Rumination about a novel social stressor mediates the association between victimization and depressive symptoms
Miernicki, Michelle E
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Title
Rumination about a novel social stressor mediates the association between victimization and depressive symptoms
Author(s)
Miernicki, Michelle E
Issue Date
2015-05-01
Department of Study
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.A.
Degree Level
Thesis
Keyword(s)
peer victimization
depression
Abstract
Although research has established the link between peer victimization and depression, little
research has demonstrated what accounts for this association or how peer victimization may be
detrimental to new peer relationships. The current research examined whether responses to stress
– less problem solving or more rumination – account for the association between victimization
and depression. 132 children (M age = 9.46, SD = .33; 66 boys, 66 girls) participated in a
laboratory social stress task with an unfamiliar peer. Results indicated that rumination in
response to the social stress task with a new peer accounted for the link between prior
victimization and depressive symptoms. These results indicate that detrimental responses to
stress such as rumination may not be limited to the victimization context, and that responses to
stress in new social situations are associated with depressive symptoms.
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