TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Having been bullied in childhood: Relationship to aggressive behaviour in adulthood
JO  - International journal of social psychiatry
A1  - Sansone, Randy A.
A1  - Leung, Justin S.
A1  - Wiederman, Michael W.
SP  - 824
EP  - 826
VL  - 59
IS  - 8
N2  - AIMS: Victimization through being bullied in childhood is traditionally associated with subsequent internalizing symptoms, but some literature suggests otherwise. In this study, we examined a history of being bullied in relationship to 21 externalized aggressive behaviours in adulthood. METHODS: Using a cross-sectional approach and a self-report survey methodology, we examined a history of being bullied in childhood in relation to 21 aggression variables in a consecutive sample of 342 internal medicine outpatients. RESULTS: In comparison with the not bullied, participants who reported having been bullied in childhood had a statistically significantly greater overall number of self-reported aggressive behaviours. Longer duration of being bullied was statistically significantly correlated with a greater number of reported aggressive behaviours. With regard to individual behaviours, four were statistically significantly associated with being bullied: hitting walls; intentionally breaking things; getting into fist fights; and pushing/shoving a partner. CONCLUSIONS: While relationships between bullying in childhood and subsequent internalizing symptoms have been well established, the present study indicates that bullying in childhood is also associated with externalizing/aggressive behaviours in adulthood.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0020-7640
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020764012456814
ID  - ref1
ER  -