Bullying Perpetration and Victimization in Youth: Associations with Irritability and Anxiety

Chen, Hung Wei; Gardner, Erin; Clarkson, Tessa; Eaton, Nicholas R.; Wiggins, Jillian Lee; Leibenluft, Ellen; Jarcho, Johanna M.

doi:10.1007/s10578-021-01192-9

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“…Universally, 166 million adolescents ages 10–19 live with at least one mental disorder, 40% with anxiety and/or depression. In October 2020, China recorded that 22% of their children and adolescent exhibited symptoms of depression, compared to 13.2% found in the earlier research (Chen et al , 2022a, 2022b; Kancharla, 2021).…”

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“…Research has revealed that anxiety is generally associated with domestic violence and victimization (Cambron et al, 2014;Chen et al, 2022aChen et al, , 2022bYang et al, 2022;Zimmer-Gembeck et al, 2021). General anxiety disorder (GAD) and separation anxiety disorder (AD) are anxiety disorders experienced as mental health issues.…”

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Mental health disorder as a risk factor for domestic violence experienced by school children

Adeyele,

Makinde

2023

MHRJ

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Purpose Domestic violence is a universal social concern, and its implication on children’s mental health is a global health predicament. Although the aftereffect of domestic violence on the mental health of women is well researched, mental health disorders of children in terms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder (CD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), general anxiety disorder (GAD), separation anxiety disorder (AD) and mood disorder (MD) on account of domestic violence is rarely investigated. Hence, the purpose of the study is to investigate the impact of exposure to domestic violence on children’s mental health. Design/methodology/approach To examine the correlation between domestic violence and mental health among children, in a survey of public primary schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria, the authors employed 664 pupils with simple random techniques. The Multidimensional Domestic Violence Scale assessed the participants’ exposure to domestic violence. The Child & Youth Mental Health General Screening Questionnaire was used to examine respondents’ mental health. Findings The results revealed a high incidence of domestic violence among children. It also showed a substantial correlation between domestic violence and the mental health of primary school pupils. Children living with domestic violence experience significantly increased rates of ADHD, ODD, AD, GAD and MD as forms of mental health disorders. Research limitations/implications Given the unpleasantness of this social issue affecting the well-being of children globally, it is imperative to engage in intervention and prevention packages that will assist the victims, perpetrators, parents, teachers, schools and other stakeholders. Introducing counselling services into the primary school curriculum will assist victims and those at risk develop self-confidence that will enable them to report their violators. Although counselors do not diagnose, early detection of victims would assist in early intervention where counselors can use different techniques and approaches to help such victims to resolve all forms of cognitive distortions that can lead to mental health disorders. Counselling services can help in providing referral opportunities to victims or “at risk children,” rehabilitation and follow-up services for victims of domestic violence. Practical implications Government organizations should also reintroduce health-care services where clinical psychologists will be available in primary schools to provide psychological services to meet the needs of the victims. Originality/value Conclusively, the study presents evidence that children who witness domestic violence face a significant risk of developing mental health disorders. The findings highlight the potential harm that domestic violence can inflict on children’s mental well-being. Mental health conditions such as ADHD, CD, ODD, GAD, AD and MD are commonly observed in these children. It recommends establishing early intervention programs for children witnessing domestic violence in schools and communities and programs to detect and address mental health issues promptly.

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Mental health disorder as a risk factor for domestic violence experienced by school children

Adeyele,

Makinde

2023

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“…For instance, anger rumination was found to be uniquely related with increased proneness to anger, a tendency known as irritability (Leigh et al, 2020). Youth irritability, usually manifested through temper outbursts, is reported to predict involvement in peer victimization (Chen et al, 2021). Impairments in EFs is another plausible mechanism that can explain the anger rumination-peer victimization link.…”

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“…A good fit was indicated by values ≤ 2 for χ 2 /df, ≥ 0.90 for CFI and TLI, and ≤ 0.08 for RMSEA (Kline, 2016;Wheaton et al, 1977). Measurement invariance across both time and sex would be established with a nonsignificant chi-square difference test (Δχ 2 > 0.05); the model constraints do not worsen the model fit (Satorra & Bentler, 2001) and the criterion of ΔCFI, ΔTLI, and ΔRMSEA ≤ 0.01 (Chen et al, 2021). Determination of appropriate sample size in SEM is often considered in light of the number of observed variables.…”

