Dealing with feelings: moderating role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies on the relationship between cyber-bullying victimization and psychological distress among students

Shaheen, Habiba; Rashid, Samina; Aftab, Noman

doi:10.1007/s12144-023-04934-1

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“…It has consistently been asserted that difficulties in emotion regulation contribute to the maintenance of emotional problems in youth [45,88], and have been regarded as transdiagnostic underlying mechanisms in the development of psychopathological symptoms from mid to late adolescence (e.g., depression) [89]. Some authors have suggested that less general use and a greater focus on specific functional and dysfunctional CER strategies strengthen the negative and positive correlation between being bullied and psychological distress [39,90], demonstrating that CER can also moderate this association. These findings encouraged future prospective studies to determine mechanisms (e.g., mediation) and conditions (e.g., moderation) related to CER through which adolescent mental functioning can be affected by bullying victimization.…”

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Bullying Victimization and Adolescent Depression, Anxiety and Stress: The Mediation of Cognitive Emotion Regulation

Vacca,

Cerolini,

Zegretti

et al. 2023

Children

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Background: Existing research has revealed a robust association between bullying victimization and psychological distress, but less is known about the underlying mechanism of this link. cognitive emotion regulation (CER) strategies could be a potential mediator. The current study examined the role of functional and dysfunctional CER strategies as potential mediators of the association between bullying victimization and depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms among 638 high school students (53.9% boys; Mean age = 15.65, SD = 1.32). Method: Participants completed a series of questionnaires assessing bullying victimization (Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire), CER strategies (CERQ-18), and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress (DASS-21). The indirect relationships between bullying victimization and psychopathological symptoms via functional and dysfunctional CER strategies were tested through structural equation modeling. Results: Dysfunctional CER strategies mediated the impact of bullying victimization on depression, anxiety, and stress. In contrast, bullying victimization did not significantly influence functional CER strategies. Conclusions: The findings provide additional support for the detrimental role of bullying victimization on mental distress, also suggesting that this effect is not only direct, but indirect is well. These results are particularly relevant in light of the absence of mediation by protective factors such as the use of positive emotion regulation strategies.

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Bullying Victimization and Adolescent Depression, Anxiety and Stress: The Mediation of Cognitive Emotion Regulation

Vacca,

Cerolini,

Zegretti

et al. 2023

Children

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Cognitive Reappraisal Moderates the Longitudinal Relationship between Adolescents’ Peer Victimization and Self-Esteem. A Latent Interaction Model

Spyropoulou,

Giovazolias

2024

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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Poor self-esteem relates closely to youth maladjustment and appears to be predicted by peer victimization experiences. However, not all peer victimized adolescents face the same risk for self-esteem erosion over time. Drawing upon the Bi-Dimensional Framework for resilience and extant research, the present study examined the potential moderating role of cognitive reappraisal in the prospective relationship from peer victimization to self-esteem. To increase precision of findings the long-term impact of self-esteem on peer victimization was also tested. Self-reported data were collected from 285 early adolescents (Mage = 10.53 years, SD = 0.16; 54.0% girls) at two waves, spaced 1-year. Latent moderated structural equation analysis showed that peer victimization was negatively related to later self-esteem, but only for youth displaying low levels of cognitive reappraisal. For adolescents with high levels of cognitive reappraising, peer victimization was not found to predict any changes in self-esteem over time. The long-term impact of self-esteem on peer victimization was not supported. Overall the present study suggests that enhancing cognitive reappraisal could be a promising avenue for lowering risk for poor self-esteem in young individuals experiencing peer victimization.

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Fantastic Reality and Playfulness as a Means for Adaptive Emotion Regulation

Rubinstein,

Lahad,

Aharonson-Daniel

et al. 2024

Int J Appl Posit Psychol

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Dealing with feelings: moderating role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies on the relationship between cyber-bullying victimization and psychological distress among students

Cited by 4 publications

References 31 publications

Bullying Victimization and Adolescent Depression, Anxiety and Stress: The Mediation of Cognitive Emotion Regulation

Bullying Victimization and Adolescent Depression, Anxiety and Stress: The Mediation of Cognitive Emotion Regulation

Cognitive Reappraisal Moderates the Longitudinal Relationship between Adolescents’ Peer Victimization and Self-Esteem. A Latent Interaction Model

Fantastic Reality and Playfulness as a Means for Adaptive Emotion Regulation

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