Aneeqa Kaiser, Sadia Malik.
Peer victimization and psychiatric symptoms among adolescents.
Pak J Med Res Jan ;54(4):113-5.

Objective: This study was conducted to explore the impact of peer victimization on psychiatric symptoms among adolescents. Subjects and Methods: Survey research design was used in the current study conducted from January 2014 to May 2014. A purposive sample of 400 adolescents was drawn from various government and private schools and colleges of Sargodha. Multidimensional Peer Victimization Scale (consists of four subscales including physical victimization, social manipulation, verbal victimization and attack on property) and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (consists of three different set of symptoms including depression, anxiety and stress) were used. Data were analyzed using SPSS (Version 20.0). Results: A total of 400 adolescents aged 14 to 18 were studied. Of whom, 200 were females and 200 males. Peer victimization showed strong association with psychiatric symptoms among adolescents. Significant gender differences were found on all variables but males had high mean verbal victimization and social manipulation than females. Conclusion: Peer victimization had significant impact on development of psychiatric symptoms among adolescents.

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