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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access published online on August 8, 2006
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsl023
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org
Received November 29, 2005
Revised June 7, 2006
Accepted July 12, 2006

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Adolescent Male Bullies, Victims, and Bully-Victims: A Comparison of Psychosocial and Behavioral Characteristics

Judith A. Stein PhD 1 *, Richard L. Dukes PhD 2, and Jazmin I. Warren BA 1

1 Department of Psychology, University of California Los Angeles
2 Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Judith A. Stein, E-mail: jastein{at}ucla.edu


  Abstract

Objective To determine among male adolescents whether bully-victims would report the poorest psychosocial health, the worst attitudes toward school, more problem behavior (delinquency, weapons possession, and substance use), and more physical injury compared with bullies, victims, and neutral students. We also assessed ethnic differences in bullying category membership. Methods Employing multisample latent variable models, we contrasted 1,312 males in grades 7-12 classified as bullies (n = 299), victims (n = 180), bully-victims (n = 195), and neutral (n = 638) on school attitudes, psychosocial health, problem behaviors, and physical injury. Results Hypotheses were generally confirmed, especially contrasts between bully-victims and neutrals. However, bullies did not have better school attitudes than bully-victims, and victims only marginally reported better psychological health than bully-victims. The boys of mixed ethnicity were more likely to be victims. Conclusions Greater awareness of the problems associated with boys who both bully and are victimized is necessary for improved intervention

Keywords: bullies; bully-victims; mixed ethnicity; victims; weapon possession.
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