Relational Victimization and the Development of Psychopathology in Middle to Late Childhood

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally Martens

Author(s):  
Bonnie Leadbeater ◽  
Clea Sturgess

Reviews of the cross-sectional research support the associations between relational victimization and relational aggression and the development of internalizing and externalizing problems. We review longitudinal research examining these associations and processes that may explain how relational victimization becomes linked to the development of psychopathology, particularly in late childhood and early adolescence. Longitudinal research is reviewed that locates mediators of the association between relational victimization and psychopathology in either faulty cognitive processes or problematic peer behaviors. Little research focuses on the longitudinal associations between relational aggression and psychopathology; however, research has begun to demonstrate considerable overlap of this type of aggression with other antisocial behaviors. We propose a conceptual framework that integrates the personal and social aspects of identity development in late childhood and early adolescence. We aim to advance our understanding of why peer victimization is associated with internalizing problems, and why, indeed, this association can become life threatening.



Author(s):  
Stephanie T. Mihalas ◽  
Linda Raffafele Mendez ◽  
Carrie Cole ◽  
Bonnie Saari


2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Soto ◽  
Oliver John ◽  
Samuel Gosling ◽  
Sanjay Srivastava


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Yu Wang ◽  
Jibin Jin ◽  
Yue Peng ◽  
Yongjie Chen

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Little is known regarding the joint associations of famine exposure and obesity patterns with the incidence of hypertension. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We defined famine exposure cohorts as follows: nonexposure (born between 1962 and 1965), fetal life exposure (born between 1959 and 1961), early childhood exposure (born between 1956 and 1958), midchildhood exposure (born between 1953 and 1955), and late childhood exposure (born between 1949 and 1952). Obesity patterns were defined as follows: G−/A−: subjects without neither general obesity nor abdominal obesity; G+/A− or G−/A+: subjects with either general obesity or abdominal obesity; G+/A+: subjects with both general obesity and abdominal obesity. Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg or current treatment with antihypertensive medications. <b><i>Results:</i></b> There were 5,235 individuals participating in this study. In the subjects with general or abdominal obesity, famine exposure was associated with a lower risk of hypertension. In males with G−/A−, famine exposures in the midchildhood (<i>p</i> = 0.048; HR: 0.700; HR 95% CI: 0.491–0.998) and late childhood (<i>p</i> = 0.002; HR: 0.560; HR 95% CI: 0.374–0.840) were associated with a lower incidence of hypertension. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> The coexistence of famine exposure and obesity patterns was associated with the incidence of hypertension.



Author(s):  
Ilona Bidzan-Bluma

Objective: It is estimated that twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) occurs in 10–15% of monochorionic twin pregnancies. One of the fetuses takes on the role of donor and the other of recipient. The treatment administered involves serial amnioreduction and laser photocoagulation of the communicating blood vessels. After TTTS, children may have deficiencies in psychomotor functioning, in particular in cognitive functions, expressive language, and motor skills. Few scientific reports indicate that twins after TTTS do not demonstrate significant differences in tests which measure intellectual functioning. Methods: The cognitive functioning of twins in the late childhood period was compared using the following tools: an analysis of their medical history, an interview with their parents, and neuropsychological tests allowing the evaluation of their whole profile of cognitive functions. Case Study: Cognitive functioning in the late childhood period was analyzed in a pair of 11-year-old male twins (juvenile athletes), a donor and a recipient, who had developed TTTS syndrome in the prenatal period. Results: Comparison of the cognitive functioning profile of the donor and recipient revealed that children with a history of TTTS develop normally in terms of cognitive and motor functioning in late childhood. A comparative analysis of the donor and recipient was more favorable for the recipient, who had a higher level of general intelligence, visual–motor memory, and semantic fluency. Conclusions: The fact that both the donor and the recipient chose to pursue athletics suggests that gross motor skills are their strongest suit. Playing sports as a method of rehabilitation of cognitive function of children born prematurely after TTTS could contribute to the improvement of cognitive functioning.



2019 ◽  
Vol 278 ◽  
pp. 250-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Y. Barraclough ◽  
Michael R. Skilton ◽  
Frances L. Garden ◽  
Brett G. Toelle ◽  
Guy B. Marks ◽  
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