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Social-psychological correlates of peer victimization in children with endocrine disorders
Eric A Storch1, Adam B Lewin, Janet H Silverstein
1Department of Pediatric Nephrology, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. estorch@psychiatry.ufl.edu
Objective:
To examine the relation between victimization by peers and child and parent reports of social-psychological adjustment.
Study Design:
The Social Experience Questionnaire, Children's Depression Inventory, Social Anxiety Scale for Children-Revised, and Asher Loneliness Scale were administered to 93 children diagnosed with various endocrine disorders. The child's parent/guardian completed the Child Behavior Checklist.
Results:
For the entire sample, peer victimization was positively related to child-reported depression, social anxiety, loneliness, and parent-reported externalizing symptoms. Those children with endocrine disorders without observable features had a stronger relation between peer victimization and depression and internalizing and externalizing behavior problems than did those who had endocrine disorders with observable physical features.
Conclusions:
Recognition of the magnitude of the problem and means of evaluating for peer victimization is important for clinicians who see children with chronic diseases.
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