Children's Coping with "In Vivo" Peer Rejection: An Experimental Investigation

Autor/inn/en	Reijntjes, Albert; Stegge, Hedy; Terwogt, Mark Meerum; Kamphuis, Jan Henk; Telch, Michael J.
Titel	Children's Coping with "In Vivo" Peer Rejection: An Experimental Investigation
Quelle	In: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 34 (2006) 6, S.873-885 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0091-0627
DOI	10.1007/s10802-006-9061-8
Schlagwörter	Peer Relationship; Rejection (Psychology); Coping; Investigations; Child Behavior; Computers; Games; Feedback; Interpersonal Competence; Depression (Psychology); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Preadolescents; Early Adolescents; Psychological Patterns; Emotional Response; Affective Behavior; Child Psychology; Developmental Psychology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Peer-Beziehungen; Ablehnung; Bewältigung; Untersuchung; Digitalrechner; Game; Spiel; Spiele; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Emotionales Verhalten; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Kinderpsychologie; Entwicklungspsychologie
Abstract	We examined children's behavioral coping in response to an "in vivo" peer rejection manipulation. Participants (N = 186) ranging between 10 and 13 years of age, played a computer game based on the television show "Survivor" and were randomized to either peer rejection (i.e., being voted out of the game) or non-rejection control. During a five-min. post-feedback waiting period children's use of several behavioral coping strategies was assessed. Rejection elicited a marked shift toward more negative affect, but higher levels of perceived social competence attenuated the negative mood shift. Children higher in depressive symptoms were more likely to engage in passive and avoidant coping behavior. Types of coping were largely unaffected by gender and perceived social competence. Implications are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10