title: What Makes Them More Vulnerable Than Others? Obesity, Negative Emotions, and Peer Bullying Victimization.
abstract: Negative impacts resulting from peer bullying victimization include psychological stress, emotional and academic maladjustment, decreased self-esteem, relational problems with peers, and may also lead to suicidal ideation and behavior. Therefore, efforts have been concentrated toward identifying characteristics of victims and perpetrators of bullying to allocate resources for preventive strategies. The current study adds to this ongoing research by using a nationally representative sample of adolescents to identify health-related correlates (obesity and negative emotions) of students vulnerable to peer bullying victimization, as well as exploring individual and school-related characteristics. Findings suggest that negative emotions are related to peer bully victimization, but a relationship between obesity and victimization is not clear. In addition, students attending schools with bullying prevention programs were more likely to report physical victimization. Discussion is offered regarding these findings and suggestions for future research in this area.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at Arlington, USA sjjeong@uta.edu.
authors.forename: Seokjin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at Arlington, USA.
authors.forename: Jaya
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at Arlington, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Justice, Republic of Korea, Gochun-dong, Ewang-si Gyunggi-do, South Korea.
authors.forename: Youngsun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001828:Body Image; D058445:Bullying; D019548:Crime Victims; D003863:Depression; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008132:Loneliness; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity; D010379:Peer Group
keywords: BMI; HBSC; depression; obesity; peer victimization