Long-Term Outcomes of Early Victimization by Peers among Japanese Male University Students: Model of a Vicious Cycle

Abstract

For Japanese male university students (N = 134) as subjects, self-reported victimization by peers during junior high school was correlated with current scores on self-esteem and depression only for subjects who reported low self-esteem and high depression prior to victimization.

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