The role of emotion regulation for coping with school-based peer-victimisation in late childhood

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Gardner, S.E. ORCID: 0000-0003-3443-7844, Betts, L.R. ORCID: 0000-0002-6147-8089, Stiller, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-6122-5911 and Coates, J. ORCID: 0000-0002-0021-9999, 2017. The role of emotion regulation for coping with school-based peer-victimisation in late childhood. Personality and Individual Differences, 107, pp. 108-113. ISSN 0191-8869

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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.11.035

Abstract

The current research examined the role of two emotion regulation processes, cognitive reappraisal and emotion suppression, on maladaptive victimisation coping following school-based peer-victimisation in late childhood (n=443). The relationship between emotion regulation and maladaptive coping was also tested for serial mediation effects, linking peer-victimisation and school loneliness. Results showed that poor emotion regulation in children was positively associated with maladaptive peer-victimisation coping. Moreover, the relationship between cognitive reappraisal and maladaptive coping was found to mediate the relationship between peer-victimisation experiences and school loneliness. These findings have implications for the development of school-based peer-victimisation intervention strategies that focus on improving children’s emotional competencies.

Item Type:

Journal article

Alternative Title:

Emotion regulation victimisation coping [running head]

Publication Title:

Personality and Individual Differences

Creators:

Gardner, S.E., Betts, L.R., Stiller, J. and Coates, J.

Publisher:

Elsevier

Date:

1 March 2017