Findings from interviews with 15 emerging adults (M_age = 29.00, SD = .37) subjected to bullying victimization as children and suffering from poor psychological health in emerging adulthood revealed experiences of a very long duration of victimization, coping through adaptation to the bullying, and experiences of not receiving help from school personnel. Many participants described experiences of depression, anxiety, and even suicidal thoughts during the school-years victimization. They perceived several direct long-term consequences of the victimization in emerging adulthood: feelings of insecurity; actively avoiding social situations; an identity formed into viewing oneself as worthless; and body-image problems. Additionally, many of them still felt anger towards school personnel who they remembered as not stopping the victimization. A longitudinal and prospective design enabled insights into victims’ experiences of both the childhood victimization as well as perceived long-term consequences on their emerging adulthood – and into how the victims experience that these aspects might be related.

对 15 位新兴成年人的访谈结果（M_年龄= 29.00，SD= .37) 童年时期遭受欺凌，成年后心理健康状况不佳，揭示了长期受害的经历，通过适应欺凌来应对，以及没有得到学校工作人员帮助的经历。许多参与者描述了在学年受害期间的抑郁、焦虑甚至自杀念头的经历。他们认为成年后受害的几个直接长期后果：不安全感；积极避免社交场合；一种将自己视为一文不值的身份；和身体形象问题。此外，他们中的许多人仍然对他们记得没有停止受害的学校工作人员感到愤怒。