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Rivers, Ian; Poteat, V. Paul; Noret, Nathalie; Ashurst, Nigel – School Psychology Quarterly, 2009
This study explores the impact of bullying on the mental health of students who witness it. A representative sample of 2,002 students aged 12 to 16 years attending 14 schools in the United Kingdom were surveyed using a questionnaire that included measures of bullying at school, substance abuse, and mental health risk. The results suggest that…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Bullying, Mental Health, Foreign Countries
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Miller-Perrin, Cindy L.; Perrin, Robin D.; Kocur, Jodie L. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2009
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between various levels of parent-child physical violence and psychological symptoms reported by college students, while controlling for demographic variables, severity and frequency of violence, and co-occurrence of parental psychological aggression. Method: Participants…
Descriptors: College Students, Child Abuse, Aggression, Young Adults
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Skeem, Jennifer L.; Schubert, Carol; Odgers, Candice; Mulvey, Edward P.; Gardner, William; Lidz, Charles – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006
Given the availability of violence risk assessment tools, clinicians are now better able to identify high-risk patients. Once these patients have been identified, clinicians must monitor risk state and intervene when necessary to prevent harm. Clinical practice is dominated by the assumption that increases in psychiatric symptoms elevate risk of…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Clinical Psychology, Violence, At Risk Persons