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Resiliency in Young Adulthood and Associations among Retrospective Peer Victimization and Internalizing Problems
Stephanie S Fredrick1, Lyndsay N Jenkins2, Cassandra M Dexter3
1Department of Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 433 Baldy Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA.
Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma
|September 2, 2021
Summary
Childhood peer victimization increases risk for young adults experiencing depression and anxiety. Resiliency can buffer cyber victimization
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Social Psychology
Background:
- The social-ecological diathesis-stress model posits that childhood adversity, like peer victimization, predicts later internalizing problems.
- Previous research indicates a link between childhood peer victimization and increased risk for revictimization and mental health issues in young adulthood.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the association between retrospective and current traditional and cyber victimization and internalizing problems in young adults.
- To investigate the potential buffering effect of resiliency on these associations.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study involving 1141 young adults.
- Retrospective and current self-reports of traditional and cyber victimization were collected.
- Internalizing problems and resiliency were assessed.
Main Results:
- Retrospective traditional victimization predicted current traditional and cyber victimization.
- Retrospective cyber victimization predicted current cyber victimization.
- Both retrospective traditional and cyber victimization were associated with increased internalizing problems, independent of current victimization.
- Resiliency buffered the link between retrospective cyber victimization and internalizing problems, but not traditional victimization.
Conclusions:
- Retrospective peer victimization experiences have a lasting impact on young adults' mental health, contributing to depression and anxiety symptoms.
- Resiliency plays a role in mitigating the effects of cyber victimization.
- Longitudinal research is necessary to fully understand the long-term impact of revictimization and protective factors on young adult mental health.
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