Socio-Cognitive Deficits in School-Age Victims of Peer-Peer Aggression

The current study examined 7- to 13-year-olds’ experiences of traditional and cyberbullying with a focus on whether children who repeatedly harm others have advanced perspective taking skills or display social cue misinterpretations. Contrary to expectations, amounts of victimization—not bullying behaviors —were significantly related to deficits in socio-cognitive abilities.