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Melissa Fleschler Peskin1, Susan R Tortolero, Christine M Markham
1Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas Houston Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. Melissa.F.Peskin@uth.tmc.edu
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to examine bullying/victimization and internalizing symptoms among low-income racial/ethnic-minority adolescents. In the total sample and for females only, victims and bully-victims were more likely to report symptomology. Middle and high school victims, but only middle school bully-victims, were more likely to experience internalizing symptoms. Internalizing symptomology was not significantly increased for bullies in any analysis. These study findings expand the association between bully/victim status and internalizing symptoms to a less-studied population that may be limited in their ability to use and obtain mental health assistance.
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