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Citation

Farrington DP, Ttofi MM. Crim. Behav. Ment. Health 2011; 21(2): 90-98.

Affiliation

Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK. dpf1@cam.ac.uk.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/cbm.801

PMID

21370294

Abstract

Aim The main aim of this paper is to investigate to what extent self-reported bullying at age 14 predicts later offending, violence and other life outcomes. Method In the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development, 411 South London males were followed up from age 8-10 to age 48-50, using repeated face-to-face interviews and searches of criminal records. Results Bullying at age 14 predicted violent convictions between ages 15 and 20, self-reported violence at age 15-18, low job status at age 18, drug use at age 27-32, and an unsuccessful life at age 48. These results held up after controlling for explanatory and behavioural childhood risk factors at age 8-10. Conclusions Bullying might increase the likelihood of these later outcomes. Interventions that decrease bullying would most likely be followed by decreases in violent offending, drug use, and unsuccessful lives. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


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