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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 Kavanagh
Objectives. 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.

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  • Published

Journal

American Journal of Public Health

ISSN

0090-0036

Publisher

American Public Health Association

Issue

10

Volume

106

Page range

1882-1884

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  • BSMS Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2018-08-10

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