title: Peer Victimization in Extremely Low Birth Weight Survivors.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Extremely low birth weight (ELBW; <1000 g) children may be at risk for experiencing peer victimization. We examined retrospectively reported peer victimization in ELBW and control children in the oldest known, prospectively followed, population-based birth cohort of ELBW survivors.
  
  
  METHODS
  We compared levels of verbal and physical peer victimization in ELBW and control children. We also predicted peer victimization in the ELBW sample from child characteristics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  ELBW children, especially girls, were at an increased risk for verbal, but not physical victimization. In addition, ELBW children with a higher IQ reported higher levels of verbal victimization, although ELBW females who had a lower body mass index in childhood reported higher levels of physical victimization.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings highlight the need for parents and clinicians to be aware that ELBW girls, especially those with a lower body mass index in childhood, may be at increased risk of peer victimization, as are ELBW children with a higher IQ.
authors: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada dayk1@mcmaster.ca.
authors: Kimberly L
authors: KL
authors: Day
authors: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors: Ryan J
authors: RJ
authors: Van Lieshout
authors: University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors: Tracy
authors: T
authors: Vaillancourt
authors: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors: Saroj
authors: S
authors: Saigal
authors: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors: Michael H
authors: MH
authors: Boyle
authors: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors: Louis A
authors: LA
authors: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D052577:Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario; D010379:Peer Group; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: adolescent; bullying; child; extremely low birth weight; peer victimization; predictor