Preterm birth, bullying victimization, and mental health in adulthood: A prospective cohort study in Germany
Our findings suggest that being bullied may have adverse effects on mental health in both VP/VLBW and term-born children that last into adulthood. The association between VP/VLBW birth and internalizing symptoms was partly mediated by bullying victimization in childhood and adolescence.
Authors
- Dieter Wolke C (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0304-268X)
- Yanyan Ni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8745-3453)
- Peter Bartmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7115-3552)
- Nicole Tsalacopoulos
Institutions
- University of Leicester (GB)
- University Hospital Bonn (DE)
- University of Warwick (GB)
- Monash University (AU)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.70025
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Government of the United Kingdom
- UK Research and Innovation
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- Federalno Ministarstvo Obrazovanja i Nauke
- HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme