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August 15, 2025Open Access

Peer Victimization as a Form of Traumatic Stress Among Children

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JCJohn L. Cooley

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Implication

Short-term longitudinal study reveals peer victimization leads to increased posttraumatic stress symptoms, highlighting urgent need for screening.

Key Points

  • A significant proportion of children, 43%, reported clinically significant posttraumatic stress symptoms due to peer victimization.
  • Traditional and cyber victimization both predicted increased posttraumatic stress symptoms, with lasting effects shown over 6.5 months.
  • Children reporting victimization at least '2 or 3 times a month' showed meaningful lower-bound thresholds for posttraumatic stress symptoms.
  • Findings emphasize the critical need for screening to identify affected children and develop effective trauma-focused interventions.

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John L. Cooley (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af3e49cf1dd9ea359eb6f6https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/ykmt5_v1
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