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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Adolescent peer aggression and its association with mental health and substance use in an Australian cohort
Journal of Adolescence, Volume 37, No. 1, Year 2014
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Prospective longitudinal birth cohort data was used to examine the association between peer aggression at 14 years and mental health and substance use at 17 years. A sample of 1590 participants from the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) study were divided into mutually exclusive categories (victims, perpetrators, victim-perpetrators and uninvolved). Involvement in any type of peer aggression as a victim (10.1%), perpetrator (21.4%), or a victim-perpetrator (8.7%) was reported by 40.2% of participants. After adjusting for confounding factors, those who were a victim of peer aggression had increased odds of later depression and internalising symptoms whilst perpetrators of peer aggression were found to be at increased risk of depression and harmful alcohol use. Victim-perpetrators of peer aggression were more likely to have externalising behaviours at 17 years. These results show an independent temporal relationship between peer aggression and later mental health and substance use problems in adolescence. © 2013 The Foundation for Professionals in Services for Adolescents.
Authors & Co-Authors
Pacella, Rosana
Australia, Brisbane
Royal Children's Hospital Brisbane
Australia, Brisbane
The University of Queensland
Sly, Peter D.
Australia, Brisbane
Royal Children's Hospital Brisbane
Whitehouse, Andrew J.O.
Australia, Perth
The University of Western Australia
Scott, James Graham
Australia, Brisbane
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Australia, Brisbane
Uq Centre for Clinical Research
Statistics
Citations: 117
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.10.006
ISSN:
10959254
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Mental Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cohort Study