Bullying Victimization and Adolescent Self-Harm: Testing Hypotheses from General Strain Theory

Autor/inn/en	Hay, Carter; Meldrum, Ryan
Titel	Bullying Victimization and Adolescent Self-Harm: Testing Hypotheses from General Strain Theory
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 39 (2010) 5, S.446-459 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-009-9502-0
Schlagwörter	Social Problems; Bullying; Suicide; Social Environment; Victims of Crime; Self Destructive Behavior; Adolescents; Hypothesis Testing; Computer Mediated Communication; Rural Areas; Peer Relationship; Emotional Response + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social problem; Soziales Problem; Mobbing; Selbstmord; Soziales Umfeld; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Self destrucive behaviour; Selbstzerstörung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Computerkonferenz; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Peer-Beziehungen; Emotionales Verhalten
Abstract	Self-harm is widely recognized as a significant adolescent social problem, and recent research has begun to explore its etiology. Drawing from Agnew's (1992) social psychological strain theory of deviance, this study considers this issue by testing three hypotheses about the effects of traditional and cyber bullying victimization on deliberate self-harm and suicidal ideation. The data come from a school-based survey of adolescents in a rural county of a southeastern state (n = 426); 50% of subjects are female, their mean age was 15 years, and non-Hispanic whites represent 66% of the sample. The analysis revealed that both types of bullying are positively related to self-harm and suicidal ideation, net of controls. Moreover, those relationships are partially mediated by the negative emotions experienced by those who are bullied and partially moderated by features of the adolescent's social environment and self. Regarding the latter, exposure to authoritative parenting and high self-control diminished the harmful effects of bullying victimization on self-harm and suicidal ideation. The article concludes by discussing the implications of these conclusions for future research and for policy efforts designed to reduce self-harm. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10