The Role of Classmates’ Social Support, Peer Victimization and Gender in Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviors among Canadian Youth

Attar-Schwartz, Shalhevet; Mishna, Faye; Khoury‐Kassabri, Mona

doi:10.1007/s10826-017-0852-z

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“…Future research should consider other variables that could add more predictive power to these models. For example, psychosocial variables, such as social support and resilience, should be investigated as they can be incorporated into intervention programs (Carle and Chassin, 2004;Attar-Schwartz et al, 2019).…”

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Locus of Control, Self-Control, and Gender as Predictors of Internalizing and Externalizing Problems in Children and Adolescents in Northern Chile

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Background: Both the control that people attribute to themselves over a situation (locus of control) and the control they attribute to themselves (self-control) have been proposed as aspects that can have an effect on internalizing problems in young people. There is little evidence of this relationship in the infantile-juvenile population in Latin America. Objective: To establish whether there is a significant predictive relationship of locus of control and self-control over internalizing and externalizing problems in the infantilejuvenile population, both at a general level and dimension-specific. These include depression, anxiety, social anxiety, somatic complaints, and post-traumatic stress. Methods: A cross-sectional-correlational study was carried out to establish if there was a possible predictive relationship in 3,664 schoolchildren of both primary (4th-6th grade) and secondary (7th-12th grade) in northern Chile, using the short version of the Nowicki-Strickland scale to measure locus of control, the Tangney scale to measure self-control, and the Child and Adolescent Evaluation System (SENA) to measure the dimensions of internalized problems. Hypotheses: (1) Greater self-control is associated with lower levels of internalizing and externalizing problems. (2) Higher external locus of control is associated with higher levels of internalizing and externalizing problems. (3) Self-control, locus of control, and gender can together significantly predict each of the internalizing and externalizing problems. Results: Evidence is found to support the first two hypotheses fully and partially support the third, since gender did not function as a predictor in all models. Conclusion: The results confirm previous international research in that both locus of control and self-control appear to have a significant influence on internalizing and externalizing problems. Implications for mental health promotion in this population are discussed.

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Locus of Control, Self-Control, and Gender as Predictors of Internalizing and Externalizing Problems in Children and Adolescents in Northern Chile

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“…Friend support has been shown to exert stronger physiological stress buffering effects relative to parental support, especially when other peers are the source of stress (Gunnar & Hostinar, 2015). Initial studies suggest that perceived friend support mitigates risk for depressive symptoms following traditional peer victimization (Attar-Schwartz, Mishna, & Khoury-Kassabri, 2019; Jenkins, Fredrick, & Wenger, 2018) and attenuates risk for substance use following social network victimization (Wright, 2016). Some, but not all, studies also find that this protective effect was enhanced among adolescent girls in comparison to boys (Attar-Schwartz et al, 2019; Hansen et al, 2012; Jenkins et al, 2018).…”

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“…Initial studies suggest that perceived friend support mitigates risk for depressive symptoms following traditional peer victimization (Attar-Schwartz, Mishna, & Khoury-Kassabri, 2019; Jenkins, Fredrick, & Wenger, 2018) and attenuates risk for substance use following social network victimization (Wright, 2016). Some, but not all, studies also find that this protective effect was enhanced among adolescent girls in comparison to boys (Attar-Schwartz et al, 2019; Hansen et al, 2012; Jenkins et al, 2018). However, in contrast to the stress buffering hypothesis and socio-ecological framework, several studies have found that higher levels of perceived friend support paradoxically exacerbates risk for internalizing and externalizing problems among adolescents who have experienced traditional peer victimization (Hansen et al, 2012; Hong et al, 2014).…”

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Perceived Family and Friend Support Moderate Pathways From Peer Victimization to Substance Use in Early-Adolescent Girls and Boys: A Moderated-Mediation Analysis

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Fagle

Simpson

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The Journal of Early Adolescence

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This study examined gender differences in a moderated-mediation model examining whether perceived social support moderated depressive symptom and academic achievement mediation pathways from peer victimization to substance use among 1,334 U.S. early adolescents (11-14 years, 50% girls, 51% White). Surveys were administered in schools at three 6-month intervals. Multiple group analyses suggested that the moderated-mediation model differed for boys and girls. Indirect effects suggested that declines in academic achievement mediated the relationship between peer victimization and substance use for girls and boys, while elevated depressive symptoms mediated this relationship for girls only. Higher family and friend support attenuated the relationship between overt victimization and academic achievement for boys and between relational victimization and depressive symptoms for girls. These findings implicate two risk pathways that account for why peer victimization enhances substance use risk and emphasize the importance of perceived support following peer victimization during early adolescence. Gender differences require replication.

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“…During this period, social relationships with peers gain special importance due to the relevance they have for the adolescent, and also because of the impact they have on the psycho-social adjustment of the person. In this sense, the acceptance and attachment by schoolfriends is essential for socialization, internalization of values and development of social skills [ 11 , 12 ]. In general, the peer group gives security and emotional support.…”

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Victimization and Peer and Parents Attachment: The Mediating Effect of Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy

García

Malonda-Vidal

Llorca-Mestre

et al. 2021

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Studies of the Spanish adolescent population has concluded that victimization is related to lack of emotional regulation and impulse control. Therefore, if a victim is unable to recognize, understand and regulate their emotions, this can result in rejection by their peers. A cross-sectional study was conducted to examine regulatory emotional self-efficacy as a possible mediator in the association between peer and parents attachment and victimization. Adolescents (n = 563) completed Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy, Inventory of Parents and Peer Attachment and Kid at School questionnaires. Structural equation models (SEMs) were used to predict a latent variable of victimization with parents and peer attachment, emphasizing the mediating role of regulatory emotional self-efficacy, as comprised by a positive and a negative aspect. Results showed that peer attachment had an indirect negative effect, through perceived self-efficacy, in managing a positive effect in victimization, while father attachment had an indirect negative affect, through perceived self-efficacy, in managing a negative affect in victimization, and Mother attachment had no statistically significant indirect effect in victimization. This study suggests that the roles of parents and peers, and also between mothers and fathers, are different in relation to the perception of victimization of adolescents. Findings provide relevant information regarding implications for prevention and intervention in victimization.

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The Role of Classmates’ Social Support, Peer Victimization and Gender in Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviors among Canadian Youth

Cited by 38 publications

References 80 publications

Locus of Control, Self-Control, and Gender as Predictors of Internalizing and Externalizing Problems in Children and Adolescents in Northern Chile

Locus of Control, Self-Control, and Gender as Predictors of Internalizing and Externalizing Problems in Children and Adolescents in Northern Chile

Perceived Family and Friend Support Moderate Pathways From Peer Victimization to Substance Use in Early-Adolescent Girls and Boys: A Moderated-Mediation Analysis

Victimization and Peer and Parents Attachment: The Mediating Effect of Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy

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