Rumination about a novel social stressor mediates the association between victimization and depressive symptoms

peer victimization;depression

Miernicki, Michelle E

关键词: peer victimization;    depression;   

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美国|英语

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【 摘 要 】

Although research has established the link between peer victimization and depression, littleresearch has demonstrated what accounts for this association or how peer victimization may bedetrimental to new peer relationships. The current research examined whether responses to stress– less problem solving or more rumination – account for the association between victimizationand depression. 132 children (M age = 9.46, SD = .33; 66 boys, 66 girls) participated in alaboratory social stress task with an unfamiliar peer. Results indicated that rumination inresponse to the social stress task with a new peer accounted for the link between priorvictimization and depressive symptoms. These results indicate that detrimental responses tostress such as rumination may not be limited to the victimization context, and that responses tostress in new social situations are associated with depressive symptoms.