Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2019
Publication Title
Violence and Victims
Volume
34
Abstract
The aim of the study was to explore the link between peer victimization and substance use and tested the mediating role of internalizing problems in urban African American adolescents in Chicago. Six hundred and thirty-eight adolescents in Chicago's Southside participated in the study. Results from the hierarchical linear regression analysis showed that youth who reported peer victimization were at risk of internalizing problems. Those who were bullied by their peers were more likely to display internalizing problems, which was also significantly associated with substance use. Consistent with the self-medication hypothesis, findings from the study suggest that bullied youth are likely to display internalizing problems and turn to substance use. Implications for mental health practice in school settings are also discussed.
Issue
5
First Page
850
Last Page
866
DOI
10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-18-00127
ISSN
08866708
Rights
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Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Jun Sung Hong, Yi-Ping Hsieh, Kelly Lynn Clary, et al.. "Peer Victimization, Internalizing Problems, and Substance Use in Urban African American Adolescents in Chicago: The Relevance of the Self-Medication Hypothesis" (2019). Social Work Faculty Publications. 3.
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