Kevin D Wu, Frederick Aardema, Kieron P O'Connor
Inferential confusion, obsessive beliefs, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms: a replication and extension
Journal of anxiety disorders
peer victimization common experience early adolescence often associated psychosocial issues following youth adulthood preliminary findings longitudinal study peer victimization protective factors measured rural elementary youth bullying often seen schoolonly issue research findings suggest importance systems outside school setting important protective factors intervention preliminary data collected online questionnaires focused direct relational electronic victimization protective factors including parent community support also measured participants include 307 children 528 percent female 804 percent white mean age 10 attending fourth fifth grade four rural south dakota public school districts overall 912 percent sample reported least one peer victimization experience first wave data collection traditional victimization results include 577 percent citing direct 895 percent relational electronic victimization 253 percent participants reported high levels community 948 percent parent 683 percent support community support significantly negatively correlated types victimization parent support significant relation direct victimization findings provide important baseline prevalence direct relational electronic victimization among rural young adolescents importance community parent support results demonstrate need community wide approach including health care providers take active role prevent assist affected youth