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August 2, 2026Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Bullying Victimisation and Mental Health: The Mediating Role of Peer and Family Social Support

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CSC. ShannonKHK HigginsGKG. Kelly

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Overview

Secondary analysis explores mental health impact of bullying in youth, highlighting the importance of social support.

Key Points

  • This study explores the relationship between bullying victimization in early adolescence and mental health outcomes, specifically psychosis, depression, and cannabis abuse, with a focus on the role of social support.
  • Secondary data analysis of the Belfast Youth Development Study (BYDS)
  • Utilized longitudinal data from 2087 participants ages 12-21
  • Performed path analysis using Mplus V8 software to assess relationships and mediators.
  • Direct path established from bullying to psychotic symptoms (estimate = 0.10; p = 0.030)
  • Indirect path found from bullying to psychosis mediated by peer and parental attachment and depression symptoms (estimate = 0.01; bootstrapped 95% CIs 0.01, 0.02)

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Shannon et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6eeaaf1b0468a7eeab2fdfhttps://doi.org/10.1111/eip.70225
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