Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1)
Rumination Mediates the Longitudinal Associations Between Elementary-School Victimization and Adolescents' Internalizing Problems
Julkaisun tekijät: Peets Kätlin, Turunen Tiina, Salmivalli Christina
Kustantaja: Sage
Julkaisuvuosi: 2022
Journal: Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: Journal of interpersonal violence
Lehden akronyymi: J Interpers Violence
Volyymi: 37
Julkaisunumero: 17-18
Aloitussivu: NP16885
Lopetussivun numero: NP16906
ISSN: 0886-2605
eISSN: 1552-6518
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08862605211025020
Identifying potential mechanisms responsible for victimized children’s maladjustment over time is a crucial step in our efforts to alleviate negative consequences of victimization. In this study, we examined whether rumination would serve as a potential mediator of the prospective links between victimization in late childhood and symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescence. The sample included 552 Finnish students (238 boys; Mage in third grade = 9.85 years, SD = .71) who participated in a longitudinal study. Participants filled out several measures where they were asked about the frequency of different forms of victimization (in third and fourth grade), how much they ruminated about their past victimization and whether it elicited sadness and anger (in seventh grade), and the degree to which they experienced depressive and anxiety symptoms (in third and seventh grade). We found that greater frequency of victimization in elementary school led to increases in symptoms of depression and anxiety through rumination. These findings suggest that at least some victimization-related negative consequences can be minimized if we are able to help young people to stop reliving their painful memories.