Impact of Bullying in Childhood on Adult Health, Wealth, Crime, and Social Outcomes

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1958-1970

  Wolke, Dieter ^a   Copeland, William E ^b   Angold, Adrian ^b   Costello, E Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

adult development; bullying; crime; health; interpersonal relationships; juvenile delinquency; psychiatric problems; social behavior; social outcomes; wealth; well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRIME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCOME; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PSYCHIATRIC PROBLEMS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL OUTCOMES; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; WEALTH; WELL-BEING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT DEVELOPMENT; BULLYING; CRIME; HEALTH; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; PSYCHIATRIC PROBLEMS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL OUTCOMES; WEALTH; WELL-BEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BULLYING; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CRIME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; POVERTY; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885359201     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613481608     Document Type: Article

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