Correlates of and Consequences for Bully-Victims in a Sample of Serious Adolescent Offenders

• NCJ Number: 252898
• Journal: Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice Volume: 15 Issue: 4 Dated: 2017 Pages: 359-373
• Author(s): Alex R. Piquero; Nicole Leeper Piquero; Marion K. Underwood
• Date Published: 2017
• Length: 15 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2007-MU-FX-0002
• Sponsoring Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical); Report (Study/Research); Report (Grant Sponsored); Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study extended prior research by investigating bully-victims (those who bully others and are also victims of bullying) in a sample of serious adolescent offenders (n = 1,354), who were monitored for 7 years after their adjudication for a serious juvenile offense.

Abstract

Previous research on bullying has demonstrated that youth who engage in bullying and are also victims of bullying are at increased risk for maladjustment. Somewhat less investigated are the correlates of and consequences associated with this small group of persons who are simultaneously perpetrators and victims of bullying, commonly referred to as bully-victims. The current study's analyses found that bully-victims had high levels of both symptomology and psychopathy, as well as lower levels of temperance. Bully-victims were at increased risk of experiencing a higher number of arrests at the end of the 7-year follow-up period. Implications for future research are highlighted. (publisher abstract modified)