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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2026

The Role of Peer Victimisation and Parental Mental Health in Internalising Problems: Examining Bidirectional Relationships Across Childhood and Adolescence in Autistic Youth.

Maxie Scheske, Sarah Hampton, Kate Cooper, Reesha Zahir, Emily Midouhas, Eirini Flouri, Rob Saunders, Will Mandy

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Maxie ScheskeResearch Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7HB, UK.
Sarah HamptonResearch Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7HB, UK.
Kate CooperResearch Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7HB, UK. k.r.cooper@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8216-5567
Reesha ZahirResearch Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7HB, UK.
Emily MidouhasUCL Institute of Education, University College London, 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL, UK.
Eirini FlouriUCL Institute of Education, University College London, 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL, UK.
Rob SaundersCORE Data Lab, Centre for Outcomes Research and Effectiveness, Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7HB, UK.
Will MandyResearch Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7HB, UK.

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Economic and Social Research Council ES/X014207/1
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Abstract

purposeAnxiety and depression ('internalising symptoms') are common in autistic children and young people. For non-autistic youth, there are reciprocal relationships between internalising difficulties and parental mental health and peer victimisation, but it is unclear whether this holds for their autistic peers. This study investigates longitudinal and bidirectional relationships of parental mental health and peer victimisation with internalising symptoms in autistic children and young people.

methodsAutistic children and young people in the Millennium Cohort Study (N = 560) were included. Measures were parent-reported. Random-Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Models (RI-CLPMs) were estimated to examine bidirectional associations of internalising symptoms with parental mental health and peer victimisation across six timepoints (3- to 17-years-old).

resultsBoth the RI-CLPM of child internalising symptoms with parental mental health, and with peer victimisation, revealed autoregressive paths across timepoints. Greater peer victimisation at 5-years predicted greater internalising symptoms at 7-years, and these associations were unchanged after accounting for covariates. Parental mental health at 3- and 5-years predicted internalising symptoms at 5- and 7-years, and conversely, internalising symptoms at 14-years predicted greater parental mental health difficulties at 17-years. However, associations between parent mental health and internalising were attenuated after adjusting for covariates.

conclusionsPeer victimisation may contribute to the development of internalising symptoms in autistic children from a young age. Targeting interventions for environmental factors may be a means to promote better mental health for young autistic people.

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AutismInternalising symptomsLongitudinalMillennium Cohort StudyRI-CLPM

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