Peer Relational Victimization and Somatic Complaints During Adolescence

Nixon, Charisse L.; Linkie, Christine A.; Coleman, Priscilla K.; Fitch, Chivon H.

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.12.018

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“…The results confirm other studies on background factors showing that younger children [3,5,19] and girls [5,18] more often report bullying victimisation. Children who report chronic disease and/or disabilities, high body mass index and children with parents born outside Sweden had significant associations with being bullied.…”

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“…Different background factors have been discussed as risks for bullying victimisation: age: younger pupils report more peer victimisation than older [18,19]; gender: in some studies boys are over-represented as victims, in others vice versa [3,5], and girls more often report verbal and boys more often physical offenses [3,16]. Chronic conditions such as chronic diseases and psychological and physical disabilities are known risk factors [19][20][21].…”

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A cross-sectional study of victimisation of bullying among schoolchildren in Sweden: Background factors and self-reported health complaints

Annerbäck

Sahlqvist

Wingren

2013

Scand J Public Health

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A cross-sectional study of victimisation of bullying among schoolchildren in Sweden: Background factors and self-reported health complaints

Annerbäck

Sahlqvist

Wingren

2013

Scand J Public Health

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“…The most prominent observed selection bias within this study is the high non-response among adolescents not enrolled in school, which may have led to an underestimation of the associations 47. Our measures of PTIEs lack event-specific information on relationship to the perpetrator, severity, frequency, duration and recency of exposure48 and commonly occurring PTIEs, such as emotional abuse, peer-relational victimisation and cyber bullying, were not addressed 49 50. The aforementioned uncertainties, related to the measurement of PTIEs, may have affected the observed strengths of associations.…”

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“…Additionally, observational, prospective, convenience sample studies of adolescents exposed to bullying lend evidence to the more general relationship between victimisation and psychosomatic complaints, although the headache measurements in these studies were too imprecise to draw more specific conclusions of associations 49 55 56. Taken together, some evidence suggests that PTIEs may be important factors on the causal pathway leading to the onset and chronification of headache disorder.…”

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Potentially traumatic interpersonal events, psychological distress and recurrent headache in a population-based cohort of adolescents: the HUNT study

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ObjectivesRecurrent headache co-occurs commonly with psychological distress, such as anxiety or depression. Potentially traumatic interpersonal events (PTIEs) could represent important precursors of psychological distress and recurrent headache in adolescents. Our objective was to assess the hypothesised association between exposure to PTIEs and recurrent migraine and tension-type headache (TTH) in adolescents, and to further examine the potential impact of psychological distress on this relationship.DesignPopulation-based, cross-sectional cohort study. The study includes self-reported data from youth on exposure to potentially traumatic events, psychological distress and a validated interview on headache.SettingThe adolescent part of the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study 2006–2008 (HUNT), conducted in Norway.ParticipantsA cohort of 10 464 adolescents were invited to the study. Age ranged from 12 to 20 years. The response rate was 73% (7620), of whom 50% (3832) were girls.Main outcome measuresData from the headache interview served as the outcome. Recurrent headache was defined as headache recurring at least monthly during the past year, and was subclassified into monthly, weekly and daily complaints. Subtypes were classified as TTH, migraine, migraine with TTH and/or non-classifiable headache, in accordance with the International Classification of Headache Disorders criteria, second edition.ResultsMultiple logistic regression analysis, adjusted for sociodemographics, showed consistently significant associations between exposure to PTIEs and recurrent headache, regardless of the frequency or subtype of headache. Increasing exposure to PTIEs was associated with higher prevalence of recurrent headache, indicating a dose–response relationship. The strength of associations between exposure to PTIEs and all recurrent headache disorders was significantly attenuated when psychological distress was entered into the regression equation.ConclusionsThe empirical evidence of a strong and cumulative relationship between exposure to PTIEs, psychological distress and recurrent headache indicates a need for the integration of somatic and psychological healthcare services for adolescents in the prevention, assessment and treatment of recurrent headache. Prospective studies are needed.

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“…During adolescence, school and peer-related stressors are reliable predictors of SHC. For example, failures in school (Hurrelmann, Engel, Holler, & Nordlohne, 1988), lack of support from teachers (Ghandour, Overpeck, Huang, Kogan, & Scheidt, 2004) being bullied or non-acceptance by peers (Jellesma, Rieffe, Terwogt, & Kneepkens, 2006;Natvig, Albrektsen, Anderssen, & Qvarnstrom, 1999;Nixon, Linkie, Coleman, & Fitch, 2011), all have a direct effect on the frequency of complaints. Family related stress, such as communication problems (Moreno et al, 2009) and conflicts with parents (Hurrelmann et al, 1988) are also strongly correlated with symptoms.…”

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Perseverative thoughts and subjective health complaints in adolescence: Mediating effects of perceived stress and negative affects

Kökönyei

Józan

Morgan

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Psychology & Health

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Stable tendency to perseverative thoughts such as trait rumination and worry can influence somatic health. The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between perseverative thoughts and somatic complaints, and the possible mediating effects of perceived stress, negative and positive affectivity in adolescence. Having an acute or a chronic condition was also assessed to be controlled for and to reveal their effects on symptom reporting. Three hundred and six adolescents from 7th to 12th grade with mean age of 16.33 (SD = 1.29) participated in the study. Mediation analysis suggested that impact of trait-like perseverative thoughts on complaints were mediated by perceived stress and negative affectivity. Having an acute condition had also an effect on symptom reporting through increased negative affectivity. Our results highlight that ruminations or worry as stable intrapersonal characteristics are relevant processes in health and can be potential targets in prevention programmes in adolescence.

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Peer Relational Victimization and Somatic Complaints During Adolescence

Cited by 53 publications

References 33 publications

A cross-sectional study of victimisation of bullying among schoolchildren in Sweden: Background factors and self-reported health complaints

A cross-sectional study of victimisation of bullying among schoolchildren in Sweden: Background factors and self-reported health complaints

Potentially traumatic interpersonal events, psychological distress and recurrent headache in a population-based cohort of adolescents: the HUNT study

Perseverative thoughts and subjective health complaints in adolescence: Mediating effects of perceived stress and negative affects

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