School Engagement and the Role of Peer Victimization, Depressive Symptoms, and Rumination

Abstract

The purpose of the current study was to explore the association between peer victimization and school engagement and the indirect effects of rumination and depressive symptoms in this association. Data on middle school students’ victimization experiences, school engagement, rumination, and depressive symptoms were collected from 887 sixth- through eighth-grade students utilizing self-report measures. Results indicated for both boys and girls a significant negative association between peer victimization and school engagement. Furthermore, a significant indirect effect of rumination and depression symptoms was evident for both boys and girls, but these effects were more robust for girls. Furthermore, the direct relation between depressive symptoms and school engagement was stronger for girls. Implications of these findings are discussed.

Peer Victimization and Problematic Online Game Use Among Chinese Adolescents: The Dual Mediating Effect of Deviant Peer Affiliation and School Connectedness

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“…When adolescents are bullied by their peers, they may become less engaged in school activities because they perceive fewer emotionally supportive, warm, and positive interactions at school ( Halliday et al, 2021 ). Previous research has found that peer victimization is negatively correlated with school connectedness ( Wang et al, 2015 ; Dorio et al, 2019 ). In a longitudinal study, Ladd et al (2017) found that peer victimization can predict adolescents’ school participation and high-chronic victimization was consistently associated with lower school connectedness, academic self-perceptions, and academic achievement.…”

The Scarring Effects of Depression Symptoms on Sadness Rumination and Peer Victimization in Greek Early Adolescents: Evidence for an Integrated Symptoms-Driven Model

“…As it was expected (e.g. Dorio et al, 2018;Kotchick et al, 2020;Krause et al, 2018), constructs showed small, medium and large intercorrelations both concurrently and over time (r ranged from .17 to .58, p < .01).…”

Engajamento Escolar: Revisão de Literatura Abrangendo Relação Professor-Aluno e Bullying

“…Nesse sentido, foram encontrados 14 estudos que investigaram associações entre envolvimento em bullying e engajamento escolar, sendo que destes 12 eram empíricos (Buda & Szirmai, 2010;Cho & Choi, 2017;De Laet et al, 2015;Dorio et al, 2018;Iyer et al, 2010;Li et al, 2011;Mehta et al, 2013;Nakamoto & Schwartz, 2011;Perdue et al, 2009;Ripski & Gregory, 2009;Totura et al, 2014;Wang & Eccles, 2012) e dois teóricos ou de revisão de literatura (Herald-Brown et al, 2007;Juvonen, 2007). Estes estudos apontaram evidências de que o envolvimento em bullying está correlacionado negativamente com o engajamento escolar dos alunos.…”

“…Assim, de maneira geral, aponta-se que o bullying está negativamente correlacionado ao engajamento escolar, sendo que alunos que percebem ou se envolvem em situações de bullying apresentam menor engajamento escolar (Cho & Choi, 2017;Dorio et al, 2018;Iyer et al, 2010;Mehta et al, 2013;Perdue et al, 2009). Por outro lado, um bom relacionamento com pares está positivamente associado ao engajamento escolar, portanto, alunos que percebem aceitação e apoio por parte dos colegas tendem a apresentar maior engajamento escolar (Perdue et al, 2009).…”