AIMS: Victimization through being bullied in childhood is traditionally associated with subsequent internalizing symptoms, but some literature suggests otherwise. In this study, we examined a history of being bullied in relationship to 21 externalized aggressive behaviours in adulthood. METHODS: Using a cross-sectional approach and a self-report survey methodology, we examined a history of being bullied in childhood in relation to 21 aggression variables in a consecutive sample of 342 internal medicine outpatients. RESULTS: In comparison with the not bullied, participants who reported having been bullied in childhood had a statistically significantly greater overall number of self-reported aggressive behaviours. Longer duration of being bullied was statistically significantly correlated with a greater number of reported aggressive behaviours. With regard to individual behaviours, four were statistically significantly associated with being bullied: hitting walls; intentionally breaking things; getting into fist fights; and pushing/shoving a partner. CONCLUSIONS: While relationships between bullying in childhood and subsequent internalizing symptoms have been well established, the present study indicates that bullying in childhood is also associated with externalizing/aggressive behaviours in adulthood.
AIMS: Victimization through being bullied in childhood is traditionally associated with subsequent internalizing symptoms, but some literature suggests otherwise. In this study, we examined a history of being bullied in relationship to 21 externalized aggressive behaviours in adulthood. METHODS: Using a cross-sectional approach and a self-report survey methodology, we examined a history of being bullied in childhood in relation to 21 aggression variables in a consecutive sample of 342 internal medicine outpatients. RESULTS: In comparison with the not bullied, participants who reported having been bullied in childhood had a statistically significantly greater overall number of self-reported aggressive behaviours. Longer duration of being bullied was statistically significantly correlated with a greater number of reported aggressive behaviours. With regard to individual behaviours, four were statistically significantly associated with being bullied: hitting walls; intentionally breaking things; getting into fist fights; and pushing/shoving a partner. CONCLUSIONS: While relationships between bullying in childhood and subsequent internalizing symptoms have been well established, the present study indicates that bullying in childhood is also associated with externalizing/aggressive behaviours in adulthood.
Authors: Katharina Ackermann; Marietta Kirchner; Anka Bernhard; Anne Martinelli; Chrysanthi Anomitri; Rosalind Baker; Sarah Baumann; Roberta Dochnal; Aranzazu Fernandez-Rivas; Karen Gonzalez-Madruga; Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann; Amaia Hervas; Lucres Jansen; Kristina Kapornai; Linda Kersten; Gregor Kohls; Ronald Limprecht; Helen Lazaratou; Ana McLaughlin; Helena Oldenhof; Jack C Rogers; Réka Siklósi; Areti Smaragdi; Esther Vivanco-Gonzalez; Christina Stadler; Graeme Fairchild; Arne Popma; Stephane A De Brito; Kerstin Konrad; Christine M Freitag Journal: J Abnorm Child Psychol Date: 2019-10
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