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Emotion dysregulation as a mechanism linking peer victimization to internalizing symptoms in adolescents.

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McLaughlin, Katie A., Hatzenbuehler, Mark L., Hilt, Lori M.·2009·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

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Peer victimization experiences represent developmentally salient stressors among adolescents and are associated with the development of internalizing symptoms. However, the mechanisms linking peer victimization to adolescent psychopathology remain inadequately understood. This study examined emotion dysregulation as a mechanism linking peer stress to changes in internalizing symptoms among adolescents in a longitudinal design. Peer victimization was assessed with the Revised Peer Experiences Questionnaire (M. J. Prinstein, J. Boergers, & E. M. Vernberg, 2001) in a large (N = 1,065), racially diverse (86.6% non-White) sample of adolescents 11-14 years of age. Emotion dysregulation and symptoms of depression and anxiety were also assessed. Structural equation modeling was used to create a latent construct of emotion dysregulation from measures of discrete emotion processes and of peer victimization and internalizing symptoms. Peer victimization was associated with increased emotion dysregulation over a 4-month period. Increases in emotion dysregulation mediated the relationship between relational and reputational, but not overt, victimization and changes in internalizing symptoms over a 7-month period. Evidence for a reciprocal relationship between internalizing symptoms and relational victimization was found, but emotion dysregulation did not mediate this relationship. The implications for preventive interventions are discussed.

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  • Findings from general adolescent samples show that social rejection confers risk for poor emotion awareness and that the relationship between social rejection and mental health outcomes is prospectively mediated by poor emotion awareness.

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Authors
McLaughlin, K. A., Hatzenbuehler, M. L., & Hilt, L. M.
Affiliations
Yale University (US)
Venue
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Published
2009-10
Volume
77
Issue
5
Pages
894-904
ISSN
  • 0022-006X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-2117
OpenAlex
W2160211222
Cited by
292
References
84
Citations by year
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FWCI
13.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (F31MH076550)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
Keywords
peer victimization, emotional dysregulation, internalizing problems, adolescents, depression, anxiety, relational victimization, overt victimization, bidirectional relationship, mediation, preventive interventions
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Anxiety, Child, Depression, Emotions, Female, Humans, Internal-External Control, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Peer Group, Personality Inventory, Psychometrics, Rejection, Psychology, Risk Factors, Crime Victims

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