Reciprocal associations between peer victimization and depressive symptoms among Chinese children and adolescents : Between- and within-person effects

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Peer victimization is detrimental to child mental health. Research has indicated a reciprocal relationship between peer victimization and mental health problems. Yet limited evidence was from children and adolescents in China. The present study used the random intercepts cross-lagged panel model (RI-CLPM) to examine both between-person and within-person associations between peer victimization and depressive symptoms among Chinese children and adolescents. Participants were 1205 Chinese students (Mage  = 11.27 years; ranged from 9 to 15 years; SD = 1.75; 55% boys) who completed four surveys (Time 1 to Time 4) between 2017 and 2019 on demographics, peer victimization, and depressive symptoms. At the between-person level, peer victimization was positively associated with depressive symptoms. Controlling for between-person effects, RI-CLPM suggested positive within-person effects from peer victimization to depressive symptoms across adjacent waves. The model also suggested a positive within-person effect from Time 2 depressive symptoms to Time 3 peer victimization. The multi-group analysis showed that these effects did not differ by gender, age, or subjective socioeconomic status. Peer victimization and depression appear to be reciprocally related at the transitioning period between late childhood and early adolescence in Chinese students. Mental health interventions should attend to peer victimization for children and adolescents in China.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Applied psychology. Health and well-being - 15(2023), 3 vom: 23. Aug., Seite 938-956

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shen, Zijiao [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Jiale [VerfasserIn]
Su, Shaobing [VerfasserIn]
Tam, Cheuk Chi [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Danhua [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chinese children and adolescents
Depressive symptoms
Journal Article
Peer victimization
Random intercepts cross-lagged panel model
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 22.08.2023

Date Revised 22.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/aphw.12418

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM349282323