The Library
Impact of bullying in childhood on adult health, wealth, crime, and social outcomes
Tools
Wolke, Dieter, Copeland, William E., Angold, Adrian and Costello, E. Jane (2013) Impact of bullying in childhood on adult health, wealth, crime, and social outcomes. Psychological Science, Volume 24 (Number 10). pp. 1958-1970. doi:10.1177/0956797613481608 ISSN 0956-7976.
Research output not available from this repository.
Request-a-Copy directly from author or use local Library Get it For Me service.
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797613481608
Abstract
Bullying is a serious problem for schools, parents, and public-policymakers alike. Bullying creates risks of health and social problems in childhood, but it is unclear if such risks extend into adulthood. A large cohort of children was assessed for bullying involvement in childhood and then followed up in young adulthood in an assessment of health, risky or illegal behavior, wealth, and social relationships. Victims of childhood bullying, including those that bullied others (bully-victims), were at increased risk of poor health, wealth, and social-relationship outcomes in adulthood even after we controlled for family hardship and childhood psychiatric disorders. In contrast, pure bullies were not at increased risk of poor outcomes in adulthood once other family and childhood risk factors were taken into account. Being bullied is not a harmless rite of passage but throws a long shadow over affected people’s lives. Interventions in childhood are likely to reduce long-term health and social costs.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Psychological Science | ||||
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 0956-7976 | ||||
Official Date: | October 2013 | ||||
Dates: |
|
||||
Volume: | Volume 24 | ||||
Number: | Number 10 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 1958-1970 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1177/0956797613481608 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
Request changes or add full text files to a record
Repository staff actions (login required)
View Item |