TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Doing nothing is sometimes worse: comparing avoidant versus approach coping strategies with peer victimization and their association to depression and suicide ideation
JO  - Journal of school violence
A1  - Benatov, Joy
A1  - Klomek, Anat Brunstein
A1  - Shira, Barzilay
A1  - Apter, Alan
A1  - Carli, Vladimir
A1  - Wasserman, Camilla
A1  - Hoven, Christina W.
A1  - Sarchiapone, Marco
A1  - Balazs, Juit
A1  - Bobes, Julio
A1  - Brunner, Romuald
A1  - Corcoran, Paul
A1  - Cosman, Doina
A1  - Haring, Christian
A1  - Kahn, Jean-Pierre
A1  - Keeley, Helen
A1  - Keresztény, Agnes
A1  - Podlogar, Tina
A1  - Postuvan, Vita
A1  - Saiz, Pilar A.
A1  - Sisask, Merike
A1  - Värnik, Airi
A1  - Wasserman, Danuta
SP  - 456
EP  - 469
VL  - 19
IS  - 4
N2  - Peer victimization is a major stressor adolescents often face in the school environment, and has been linked to depression and suicidal risk. This study analyzed the associations between three behavioral coping strategies (avoidance, seeking social support from adults/peers, and retaliation) and depression and suicidal ideation. Participants included 4,254 victimized students who were part of the Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE) study that compared three school-based prevention interventions and collected information on health risk behaviors in adolescents from 11 European countries. <br><br>RESULTS showed behavioral avoidance to be associated with an increase in levels of depression, as compared to the other coping strategies (adult social support, peer social support, retaliation). Seeking social support from adults was associated with lower depression and suicidal ideation rates. A more than 25% increase in suicidal ideation was associated with behavioral avoidance, compared to seeking social support from adults. By contrast, retaliation to peer victimization was not found to be associated with increased depression or suicidal ideation. The findings support the Coping Deficit model and may suggest that abstaining by doing nothing when victimized can be associated with certain adverse emotional outcomes.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1538-8220
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2020.1738941
ID  - ref1
ER  -