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Childhood emotional and physical bullying in affective and nonaffective psychotic disorders.

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Bullying is common in childhood. Identifying developmental periods most sensitive to bullying may improve understanding of the link between bullying and psychotic disorders. METHOD: 's) for emotional and physical bullying in SZ and BP versus HC. As a primary goal of the study, we also examined associations between diagnosis, the timing of bullying in childhood, and bullying severity using nonlinear mixed effects models. RESULTS: < .01). CONCLUSIONS: Retrospective reports of childhood bullying suggest that the developmental period spanning ages 5-11 years may be a vulnerable period when emotional and physical bullying are most severe for people with psychotic disorders. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).

Source: Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy

DOI: 10.1037/tra0001953

Authors: Caitlin Ridgewell, Marguerite D. Sears, Lena M. D. Stone, Ann K. Shinn

Institution: McLean Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: McLean Hospital, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health