A multi-informant and multi-polygenic approach to understanding predictors of peer victimisation in childhood and adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Peer victimisation is a prevalent occurrence in childhood and adolescence and can often have long-lasting consequences. Previous research using polygenic scores (PGSs) have revealed various genetic vulnerabilities as predictive of victimisation in childhood. However, findings were based on self-report and may therefore be influenced by varying self-perceptions. Previous investigations also focused on average victimisation across childhood, and thus do not capture variability in polygenic predictability over time. The present study, therefore, aimed to investigate associations between PGSs and victimisation using separate and combined reports from teachers and peers in childhood, as well as self-reports in later adolescence to explore trajectories of victimisation.

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SUBMITTER: Armitage JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10242974 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature