Moderators of the Effect of Peer Victimization During Fifth Grade on Subsequent Symptoms of (Anxious) Depression: The Roles of Engagement in Bullying and Baseline Symptomatology

Two hypothesized moderators of the effect of peer victimization during fifth grade on subsequent symptoms of (anxious) depression in sixth grade were examined: engagement in bullying and baseline fifth grade symptoms of (anxious) depression. Analyses were conducted on longitudinal data from the Nati...

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Published in:Prevention science 2014-12, Vol.15 (6), p.888-896
Main Authors: Henrich, Christopher C., Shahar, Golan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Bullying
Bullying - psychology
Child
Child and School Psychology
Child care
Child development
Child health
Children & youth
Comorbidity
Crime Victims - psychology
Depression
Depression - etiology
Female
General aspects
Health Psychology
Humans
Individual behaviour
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Mental health
Mood disorders
Peer Group
Peers
Planification. Prevention (methods). Intervention. Evaluation
Prevention
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Public Health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Risk factors
Self esteem
Surveys and Questionnaires
Victimization
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Summary:Two hypothesized moderators of the effect of peer victimization during fifth grade on subsequent symptoms of (anxious) depression in sixth grade were examined: engagement in bullying and baseline fifth grade symptoms of (anxious) depression. Analyses were conducted on longitudinal data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. Interview data from 1,081 fifth grade participants assessed peer victimization and engagement in bullying classmates during the school year. Self-reported symptoms of depression were measured in fifth and sixth grade with the Child Depression Inventory Short form. Additionally, maternal reports of child anxious depression were measured with the Child Behavior Checklist. Engagement in bullying and concurrent depression symptoms moderated the effect of peer victimization in fifth grade on child-reported symptoms of depression in sixth grade. The adverse effect of peer victimization was stronger for children with high levels of concurrent depression symptoms or engagement in bullying. Concurrent symptomatology also moderated the effects of peer victimization on mother-reported child anxious depression 1 year later.
ISSN:1389-4986
1573-6695
DOI:10.1007/s11121-013-0456-9