@article{ref1,
title="Bullying victimization and developmental trajectories of internalizing and externalizing problems: the moderating role of locus of control among children",
journal="Research on child and adolescent psychopathology",
year="2021",
author="Tian, Lili and Huebner, E. Scott and Gong, Xue",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="This longitudinal study examined the developmental trajectories of internalizing and externalizing problems, as well as the moderating role of children's locus of  control on the relations between traditional and cyberbullying victimization and  developmental trajectories of internalizing and externalizing problems. A total of  4180 Chinese elementary school students (M(age) = 9.90 years) completed measures of  bullying victimization (Time 1), locus of control (Time 1), internalizing and  externalizing problems (from Time 1 to Time 5, 6-month intervals). Latent growth  curve analyses indicated (a) internalizing problems first gradually decreased and  then increased across time, whereas externalizing problems decreased slowly and  remained steady over time; (b) both traditional and cyberbullying victimization  served as risk factors for internalizing and externalizing problems; however, the  effects of traditional bullying victimization on internalizing and externalizing  problems were stronger than those for cyberbullying victimization; (c) locus of  control moderated the relations between traditional bullying victimization and  developmental trajectories of internalizing and externalizing problems. Consistent  with cognitive diathesis-stress models, children who experienced higher levels of  traditional bullying victimization and reported an external locus of control were  more likely to experience internalizing and externalizing problems. This study also  identified meaningful gender differences. Implications for the prevention of  behavior problems were discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2730-7166",
doi="10.1007/s10802-020-00752-2",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10802-020-00752-2"
}