TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Peer victimization and anxiety in youth: a moderated mediation of peer perceptions and social self-efficacy
JO  - Canadian journal of school psychology
A1  - Victoira L., Purcell
A1  - Andrews, Jac J. W.
A1  - Nordstokke, David
SP  - 9
EP  - 22
VL  - 36
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0829-5735
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0829573520951041
ID  - ref1
ER  -