Bullying and victimization and internalizing symptoms among low-income Black and Hispanic students.
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.
Peskin
Melissa Fleschler
MF
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
Tortolero
Susan R
SR
Markham
Christine M
CM
Addy
Robert C
RC
Baumler
Elizabeth R
ER
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