The association between peer-victimisation and structural and functional brain outcomes: A systematic review.
Tianyuan KeSara De SimoniEdward D BarkerPatrick SmithPublished in: JCPP advances (2022)
This review highlights the need for more neuroimaging studies in cyberbullying, as well as longitudinal studies across more diverse samples for investigating gender, age, and developmental interactions with peer-victimising. This also brings to attention the importance of addressing bullying victimisation particularly in adolescence, given the evidence for social stress in heightening developmentally sensitive processes which are associated with depression, anxiety, and externalising symptoms.