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Exploring the longitudinal relationship between anger rumination and peer victimization when controlling for sadness rumination

Spyropoulou

Giovazolias

2022

Curr Psychol

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Anger rumination is an unconstructive cognitive-emotion regulation strategy that bears negative adjustment outcomes in youth. Anger rumination is mostly examined as an outcome of prior peer victimization. Unidirectional links between maladaptive anger regulation and later peer difficulties have also been reported. Surprisingly, whether anger rumination and peer victimization are mutually related and reinforcing is poorly explored. The present study tested reciprocal associations between anger rumination and peer victimization in 367 5th graders (Mage = 10.53, SE = 0.16; 54.2% girls). To increase precision of findings sadness rumination was treated as a confounder. Self-reported data were obtained at two times, spaced 1 year. Cross-lagged analyses showed that peer victimization predicted increases in anger rumination but not vice versa, after controlling for sadness rumination. Victimized boys were found to be more at risk for endorsing anger rumination over time as compared to victimized girls. Directions for future research and implications for practice are discussed.

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“…Furthermore, given irritability at any level is associated with increased risk for disrupted functioning, it is a high‐priority transdiagnostic marker for youth in clinical care (Copeland, Brotman, & Costello, 2015). Irritability also impacts experiences of social rejection: youth with increased irritability exhibit greater attention to social threat (Hommer et al., 2014; Kircanski et al., 2018; Salum et al., 2017), attribute more hostile intentions to others (Stoddard et al., 2016), and report greater victimization by their peers (Chen et al., 2021). Despite independent relations between irritability and altered response to social rejection, and irritability and aggressive behavior, associations with social rejection‐elicited aggression have yet to be tested.…”

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Irritability and rejection‐elicited aggression in adolescents and young adults

Quarmley

Vafiadis

Jarcho

2023

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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Background Violence exacts staggering personal and financial costs – a burden disproportionally born by adolescents and young adults. This may be partially due to an increased sensitivity to social rejection during this critical phase of development. Irritability, a transdiagnostic symptom, is often elicited by social interactions. Yet, little is known about age differences in social rejection‐elicited aggression and irritability. Progress toward testing such relations has been hindered by a lack of ecologically‐valid tasks that enable the measurement of in‐the‐moment social rejection‐elicited aggression. Methods In this paper, we describe an initial study of young adults (n = 55) that demonstrates the efficacy of a novel Virtual School and Aggression Paradigm (VS‐AP). Next, we replicate these results in a second study of adolescents and young adults (ages 11–25 years; n = 173) and examine relations between social rejection‐elicited aggression, irritability, and age. Results We found that aggressive behavior in the VS‐AP differed for accepting, rejecting, and unpredictable peer types (Study 1: F(2, 108) = 20.57, p < .001, ε2 = .28; Study 2: F(2, 344) = 152.13, p < .001, ε2 = .47), demonstrating that the VS‐AP successfully models social rejection‐elicited aggression. In Study 2, age was negatively correlated with aggressive behavior (r = −.29, p < .001) and irritability (r = −.28, p < .001), while irritability was positively correlated with aggressive behavior (r = .28, p < .001). Age moderated the relation between social rejection‐elicited aggression and irritability. Specifically, irritability was more predictive of aggression in young adults than in adolescents (F(3, 167) = 7.07, p < .001). Conclusions Data suggest mechanisms promoting rejection‐elicited aggression may differ across development and vary for those with and without high levels of irritability. The VS‐AP is a promising tool for probing neurocognitive, developmental, and clinically relevant mechanisms underlying social rejection‐elicited aggression.

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Bullying Perpetration and Victimization in Youth: Associations with Irritability and Anxiety

Cited by 16 publications

References 29 publications

Mental health disorder as a risk factor for domestic violence experienced by school children

Mental health disorder as a risk factor for domestic violence experienced by school children

Exploring the longitudinal relationship between anger rumination and peer victimization when controlling for sadness rumination

Irritability and rejection‐elicited aggression in adolescents and young adults

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