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Is co-ruminating with friends related to health problems in victimized adolescents?
Maria E Guarneri-White1, Lauri A Jensen-Campbell1, Jennifer M Knack2
1University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Psychology, P.O. Box 19528, Arlington, TX 76019, USA.
Abstract:
Co-rumination, or the tendency to revisit and endlessly discuss problems and negative events, has been linked to depression and other emotional difficulties (Rose, Carson, & Waller, 2007). The current study examined the moderating effect of co-rumination on the relationship between peer victimization and depression, anxiety, PTSD symptoms, and health problems in 108 adolescents aged 10-15 years. Adolescents and a parent completed measures of adolescents' peer victimization, co-rumination, depression, and health problems. Results indicate that adolescents who are both peer victimized and engaged in high levels of co-rumination were at highest risk for psychological problems. Co-rumination also moderated the relationship between peer victimization and physical health problems via general depressive symptoms (i.e., moderated mediation).
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