Longitudinal study of peer victimization, social support, and mental health during early adolescence.

Matías MartínezKatherine S DammeTeresa VargasBeiming YangD J RompillaJacquelyn StephensYang QuVijay A MittalClaudia M Haase

Published in: Psychological medicine (2024)

Peer victimization is associated with increases in mental health symptoms during the transition to adolescence. Parental warmth and prosocial school environments might not be enough to counter the negative consequences of peer victimization on all mental health outcomes.

Keyphrases

mental health
social support
depressive symptoms
intimate partner violence
high school
mental illness
sleep quality