Peer victimisation during adolescence and its impact on wellbeing in adulthood: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Peer victimisation is a common occurrence and has well-established links with a range of psychiatric problems in adulthood. Significantly less is known however, about how victimisation influences positive aspects of mental health such as wellbeing. The purpose of this study was therefore to assess for the first time, whether peer victimisation in adolescence is associated with adult wellbeing. We aimed to understand whether individuals who avoid a diagnosis of depression after victimisation, maintain good wellbeing in later life, and therefore display resilience.

Methods

Longitudinal data was taken from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a prospective cohort study based in the UK. Peer victimisation was assessed at 13 years using a modified versi

SUBMITTER: Armitage JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7811215 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature