Mothers and children as informants of bullying victimization: Results from an epidemiological cohort of children

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dc.contributor.authorShakoor, Sania ; Jaffee, Sara R. ; Andreou, Penelope ; Bowes, Lucy ; Ambler, Antony P. ; Caspi, Avshalom ; Moffitt, Terrie E. ; Arseneault, Louise
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-10T16:48:43Z
dc.date.available2019-05-10T16:48:43Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractStressful events early in life can affect children’s mental health problems. Collecting valid and reliable information about children’s bad experiences is important for research and clinical purposes. This study aimed to (1) investigate whether mothers and children provide valid reports of bullying victimization, (2) examine the inter-rater reliability between the two informants, (3) test the predictive validity of their reports with children’s emotional and behavioral problems and (4) compare the genetic and environmental etiology of bullying victimization as reported by mothers and children. We assessed bullying victimization in the Environmental-Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study, a nationally-representative sample of 1,116 families with twins. We collected reports from mothers and children during private interviews, including detailed narratives. Findings showed that we can rely on mothers and children as informants of bullying victimization: both informants provided information which adhered to the definition of bullying as involving repeated hurtful actions between peers in the presence of a power imbalance. Although mothers and children modestly agreed with each other about who was bullied during primary and secondary school, reports of bullying victimization from both informants were similarly associated with children’s emotional and behavioral problems and provided similar estimates of genetic and environmental influences. Findings from this study suggest that collecting information from multiple informants is ideal to capture all instances of bullying victimization. However, in the absence of child self-reports, mothers can be considered as a viable alternative, and vice versa. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationShakoor, Sania ; Jaffee, Sara R. ; Andreou, Penelope ; Bowes, Lucy ; Ambler, Antony P. ; Caspi, Avshalom ; Moffitt, Terrie E. ; Arseneault, Louise. (2011). Mothers and children as informants of bullying victimization: Results from an epidemiological cohort of children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 39(3), 379–387.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4231790/pdf/nihms636482.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4343
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Abnormal Child Psychologyen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectadolescentsen_US
dc.subjectharassmenten_US
dc.subjectparentingen_US
dc.subjectdisclosureen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectUnited Kingdomen_US
dc.titleMothers and children as informants of bullying victimization: Results from an epidemiological cohort of childrenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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