title: Bullying and victimization and internalizing symptoms among low-income Black and Hispanic students.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine bullying/victimization and internalizing symptoms among low-income racial/ethnic-minority adolescents. In the total sample and for females only, victims and bully-victims were more likely to report symptomology. Middle and high school victims, but only middle school bully-victims, were more likely to experience internalizing symptoms. Internalizing symptomology was not significantly increased for bullies in any analysis. These study findings expand the association between bully/victim status and internalizing symptoms to a less-studied population that may be limited in their ability to use and obtain mental health assistance.
authors: Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas Houston Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. Melissa.F.Peskin@uth.tmc.edu
authors: Melissa Fleschler
authors: MF
authors: Peskin
authors: Susan R
authors: SR
authors: Tortolero
authors: Christine M
authors: CM
authors: Markham
authors: Robert C
authors: RC
authors: Addy
authors: Elizabeth R
authors: ER
authors: Baumler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology