@article{ref1,
title="The impact of peer victimization on later maladjustment: mediating and moderating effects of hostile and self-blaming attributions",
journal="Journal of child psychology and psychiatry",
year="2013",
author="Perren, Sonja and Ettekal, Idean and Ladd, Gary",
volume="54",
number="1",
pages="46-55",
abstract="Background:  Evidence indicates that being a victim of bullying or peer aggression has negative short- and long-term consequences. In this study, we investigated the mediating and moderating role of two types of attributional mechanisms (hostile and self-blaming attributions) on children's maladjustment (externalizing and internalizing problems). Methods:  In total, 478 children participated in this longitudinal study from grade 5 to grade 7. Children, parents, and teachers repeatedly completed questionnaires. Peer victimization was assessed through peer reports (T1). Attributions were assessed through self-reports using hypothetical scenarios (T2). Parents and teachers reported on children's maladjustment (T1 and T3). Results:  Peer victimization predicted increases in externalizing and internalizing problems. Hostile attributions partially mediated the impact of victimization on increases in externalizing problems. Self-blame was not associated with peer victimization. However, for children with higher levels of self-blaming attributions, peer victimization was linked more strongly with increases in internalizing problems. Conclusions:  Results imply that hostile attributions may operate as a potential mechanism through which negative experiences with peers lead to increases in children's aggressive and delinquent behavior, whereas self-blame exacerbates victimization's effects on internalizing problems.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0021-9630",
doi="10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02618.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02618.x"
}