Abstract
This study's purpose was to evaluate whether two aspects of positive peer relations-having a friend and being well-liked-mitigate prospective transactions between depressive symptoms and peer victimization. Participants were early adolescents in fifth and sixth grades (N =483; 50% girls; M age in 5th grade spring=11.10years; SD =0.40) and late adolescents in ninth and tenth grades (N =444; 52% girls; M age in 9th grade spring=14.70years; SD =0.62). Data were collected in the spring annually. Depressive symptoms were assessed via parent-, teacher-, and self-reports (late adolescence only) and peer victimization by self-, peer-, and teacher-reports. Mutual friendship nominations and peer acceptance ratings indexed positive peer relations. Results showed that positive peer relations are protective: Depressive symptoms contributed to peer victimization for early and late adolescents without a friend; moreover, late adolescents high on acceptance were at decreased risk for peer victimization.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Journal | Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology |
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| State | Accepted/In press - Aug 3 2016 |
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Do positive peer relations mitigate transactions between depressive symptoms and peer victimization in adolescence? / Kochel, Karen P.; Bagwell, Catherine L.; Ladd, Gary; Rudolph, Karen D.
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T1 - Do positive peer relations mitigate transactions between depressive symptoms and peer victimization in adolescence?
AU - Kochel, Karen P.
AU - Bagwell, Catherine L.
AU - Ladd, Gary
AU - Rudolph, Karen D.
PY - 2016/8/3
Y1 - 2016/8/3
N2 - This study's purpose was to evaluate whether two aspects of positive peer relations-having a friend and being well-liked-mitigate prospective transactions between depressive symptoms and peer victimization. Participants were early adolescents in fifth and sixth grades (N =483; 50% girls; M age in 5th grade spring=11.10years; SD =0.40) and late adolescents in ninth and tenth grades (N =444; 52% girls; M age in 9th grade spring=14.70years; SD =0.62). Data were collected in the spring annually. Depressive symptoms were assessed via parent-, teacher-, and self-reports (late adolescence only) and peer victimization by self-, peer-, and teacher-reports. Mutual friendship nominations and peer acceptance ratings indexed positive peer relations. Results showed that positive peer relations are protective: Depressive symptoms contributed to peer victimization for early and late adolescents without a friend; moreover, late adolescents high on acceptance were at decreased risk for peer victimization.
AB - This study's purpose was to evaluate whether two aspects of positive peer relations-having a friend and being well-liked-mitigate prospective transactions between depressive symptoms and peer victimization. Participants were early adolescents in fifth and sixth grades (N =483; 50% girls; M age in 5th grade spring=11.10years; SD =0.40) and late adolescents in ninth and tenth grades (N =444; 52% girls; M age in 9th grade spring=14.70years; SD =0.62). Data were collected in the spring annually. Depressive symptoms were assessed via parent-, teacher-, and self-reports (late adolescence only) and peer victimization by self-, peer-, and teacher-reports. Mutual friendship nominations and peer acceptance ratings indexed positive peer relations. Results showed that positive peer relations are protective: Depressive symptoms contributed to peer victimization for early and late adolescents without a friend; moreover, late adolescents high on acceptance were at decreased risk for peer victimization.
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