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Published online 28 October 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news041025-19
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Bullied children hide from stress in later life
Victims are more likely to plot revenge than to confront problems.
Researchers probing childhood bullying and adult violence have found an unexpected connection between the timing of victimization and its effect in later life.
For some victims, the stress that bullying brings on is thought to cause depression and violence in adulthood.
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