Citation

Cooley JL, Fite PJ, Hoffman L. J. Appl. Dev. Psychol. 2022; 78: e101356.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.appdev.2021.101356

PMID

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Abstract

The aim of the current longitudinal study was to examine the interactive effects of six common coping strategies (i.e., adult support seeking, friend support seeking, problem solving, humor, passive coping, and cognitive distancing) and emotion (i.e., anger and sadness) dysregulation on concurrent levels and subsequent trajectories of peer victimization over a 2-year period. Participants were 287 predominantly Caucasian students (53.7% boys; ages 6-9) from an elementary school located in the Midwestern United States. Self-reported coping strategies and emotion dysregulation were assessed at baseline; children also provided ratings of peer victimization annually over a 2-year period.

RESULTS indicated that the effectiveness of particular coping strategies may depend on children's overt, undercontrolled displays of anger and sadness. Consistent with recent recommendations, these findings suggest that some youth may require interventions that focus on both enhancing emotion regulation skills and teaching strategies for responding to peer victimization in a more adaptive manner.

Language: en

Keywords

Anger; Coping Strategies; Emotion Dysregulation; Middle Childhood; Peer Victimization; Sadness