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Children who lived with incarcerated parents were more likely to be bullies, according to data presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.
“Bullying has become a growing national concern. Adverse childhood experiences can weaken a child’s emotional health and overall well-being, so could be associated with bullying,” Monica L. Hajirawala, a student at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, and colleagues wrote.
To determine associations between nonviolent adverse childhood events and bully perpetration, researchers analyzed data from the National Survey of Children’s Health conducted between February 2011 and June 2012. The study cohort included 65,580 children aged 6 to 17 years.
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