Understanding bullying as a significant predictor of posttraumatic stress symptoms in adolescents: insights from clinical samples in Norway, The Netherlands and Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research on bullying and child PTSD has traditionally been conducted separately. This study examines the association between bullying and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in three international samples, comparing its impact to other potentially traumatic events (PTEs) and assessing whether bullying predicts PTSS when controlling for other PTEs.

Method

We analyzed three large clinical samples of children and adolescents referred for mental health care in Norway (N = 3370, 63.4% female, Mage = 14.0), the Netherlands (N = 952, 68.7% female, Mage = 15.57), and Germany (N = 707, 39.0% female, Mage = 13.25), using the Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen (CATS or CATS-2) to measure bullying, PTEs, and PTSS. Two linear regression models were compar

SUBMITTER: Sachser C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12710268 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature