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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies 9/2019

31-01-2019 | Original Paper

Examining Pathways between Bully Victimization, Depression, & School Belonging Among Early Adolescents

Auteurs: Jordan P. Davis, Gabriel J. Merrin, Katherine M. Ingram, Dorothy L. Espelage, Alberto Valido, America J. El Sheikh

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 9/2019

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Abstract

Objectives

The relationship between bully victimization and depression has been examined extensively with prior research showing long-term cascade of problems stemming from both exposure to victimization and depressive symptomology. However, prior research has failed to consider how protective factors may mitigate these long-term problems. Three theoretical models were tested: the interpersonal risk model, symptom driven model, and transactional model.

Methods

The present study employs a novel statistical technique to explore longitudinal reciprocal associations among bullying, depression, and school belonging in a sample of 2177 middle school students (ages 11 to 15) in a Midwestern state. We used a model building process to explore the overall association between bully victimization, depression, and school belonging as well as a multi-group model in which models were estimated for boys and girls, separately.

Results

In our overall model, results indicated support for both symptom driven and interpersonal risk models. However, we did not find any significant buffering effect of school belonging. In our multi-group model, we found support for a buffering effect of school belonging for girls, but not boys. School belonging buffered long term problems associated with experiences of bully victimization via reductions in depression.

Conclusions

Our findings point to the broader concept of school structure being differentially supportive and protective for various demographic groups and the need to consider the entire social ecology of a school when planning and implementing prevention interventions.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Examining Pathways between Bully Victimization, Depression, & School Belonging Among Early Adolescents
Auteurs
Jordan P. Davis
Gabriel J. Merrin
Katherine M. Ingram
Dorothy L. Espelage
Alberto Valido
America J. El Sheikh
Publicatiedatum
31-01-2019
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 9/2019
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01340-9

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