@article{ref1,
title="Rumination as a mediator of the prospective association between victimization and bullying",
journal="Research on child and adolescent psychopathology",
year="2021",
author="Salmivalli, Christina and Malamut, Sarah T.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Although there is evidence of concurrent associations between victimization and bully perpetration, it is still unclear how this relation unfolds over time. This  study investigates whether victimization in childhood is a prospective risk factor  for bully perpetration in early adolescence, and examines rumination as a  socio-cognitive factor that may mediate this association. Participants included 553  third graders (43.2% boys; M(age) = 9.85), with follow-up assessments when they were  in fourth, seventh, and eighth grade. <br><br>RESULTS indicated that more frequent  victimization in grades 3 and 4 was indirectly associated with bully perpetration in  grade 8, through rumination in grade 7 about past victimization experiences in  elementary school. This pattern remained regardless of whether the rumination  elicited feelings of anger or sadness. Our findings demonstrate one pathway through  which frequent victimization can lead to perpetration and underscore the important  role of rumination in victims' subsequent adjustment. Implications for future  interventions are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2730-7166",
doi="10.1007/s10802-020-00755-z",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10802-020-00755-z"
}