The present study used a longitudinal and discordant twin design to explore in depth the
developmental associations between victimization and loneliness from mid-childhood to
young adulthood. The data were drawn from the Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal
Twin Study, a birth cohort of 2,232 individuals born in England and Wales during 1994–
1995. Diverse forms of victimization were considered, differing across context, perpetrator,
and timing of exposure. The results indicated that exposure to different forms of victimization …