Peer Victimization and Depression: Role of Peers and Parent-Child Relationship

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dc.contributor.authorPapafratzeskakou, Eirinien
dc.contributor.committeechairKim-Spoon, Jungmeenen
dc.contributor.committeememberDunsmore, Julie C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberScarpa, Angelaen
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:35:53Zen
dc.date.adate2008-06-09en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:35:53Zen
dc.date.issued2008-04-28en
dc.date.rdate2008-06-09en
dc.date.sdate2008-05-09en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of the current study was to investigate the relationships between physical and emotional peer victimization, parental and peer support and depressive symptoms. The moderating role of parental and peer support and gender differences in such moderation were the focus of the study in examining the association between peer victimization forms and depressive symptoms. Two hundred and sixty one youths (ages 10-14) completed self report measures of parental and peer support and depressive symptoms and were interviewed about their victimization experiences. Physical victimization rates were higher for boys whereas girls reported higher emotional victimization experiences and higher peer support than boys did. Correlations indicated that the experience of physical and emotional victimization by peer is linked to depressive symptoms. For boys, but not for girls, a significant moderation effect indicated that physical victimization was significantly related to depressive symptoms among youths with low peer support whereas physical victimization was not related to depressive symptoms among youths with high peer support. There were significant main effects of parental and peer support for both genders suggesting the importance of such support against depressive symptoms. The study's findings contribute to the literature regarding peer victimization's effects on mental health by illustrating the beneficial effect of parent and peer support during adolescence.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05092008-174227en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05092008-174227/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/32452en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartMSthesisETD.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectpeer victimizationen
dc.subjectparental supporten
dc.subjectpeer supporten
dc.subjectdepressive symptomsen
dc.subjectgender differencesen
dc.titlePeer Victimization and Depression: Role of Peers and Parent-Child Relationshipen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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