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Bullying victimization and racial discrimination among Australian children
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posted on 2023-06-09, 14:27 authored by Naomi Priest, Tania King, Laia Becares, Anne M KavanaghObjectives. To compare the prevalence of bullying victimization and racial discrimination by ethnicity. Methods. We completed a cross-sectional analysis of 3956 children aged 12 to 13 years from wave 5 (2011–2012) of the nationally representative Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Results. Bullying victimization and racial discrimination were weakly associated and differently patterned by ethnicity. Children from visible minorities reported less bullying victimization but more racial discrimination than did their peers with Australian-born parents. Indigenous children reported the highest risk of bullying victimization and racial discrimination. Conclusions. Peer victimization and racial discrimination each require specific attention as unique childhood stressors. A focus on general bullying victimization alone may miss unique stress exposures experienced by children from stigmatized ethnic backgrounds.
History
Publication status
- Published
Journal
American Journal of Public HealthISSN
0090-0036Publisher
American Public Health AssociationExternal DOI
Issue
10Volume
106Page range
1882-1884Department affiliated with
- BSMS Publications
Full text available
- No
Peer reviewed?
- Yes