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The Roles Of Rumination And Social Support In Victimization And Depression, Nicole Dorio
The Roles Of Rumination And Social Support In Victimization And Depression, Nicole Dorio
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
Unfortunately, bullying is a common phenomenon many adolescent students experience during middle school (National Center for Education Statistics, 2015). Given the negative outcomes often associated with experiencing victimization, it is important to understand the underlying mechanisms involved in these associations as well as potential protective factors (Nakamoto & Schwartz, 2010). Using 89 students in grades 5 through 8, the current study focused on the negative outcome of depression and it explored rumination as a mediator in this association. Additionally, the roles of gender and social support (from parents, teachers, and close friends) were explored within this mediation model as moderators. …
Adolescents’ Student Engagement As A Moderator Of The Association Between Bullying Role Behaviors And Internalizing Problems, Morgan Eldridge
Adolescents’ Student Engagement As A Moderator Of The Association Between Bullying Role Behaviors And Internalizing Problems, Morgan Eldridge
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
School professionals are charged not only with advancing students’ knowledge, but also with developing their social and emotional skills; however, adolescence is a period in which many risk factors are present within a student’s environment and a critical goal for school reform is to identify features of the school environment that can be altered to improve student outcomes. The current study investigated associations between bullying participant role behaviors, broad internalizing problems, and student engagement in school. Adolescents (N = 429) completed the following self-report scales: Bullying Participant Behavior Questionnaire (BPBQ; Demaray & Summers, 2008), Student Engagement in School Questionnaire (SESQ; …