@article{ref1,
title="Peer victimization and anxiety in youth: a moderated mediation of peer perceptions and social self-efficacy",
journal="Canadian journal of school psychology",
year="2021",
author="Victoira L., Purcell and Andrews, Jac J. W. and Nordstokke, David",
volume="36",
number="1",
pages="9-22",
abstract="The central objective of the study was to investigate a moderated mediation model addressing social cognitive mechanisms that account for the association between peer victimization and anxiety. A sample of 81 youth (M age = 12.78, SD = 0.88) completed questionnaires assessing peer victimization, anxiety, social self-efficacy, and peer perceptions. Reports of peer victimization were associated with anxiety symptoms. Moreover, social self-efficacy partially mediated the relationship between peer victimization and anxiety. Lastly, the perception of school peers moderated the mediation process between peer victimization and anxiety via social self-efficacy. These findings suggest that social contextual variables (e.g., peer victimization and perception of school peers) and negative self-evaluations (e.g., social self-efficacy) are risk factors for anxiety symptom severity in youth. Limitations and practical implications were discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0829-5735",
doi="10.1177/0829573520951041",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0829573520951041"
}