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Teenage victims of bullying who die by suicide or become violent are frequently in the news. These researchers examined bullying in childhood and psychosis symptoms in early adolescence among 6437 children enrolled since birth in a British longitudinal study.
Parents regularly completed questionnaires about their children’s development. Beginning at age 7.5 years, the children underwent yearly face-to-face evaluations; they were assessed at ages 8 and 10 for peer victimization, both overt (direct verbal or physical) and relational (social exclusion). At age 12.9, children were interviewed about delusions and visual and auditory hallucinations in the previous 6 months.
Parent- and teacher-reported victimization agreed with children’s reports. …