TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Peer victimization in extremely low birth weight survivors
JO  - Clinical pediatrics
A1  - Day, Kimberly L.
A1  - Van Lieshout, Ryan J.
A1  - Vaillancourt, Tracy
A1  - Saigal, Saroj
A1  - Boyle, Michael H.
A1  - Schmidt, Louis A.
SP  - 1339
EP  - 1345
VL  - 54
IS  - 14
N2  - BACKGROUND: Extremely low birth weight (ELBW; <1000 g) children may be at risk for experiencing peer victimization. We examined retrospectively reported peer victimization in ELBW and control children in the oldest known, prospectively followed, population-based birth cohort of ELBW survivors. <br><br>METHOD: We compared levels of verbal and physical peer victimization in ELBW and control children. We also predicted peer victimization in the ELBW sample from child characteristics. <br><br>RESULTS: ELBW children, especially girls, were at an increased risk for verbal, but not physical victimization. In addition, ELBW children with a higher IQ reported higher levels of verbal victimization, although ELBW females who had a lower body mass index in childhood reported higher levels of physical victimization. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Findings highlight the need for parents and clinicians to be aware that ELBW girls, especially those with a lower body mass index in childhood, may be at increased risk of peer victimization, as are ELBW children with a higher IQ.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-9228
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0009922815580770
ID  - ref1
ER  -