Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Psychology
Date of Award
8-2014
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Chris S. Dula
Committee Members
Jon Ellis, Stacey Williams
Abstract
Victimization from bullying has become a more serious issue as available avenues for bullying have increased and as the media has been alerted to the devastating effects of the phenomenon. Victimization has been linked to increased externalizing and internalizing disorders including depression, anxiety, stress, and at its worst suicide. Research has been focused on the negative outcomes following victimization, with some authors only recently examining the buffering or exacerbating effects of coping mechanisms. Participants (n=642) from a moderately sized southeastern university completed a survey to examine problem-focused and emotion-focused coping as potential moderators and maladaptive coping as a potential mediator between retrospective reports of victimization and depression, anxiety, and stress, and reasons for living. The hypothesis concerning maladaptive coping as a mediator was supported. Implications and limitations are also discussed. Results suggest that maladaptive coping may be a key mechanism explaining the impact of bullying on outcomes years after victimization.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Hyatt, Kevin D., "The Mediating and Moderating Effects of Coping Mechanisms Following High School Victimization" (2014). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2408. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2408
Copyright
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