ERIC Number: EJ1192831
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Jan
Pages: 29
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ISSN: ISSN-0272-930X
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The Impact of Social and Physical Peer Victimization on Systemic Inflammation in Adolescents
Arana, Allyson A.; Boyd, Erin Q.; Guarneri-White, Maria; Iyer-Eimerbrink, Priya; Dougall, Angela Liegey; Jensen-Campbell, Lauri
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, v64 n1 Article 2 p12-40 Jan 2018
Depressive symptoms, somatic complaints, and circulating levels of inflammatory biomarkers interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP) were examined as correlates of social and physical peer victimization in an ethnically diverse sample of adolescents (N = 91) using a multi-informant approach. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that social peer victimization was associated with higher levels of depressive symptoms, somatic complaints, and inflammation. However, being physically bullied only predicted lower levels of inflammatory markers. Additionally, the role of depressive symptoms in the victimization--inflammation relation was examined. Social victimization indirectly influenced levels of IL-6 (via depressive symptoms) and CRP (via depressive symptoms and IL-6, in series). These results provide initial evidence that peer victimization is associated with inflammatory markers in an adolescent sample and that symptoms of depression may be an important presage to inflammation and health problems, while highlighting the differential effects of social and physical forms of peer victimization.
Descriptors: Victims, Adolescents, Peer Relationship, Aggression, Bullying, Physiology, Metabolism, Predictor Variables, Depression (Psychology), Stress Variables, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Physical Health, Mental Health, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Secondary School Students, Body Composition
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 9
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas (Dallas); Texas (Fort Worth)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
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