It has been shown that bullying victimization is associated with behavior and school adjustment problems, but it remains unclear whether the experience of bullying uniquely contributes to those problems after taking into account preexisting adjustment problems.
Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, Box P080, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom. l.arseneault@iop.kcl.ac.uk