Adult survivors of adolescent bullying: an exploration of long-term effects
Mebane, Sarah
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Title
Adult survivors of adolescent bullying: an exploration of long-term effects
Author(s)
Mebane, Sarah
Issue Date
2010-05-19T18:34:37Z
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Espelage, Dorothy L.
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Espelage, Dorothy L.
Committee Member(s)
Ryan, Allison M.
Spanierman, Lisa B.
Wiley, Angela R.
Department of Study
Educational Psychology
Discipline
Educational Psychology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Bullying
Trauma
Survivor
Adult
Adolescent
Abstract
Although school bullying has well documented psychological and social consequences
for victims, very few studies have explored the long-term correlates in adult survivors of
bullying. The current investigation examined results from a survey of retrospective memories of
bullying victimization and current psychosocial functioning in 482 college students at a large
Midwestern University. Results of hierarchical regression analyses indicated that school
bullying victimization experiences significantly predicted participants’ current levels of
posttraumatic stress, psychological distress, social problems, loneliness, and self-confidence.
Bully-victim subtypes were identified through k-means cluster analysis, and multivariate analysis
of variance revealed significant differences on outcome variables across subtypes. Domestic
victimization experiences moderated the association between bullying victimization and
symptoms of posttraumatic stress. Community/neighborhood victimization experiences and
locus of control significantly moderated the association between bullying victimization and
psychological distress. These results contribute to our understanding of adult survivors of
bullying, and clinical implications and future research directions are discussed.
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