Coping With the Stress of Being Bullied

Consequences of Coping Strategies Among College Students

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21208596
AutoresMatthew L Newman (Arizona State University, autor de correspondencia), George W Holden (0000-0001-6964-2413, Southern Methodist University), Yvon Delville (0000-0002-1548-463X, The University of Texas at Austin)
Año2011
Volumen2
Número2
Páginas205-211
Fecha de publicación2011-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSocial Psychological and Personality Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1948-5506 • E-ISSN: 1948-5514
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1948550610386388
OpenAlexW2044401277
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas17
Referencias citadas29

The stress of being bullied has been associated with a wide range of negative consequences. In the present study, the authors hypothesized that the process of adapting to and coping with bullying would have a lingering effect on strategies used to cope with future stress. College-age participants ( N = 1,339) completed an online survey tapping into (a) their experiences as a victim of bullying during adolescence, (b) their typical strategies for coping with stress, and (c) their current levels of stress. Consistent with the authors' hypotheses, victimization history was associated with both increased stress and an increased use of avoidant coping strategies. In addition, avoidant coping partially mediated the link between victimization and stress. These findings suggest that avoidant coping may develop as an adaptive response to uncontrollable stress but that, in the long term, these strategies are a maladaptive approach to coping that acts to prolong stress

Coping behavior · Developmental psychology · Maladaptive coping · Medical emergency · Poison control · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support