@article{ref1,
title="Individual dispositions and interpersonal concerns underlying bullied victims’ self-disclosure in Japan and the US",
journal="Journal of social and personal relationships",
year="2010",
author="Matsunaga, Masaki",
volume="27",
number="8",
pages="1124-1148",
abstract="This study examined mechanisms underlying bullied individuals’ self-disclosure and post-bullying adjustment by highlighting their culturally rooted orientations (self-construal and communication standards) and interpersonal concerns. To test the hypotheses, a structural equation mixture modeling analysis was performed using cross-cultural data collected from Japanese and US college students (n = 219 and 284, respectively), who reported on their past bullying experience (recall M = 1.58 years). The results suggested that: (i) self-construal and communication standard profiles help predict victims’ self/ other-protection concerns; (ii) other-protection concerns drive Japanese victims’ disclosure/non-disclosure patterns, whereas self-protection concerns drive those of US victims; and (iii) disclosure is generally associated with positive adjustment. The findings’ theoretical and practical implications are discussed.<p />",
language="",
issn="0265-4075",
doi="10.1177/0265407510380084",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265407510380084"
}