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Bullying and depressive symptomatology among low-income, African-American youth.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20422352     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Utilizing a risk and protective factors approach, this research examined the relationship between self-reported depressive symptomatology, group membership (bully, victim, bully-victim) risks, and protection among a sample of African-American youths. Self-report data were collected in spring, 2002. Youth in grades 5-12 were sampled (n = 1,542; 51% female) from an urban school district in the Southeast. African-American youths self-identifying as bullies, victims, or bully-victims, reported higher levels of depressive symptoms compared to their nonbullied-nonvictimized counterparts. Additionally, multivariate results highlight a significant set of risk and protective factors associated with depressive symptomatology, even after controlling for the effects of self-identified group membership. These findings further contribute to our general understanding of the interplay among bullying, victimization, risk and protective factors, and their effects on depressive symptoms among a group of understudied African-American youth.
Authors:
Kevin M Fitzpatrick; Akilah Dulin; Bettina Piko
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2009-07-02
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of youth and adolescence     Volume:  39     ISSN:  1573-6601     ISO Abbreviation:  J Youth Adolesc     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-27     Completed Date:  2010-07-15     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0333507     Medline TA:  J Youth Adolesc     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  634-45     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA. kfitzpa@uark.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
African Americans / psychology*
Aggression*
Child
Crime Victims
Depression / epidemiology,  psychology*
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Health
Parent-Child Relations
Parenting
Peer Group
Poverty / psychology
Risk-Taking
Self Concept

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