https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260519900272 Journal of Interpersonal Violence 1–26 © The Author(s) 2020 Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions DOI: 10.1177/0886260519900272 journals.sagepub.com/home/jiv Original Research Exposure to Bullying Behaviors at Work and Depressive Tendencies: The Moderating Role of Victimization From Bullying During Adolescence Øystein Løvik Hoprekstad, 1 Jørn Hetland, 1 Bente Wold, 1 Hilde Torp, 1 and Ståle Valvatne Einarsen 1 Abstract The detrimental effects of exposure to bullying behaviors at work on employees’ mental health have been thoroughly documented. However, few studies have examined whether employees’ prior experiences with bullying may affect the strength of this relationship. The present study tested a model where victimization from bullying in adolescence was expected to (a) predict higher exposure to bullying behaviors at work and higher levels of depressive tendencies in adulthood and (b) strengthen the relationship between exposure to bullying behaviors at work and depressive tendencies (i.e., make employees more vulnerable). The hypotheses were tested using prospective data following a cohort of 536 Norwegian respondents over a time span of 17 years, from adolescence (age of 13) to adulthood (age of 30). Victimization from bullying in junior high school was measured at the age of 13, 14, and 15, and retrospectively at the age of 18. Exposure to 1 University of Bergen, Norway Corresponding Author: Øystein Løvik Hoprekstad, Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen, Christies Gate 12, 5015 Bergen, Norway. Email: oystein.hoprekstad@uib.no 900272JIV XX X 10.1177/0886260519900272Journal of Interpersonal ViolenceHoprekstad research-article 2020