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The aim is to explore the links between childhood bullying/victimization and psychiatric disorders in early adulthood.

August 1, 2007PEDIATRICS

What Is the Early Adulthood Outcome of Boys Who Bully or Are Bullied in Childhood? The Finnish “From a Boy to a Man” Study

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Randomized trial investigates long-term psychiatric outcomes in boys involved in bullying, indicating significant risks.

The aim is to explore the links between childhood bullying/victimization and psychiatric disorders in early adulthood.
Sample included 2540 boys born in 1981 and assessed for bullying/victimization at age 8.
Psychiatric disorders were evaluated at ages 18 to 23 using military call-up examination data.
Rutter scales were used to control for parental education and emotional/behavioral symptoms.
Frequent bullying-only predicted antisocial personality (HR 1.64, 95% CI 1.08-2.45, p=0.02) and substance abuse.
Frequent victimization-only predicted anxiety disorder (OR 2.30, 95% CI 1.34-3.92, p=0.005).
Bully-victims showed increased risk for antisocial personality and anxiety disorders, identifying 28% of the psychiatric disorder cases.

Sourander et al. (2007) studied this question.

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