However, few studies have examined contextual factors that may impact how peer victimization contributes to these symptoms in middle childhood, especially in the form of victimization.

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 8 representative gaps

• The Effects of Cyberbullying Victimization and Personality Characteristics on Adolescent Mental Health: An Application of the Stress Process Model (2021) · doi

  Although a considerable body of research has documented the association between victimization experience and adolescent mental health, previous studies have not investigated the mediating effects of personality characteristics such as social competence and self-mastery on the associations between cyberbullying victimization and mental health.

  Keywords: victimization mental health considerable body documented association experience adolescent previous investigated mediating effects personality characteristics
• In‐person victimization, cyber victimization, and polyvictimization in relation to internalizing symptoms and self‐esteem in adolescents with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (2021) · doi

  BACKGROUND: There is mixed evidence for whether in-person victimization and cyber victimization are differentially linked to internalizing symptoms and self-esteem among adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

  Keywords: victimization background there mixed evidence whether person cyber differentially linked internalizing symptoms self esteem among
• Remaining connected in the face of cyberbullying: Why social connectedness is important for mental health (2019) · doi

  Separate research shows that higher levels of social connectedness may result in more positive mental health outcomes, however, the relationship between social connectedness and mental health in the face of cyberbullying is not yet fully understood.

  Keywords: social connectedness mental health separate shows higher levels result positive outcomes relationship face cyberbullying fully
• A Latent Transition Analysis of Traditional Bullying and Cyberbullying Among Chinese Adolescents: Associations With Life Satisfaction and Depression (2026) · doi

  Nevertheless, few studies have differentiated between traditional bullying and cyberbullying to examine how their interplay shapes distinct bullying involvement profiles and how these profiles link with well‐being and mental health outcomes.

  Keywords: bullying profiles nevertheless differentiated traditional cyberbullying examine interplay shapes distinct involvement link well mental health
• Racial differences in cyberbullying from the perspective of victims and perpetrators. (2020) · doi

  Although cyberbullying has attracted a good deal of research attention in recent years, we know much less about how cyberbullying differs by race and ethnicity, and the few studies that have examined this topic have yielded conflicting findings.

  Keywords: cyberbullying attracted good deal attention recent years know less differs race ethnicity examined topic yielded
• Relation of Depression and Anxiety to Self‐ and Peer‐Reported Relational Aggression (2011) · doi

  Adolescents who overreported their own relational victimization and aggression compared with peer report had more symptoms compared with those who agreed with their peers or underreported their aggression and victimization.

  Keywords: victimization aggression compared adolescents overreported relational peer report symptoms agreed peers underreported
• Links Between Peer Victimization, Perceived School Safety, and Internalizing Symptoms in Middle Childhood (2019) · doi

  However, few studies have examined contextual factors that may impact how peer victimization contributes to these symptoms in middle childhood, especially in the form of victimization.

  Keywords: victimization examined contextual factors impact peer contributes symptoms middle childhood especially form
• Cyber Victimization on College Campuses (2016) · doi

  Although much is known about the cross-sectional associations between cyber victimization and the negative socioemotional outcomes associated with this experience, not much is known about the longitudinal associations among college students.

  Keywords: known associations cross sectional cyber victimization negative socioemotional outcomes associated experience longitudinal among college students