title: Adolescent Peer Victimization and Physical Health Problems.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Peer victimization (PV) is a key interpersonal stressor that can be traumatizing for youth. This study evaluated the relationships between overt, relational, reputational, and cyber PV and adolescents' somatic complaints and sleep problems. Symptoms of depression and social anxiety were examined as potential mediators.
  
  
  METHODS
  Adolescents (N = 1,162; M age = 15.80 years; 57% female; 80% Hispanic) were assessed at three time points, 6 weeks apart, using standardized measures of PV, depression, social anxiety, sleep problems, and somatic complaints. Structural equation modeling evaluated key study aims.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Relational, reputational, and cyber PV, but not overt PV, were directly or indirectly associated with subsequent somatic complaints and/or sleep problems. Depression and social anxiety mediated relationships between relational PV and health outcomes, whereas reputational PV was indirectly associated with somatic complaints via depression only.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The stress of PV may contribute to adolescents' sleep problems and somatic complaints and has implications for pediatric psychologists.
authors.affiliation: University of Miami drherge@gonzalezcassel.com.
authors.forename: Whitney M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Herge
authors.affiliation: University of Miami.
authors.forename: Annette M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: La Greca
authors.affiliation: University of Miami.
authors.forename: Sherilynn F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000067697:Adolescent Health; D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications; D058445:Bullying / Q000502:physiology*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: adolescence; cyber victimization; depression; peer victimization; physical health; social anxiety