Longitudinal study of the relationship between victimization and later emotional problems among Japanese junior high school students

Bibliographic Data

ID12936662
AuthorsYasuyo Nishino (Hiroshima Shudo University, corresponding author), Tatsuo Ujiie (Nagoya University), Katsumi Ninomiya (Aichi Gakuin University), Atsushi Igarashi (0000-0002-5143-9764, Fukushima University), Hiromitsu Inoue, Chika Yamamoto (0000-0003-4512-8924, Nagoya Bunri University)
EditorsMaria M Ttofi (0000-0002-2725-0371)
Year2011
Volume3
Issue2
Pages115-121
Publication date2011-05-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1759-6599 • E-ISSN: 2042-8715
PublisherEmerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1108/17596591111132945
OpenAlexW1974648297
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited2

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report an investigation of the relationships between victimization and later emotional problems among Japanese junior high school students. The effects of psychosocial risk factors and their role as predictors of the relationship between victimization and later emotional problems were also examined over time. Design/methodology/approach The authors' first concern was to determine whether victimization is, indeed, related to emotional problems during junior high school. The authors' second concern was to determine how long victimization or risk factors will be associated with emotional problems. The third concern was to determine whether there is a gender difference in the relationship between victimization and emotional problems. Emotional problems were assessed using self‐report questionnaire measures of depression and low self‐worth. This article used eight‐months interval data collections; September 2002 (Time 1), May 2003 (Time 2), January 2004 (Time 3), and September 2004 (Time 4). Findings The results section is organized into three parts. The first part presents correlation coefficients for each of the variables. The second part examines whether the experience being bullied is related to four risk factors, depression and low self‐worth. The third part examines whether risk factors and victimization are related to depression and low self‐worth over time. In each part the authors also examined whether results vary depending on gender. Originality/value The paper usefully shows that victimization at Time 1 predicted later depression at Times 2 and 3 for boys, but not for girls. Victimization at Time 1 also predicted later depression for boys after controlling for other Time 1 risk factors. Early victimization may be a unique predictor of later depression for boys, but not for girls

Depression (economics · Developmental psychology · Longitudinal study · Originality · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Education Discipline and Inequality · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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