Children Who Are Depressed, Anxious Or Aggressive In First Grade Risk Being Victimized Later On
Monday, May 18, 2009 - 01:28
in Psychology & Sociology
A longitudinal study of 400 Canadian school children shows that children entering first grade with signs of depression and anxiety or excessive aggression are at risk of being chronically victimized by their classmates by third grade. The study also shows that most children (73 percent) showed few symptoms of depression and anxiety over the three years.
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