Abstract
This research examined "bullying" received from intimate friends during upper elementary school grades (grades 5 and 6), considering its effects on subsequent school adaptation and friendship relations. Approximately 2,000 high school students were asked to retrospect about their experiences in being bullied back in elementary school, and about their school adaptation, and friendship relations both back then, and now. Results suggested that female students experienced more bullying than male. Those who reported bullying were more likely to report subsequent school maladjustment in high school, as well as feeling more anxiety toward interpersonal relationships, than those who did not. In particular, females, more than males, were likely to be influenced more with regard to trust toward their guidance counselor in middle school.
