The relation between peer victimization and sleeping problems: A meta-analysis

Geel, Mitch van; Goemans, Anouk; Vedder, Paul

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“…Research shows that bullying behavior in schools is widespread (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development 2017a) and negatively affects not only those directly involved, i.e., victims and bullies (Gini and Pozzoli 2009), but also the witnesses who see and/or hear about mean and cruel behavior (Polanin et al 2012;Twemlow and Sacco 2011). Consequences of high-level school bullying climates include physical and emotional pain (Bogart et al 2014;Hyman 2006), sleeplessness (Hunter et al 2014;Sanchez et al 2001;van Geel et al 2015), psychosomatic disturbances (Gini and Pozzoli 2013), depression and other severe psychiatric disorders (Arseneault et al 2008;Fisher 2012;Holt et al 2015;Schreier et al 2009), obesity (Baldwin et al 2015), truancy (Reijntjes et al 2011;Gastic 2008), delinquency (Theriot 2004), and lower academic achievement (Ponzo 2013).…”

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Understanding Classroom Bullying Climates: the Role of Student Body Composition, Relationships, and Teaching Quality

Dietrich

Cohen

2019

Int Journal of Bullying Prevention

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Scores of intervention programs these days apply instructional and, sometimes, systemic strategies to reduce bullying in schools. However, meta-analyses show that, on average, such programs decrease bullying and victimization only by around 20%, and often show no or negative effects in middle and high schools. Due to these sobering results, we propose the idea that bullying prevention for adolescents needs to focus more strongly on systemically informed relationship-building efforts. Building on past research, this study focuses on several aspects of relationships and classroom climate which are significant predictors of bullying behaviors: SES, ethnicity, and teaching quality. We propose the hypothesis that the link between classroom-level bullying and three classroom-level factors-students' SES background, students' ethnicity, and teaching quality-is mediated by the quality of student-teacher and student-student relationships (STR and SSR). The study uses multilevel structural regression modeling (M-SRM) to analyze a large and ethnically diverse American survey dataset (N = 146,044 students). Results confirm the hypothesis, showing that the relationships between SES and bullying, and between ethnicity and bullying, are entirely mediated by the quality of STR and SSR; the link between SES and bullying is even over-explained by the two relationship factors. Furthermore, the quality of STR is a positive predictor of medium strength (standardized coefficient = 0.45) of the quality of SSR. The findings suggest that schools with high levels of bullying behavior among students need to (re-)focus teacher professional development on relationship-building skills as well as instructional and a range of systemically informed improvement efforts.

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Understanding Classroom Bullying Climates: the Role of Student Body Composition, Relationships, and Teaching Quality

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Cohen

2019

Int Journal of Bullying Prevention

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“…Based on emerging research and theorizing, this investigation focuses on the role of sleep problems in explaining the relationship between exposure to violence and elevated risk for externalizing behaviors, such as substance use, delinquency, and aggression, among adolescents. Exposure to violence is associated with poorer sleep outcomes (van Geel et al 2016), and poor sleep has been linked to externalizing problems, possibly due to cognitive and social-emotional effects of poor sleep. Identifying factors that contribute to the relationship between exposure to violence and externalizing problems in adolescents will help to inform theory and prevention research.…”

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“…Specifically, findings suggest that adolescents exposed to higher levels of victimization report more sleep problems (e.g., less time spent sleeping, tiredness) than adolescents who are not victimized (Kliewer and Lepore 2014; Lepore and Kliewer 2013). Furthermore, a recent meta-analysis by van Geel et al (2016) revealed a moderate, positive association between victimization and sleep problems in both children and adolescents. These results elucidate how exposure to victimization can negatively impact an adolescent’s sleep quality.…”

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“…Moreover, sleep problems have been implicated in the development of externalizing problems in adolescents, and may provide one potential mechanism through which victimization leads to externalizing problems in adolescents. An emerging body of literature has examined the link between adolescent victimization and sleep problems (van Geel et al 2016), and the current study aims to address this question, as well as its implications for the manifestation of later externalizing outcomes.…”

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The Role of Sleep in the Relationship Between Victimization and Externalizing Problems in Adolescents

Sosnowski

Kliewer

Lepore

2016

J Youth Adolescence

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Victimization is linked to externalizing outcomes in adolescents and recent theorizing suggests that sleep plays a role in this relationship; however, there is little evidence examining sleep as a mediator. This study examines associations between victimization experiences and changes in aggression, delinquency, and drug use. Data were obtained from three waves of a school-based study with middle-school youth (n = 785; 55 % female; 20 % African American; M = 12.32, SD = .51 years at T1), and path analyses were used to test the key hypotheses. Analyses controlling for major life events, demographic factors, and school site revealed that victimization indirectly affected delinquency and drug use, but not aggression, through its relationship with sleep problems. Further, the effects of sleep problems on drug use were specific to females. These data suggest that intervening to address sleep problems resulting from victimization may serve to reduce some forms of externalizing behavior.

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“…Cross-sectional studies of the relationship between peer victimization and sleep have led to rather consistent findings of an association, with peer victimization related to more sleep disturbances (see Table 2). More specifically, in one meta-analysis (van Geel et al, 2016), it was concluded that children and young adolescents who were more bullied had more general sleep/wake problems (such as falling asleep or staying asleep; see also Tu, Erath, & El-Sheikh, 2015). Peer victimization has also been related to more experiences of parasomnias (e.g., nightmares, night terrors, and sleep walking; Wolke & Lereya, 2014) and bedtime phobias (Donoghue & Meltzer, 2018).…”

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Let’s get physical: Recent research on relations of adolescent peer victimization with psychosomatic symptoms, sleep, and body weight

Zimmer‐Gembeck

Duffy

Stuart

2019

J Appl Biobehavioral Res

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Purpose Victimization by peers is known to have a detrimental effect on emotional and educational adjustment. Yet, there is also a sparser research literature on the potential negative effects of peer victimization on physical health. Our purpose was to draw from meta‐analyses and studies of peer victimization and physical health (including psychosomatic symptoms, sleep, and body weight) to highlight key findings and future directions in the area. We also briefly summarize research findings that associate peer victimization with stress physiology. Method Narrative research summary. Results Peer victimization is associated with poorer physical health among youth, including more somatic complaints (e.g., health concerns, pain) and disrupted sleep. Also, victimized youth are at more risk than other youth for increasing weight problems. These effects seem to be both immediate and long‐term, with associations found into later adolescence and even adulthood. Conclusion Future directions for research are proposed that take a biopsychosocial perspective, by integrating the domains of physiology, mental health, and physical health, in order to test holistic models that better illuminate the negative effects of peer victimization. Additionally, future research should continue to address potential mechanisms, such as neurophysiological reactions and recovery from stressful events.

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The relation between peer victimization and sleeping problems: A meta-analysis

Cited by 121 publications

References 47 publications

Understanding Classroom Bullying Climates: the Role of Student Body Composition, Relationships, and Teaching Quality

Understanding Classroom Bullying Climates: the Role of Student Body Composition, Relationships, and Teaching Quality

The Role of Sleep in the Relationship Between Victimization and Externalizing Problems in Adolescents

Let’s get physical: Recent research on relations of adolescent peer victimization with psychosomatic symptoms, sleep, and body weight

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