Citation

Lee KM, Shellman AB, Osmer SC, Day SX, Dempsey AG. J. School Violence 2016; 15(4): 406-423.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15388220.2015.1061944

PMID

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Abstract

This study examined the relationship between recalled peer victimization, coping styles, and current social anxiety. College students (N = 298, 87.9% female) completed a demographic questionnaire, the Recalled Victimization Questionnaire- Revised (RVQ-R), the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation (BFNE), and the Coping Styles Questionnaire (CSQ). Three separate linear regression analyses were performed to test for mediation of coping style on the relationship among peer victimization and symptoms of social anxiety. Emotional coping was confirmed as a partially mediating variable between peer victimization and social anxiety through Sobel's (1982) test for mediation. The results of this mediational analysis emphasize the importance of focusing on coping strategies among adolescents who experience peer victimization.

Language: en