Psychology & Psychiatry

Researchers discuss results of study on vulnerable adolescents

Peer victimization and depressive symptoms, reflecting social and emotional vulnerabilities, tend to peak in early to middle adolescence. Friends play an important role in protecting adolescents from victimization and depressive ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Young people could learn to avoid being victims of crime

"We already know that immaturity is an explanation for young people's delinquency, but now we can show that immaturity also is an important factor in deciding whether young people become victims of violence or not," says ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Young sexual abuse victims may be at more risk online

Teenage girls' internet activity—together with offline risk factors—can increase their risk of online victimization, and this is more likely for those who have experienced childhood sexual abuse, suggests a study published ...

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