- PMC4040559
- OpenAlex
- W2159691606
- Cited by
- 291
- References
- 62
- Citations by year
- 2026: 16 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 33 · 2021: 34 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 23 · 2017: 27 · 2016: 24 · 2015: 29 · 2014: 5
- FWCI
- 41.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DukeSpace (Duke University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- William T. Grant Foundation (MH63671, MH48085, DA/MH11301, MH63970)
- National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (MH63970, MH48085, MH63671, DA/MH11301)
- Economic and Social Research Council (ES/K003593/1)
- National Institute of Mental Health (MH-63671, R01MH063970, R01MH048085, DA/MH11301, MH-63970, MH080230, MH63970, MH63671, MH48085, R03MH094605, and MH080230, MH-48085, K23MH080230, R01MH063671)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (MH63671, MH63970, MH48085, DA/MH11301, P30DA023026, R01DA011301, DA023026)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Keywords
- childhood bullying, bullying victimization, bullying perpetration, C-reactive protein, low-grade inflammation, biological embedding, social adversity, dominance, psychosocial adversity, adolescent development, early adulthood, Great Smoky Mountains Study
- MeSH terms
- C-Reactive Protein, Child, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Longitudinal Studies, North Carolina, Prospective Studies, Fluoroimmunoassay, Models, Statistical, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Bullying
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