Cognitive mediators of the effect of peer victimization on loneliness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9615943 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer Catterson (University of Strathclyde), Simon C Hunter (0000-0002-3922-1252, University of Strathclyde, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 403-416 |
| Publication date | 2010-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Educational Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0998 • E-ISSN: 2044-8279 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1348/000709909x481274 |
| PMID | 20067663 |
| OpenAlex | W2135986080 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 48 |
BACKGROUND: The impact of stress on psychological adjustment may be mediated by cognitive interpretations (i.e., appraisals) of events for individuals. Defining characteristics of loneliness suggest that appraisals of blame, threat, and perceived control may be particularly important in this domain. AIMS: To evaluate the extent to which cognitive appraisals (perceived control, threat, and blame) can mediate the effect of peer victimization on loneliness. SAMPLE: One hundred and ten children (54 boys, 56 girls) aged 8-12 years attending mainstream schools in Scotland. METHOD: Self-report measures of peer victimization, appraisal, and loneliness. RESULTS: Perceived control partially mediated the effects of peer victimization on loneliness, but neither blame nor threat were mediators. All three measures of control were significantly associated with loneliness at the bivariate level, but only perceived control was significant when the appraisals were entered as predictors in a hierarchical multiple linear regression. CONCLUSIONS: The results highlight the importance of research designs assessing multiple categories of appraisal. Furthermore, they suggest that intervention efforts aiming to combat feelings of loneliness within a peer victimization context should address children's appraisals of perceived control
Blame · Cognition · Context (archaeology) · Developmental psychology · Feeling · Loneliness · Multilevel model · Peer victimization · Perceived control · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Victimisation · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology
Mecanismos de proteção perante a vitimização por pares e a discriminação
Developmental Trajectories of Loneliness During Middle and Late Childhood
Annual Research Review
It is all in their mind
Resilience to bullying victimization
Does Problematic Use of Social Network Mediate the Association between Bullying Victimization and Loneliness among Lebanese Adolescents
The Impact of Violent Victimization on Locus of Control in Adolescence
How peer victimization predicts mental well-being and disruptive behaviors
Moderating role of conflict resolution strategies in the links between peer victimization and psychological adjustment among youth
Gendered effects of early childhood weather shocks on locus of control
Mindfulness Intervention with Homeless Youth
Social Information Processing Mechanisms and Victimization
Mother’s late return home from work, family relationship, and locus of control of children
The Emotional Impact of Bullying and Cyberbullying on Victims
Locus of Control Orientation
The Bidirectional Relationships Between Online Victimization and Psychosocial Problems in Adolescents
A Longitudinal Path Analysis of Peer Victimization, Threat Appraisals to the Self, and Aggression, Anxiety, and Depression Among Urban African American Adolescents
A survey of the nature and extent of bullying in junior/middle and secondary schools
The relationship of peer victimization to social anxiety and loneliness in adolescent females
Interparental Conflict and Child Adjustment
Stress-Related Transactions between Person and Environment
Aggression, social cognitions, anger and sadness in bullies and victims
Estimating Mediated Effects in Prevention Studies
A Prospective Investigation of Appraisals as Mediators of the Link Between Interparental Conflict and Child Adjustment
Loneliness in Children
Twenty Years' Research on Peer Victimization and Psychosocial Maladjustment
Mediation in experimental and nonexperimental studies
A review and reformulation of social information-processing mechanisms in children's social adjustment
Enduring Conflict in Parental Separation
Evaluation of an intervention program for the reduction of bullying and victimization in schools
Do girls manipulate and boys fight? developmental trends in regard to direct and indirect aggression
Friendship and loneliness among bullies and victims
Sex and age differences in victimisation and conflict resolution among adolescents in a south Australian school
Friendship as a moderator of the relationship between social skills problems and peer victimisation
Self-blame and peer victimization in middle school
Appraisals of marital conflict and children's adjustment, health, and physiological reactivity
The power of friendship
Children's Appraisal of Major Life Events
A negativity bias in interpersonal evaluation
The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research
The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research
The effectiveness of peer support systems in challenging school bullying
Appraisal and coping strategy use in victims of school bullying
Perceptions and correlates of peer-victimization and bullying
Bullying in Flemish schools
Help seeking amongst child and adolescent victims of peer-aggression and bullying
| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,21 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |