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ERIC Number: EJ1461602
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Feb
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0140-1971
EISSN: EISSN-1095-9254
Available Date: 2020-01-21
Moderating Role of Conflict Resolution Strategies in the Links between Peer Victimization and Psychological Adjustment among Youth
Zixuan Wang1; Xinyi Chen1; Junsheng Liu1; Amanda Bullock1; Dan Li2; Xinyin Chen3; Doran French4
Journal of Adolescence, v79 n1 p184-192 2020
Introduction: Victims of peer victimization are likely to develop psychological adjustment difficulties. The primary goal of the present study was to examine the moderating effects of conflict resolution strategies (solution-orientation, control, nonconfrontation) on the relations between peer victimization and psychological problems (depressive symptoms, loneliness) in Chinese early adolescents using a cross-sectional design. Methods: Participants included 569 children (298 boys) in fifth grade (M = 11.75 years, SD = 0.40) in urban China. Peer victimization, conflict resolution strategies, depressive symptoms, and loneliness were measured through self-report questionnaires. Results: Peer victimization was positively related to depressive symptoms and loneliness. The relations between peer victimization and psychological problems were moderated by adolescents' solution-oriented and nonconfrontational strategies. Specifically, the relations between peer victimization and psychological problems, including depressive symptoms and loneliness, were attenuated by solution-orientation strategy. In addition, victimized youth who used nonconfrontation strategy were more prone to suffer from loneliness. Gender was also found to moderate these associations. Conclusions: The findings suggest that solution-oriented conflict resolution strategy may protect victimized adolescents from developing loneliness and depressive symptoms and nonconfrontation conflict strategy may exacerbate feelings of loneliness of victimized adolescents. Intervention programs should consider helping victimized youth use more solution-oriented strategies and less nonconfrontational strategies.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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Author Affiliations: 1School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, China; 2Department of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, China; 3Graduate School of Education, USA; 4Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, USA