Cited by 671Bullying, Victimization, and AggressionChild Abuse and TraumaChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Parental Maltreatment and Emotion Dysregulation as Risk Factors for Bullying and Victimization in Middle Childhood

Shields, Ann, Cicchetti, Dante·2001·Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

Abstract

Examined whether children who were maltreated by caregivers were more likely to bully others and to be at risk for victimization by peers. An additional focus was to investigate emotion's role in bullying and victimization among children at risk. Participants were 169 maltreated and 98 nonmaltreated boys and girls attending a summer day camp for inner-city children. As predicted, maltreated children were more likely than nonmaltreated children to bully other children. Bullying was especially prevalent among abused children who experienced maltreating acts of commission (physical or sexual abuse). Maltreatment also placed children at risk for victimization by peers. Gender did not moderate these findings, in that maltreated boys and girls appeared to be at similar risk for bullying and victimization. As expected, both bullies and victims evidenced problems with emotion regulation. Furthermore, logistic regression analyses suggested that emotion dysregulation made a unique contribution toward differentiating bullies and victims from children who did not evidence bully-victim problems. In addition, maltreatment's effects on children's risk for bullying and victimization were mediated by emotion dysregulation.

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Authors
Shields, A., & Cicchetti, D.
Affiliations
University of Michigan (US)
Venue
Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
Published
2001-08
Volume
30
Issue
3
Pages
349-363
ISSN
  • 1537-4416 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-4424
OpenAlex
W2066595596
Cited by
671
References
95
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FWCI
12.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5t32mh018922-04)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH 18922)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
parental abuse, child abuse, child neglect, bullying, peer victimization, emotional dysregulation, middle childhood, physical abuse, sexual abuse, mediation, inner-city children, gender differences
MeSH terms
Affect, Child, Child Abuse, Child Behavior Disorders, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Peer Group, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Crime Victims, Mood Disorders

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