To examine the relation between victimization by peers and child and parent re ports of social-psychological adjustment. The Social Experience Questionnaire, Children’s Depression Inventory, Social Anxiety Scale for Children-Revised, an d Asher Loneliness Scale were administered to 93 children diagnosed with various endocrine disorders. The child’s parent/ guardian completed the Child Behavior Checklist. For the enti re sample, peer victimization was positively related to child-reported depressi on, social anxiety, loneliness, and parent-reported externalizing symptoms. Tho se children with endocrine disorders without observable features had a stronger relation between peer victimization and depression and internalizing and externa lizing behavior problems than did those who had endocrine disorders with observa ble physical features. Recognition of the magnitude of the problem and means of evaluating for peer victimization is important for clinicians who see children w ith chronic diseases.
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