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Jake C Steggerda¹, Freddie A Pastrana Rivera², James T Craig³

¹Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Arkansas, 72704, Fayetteville, AR, USA. jcstegge@uark.edu.

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Children’s lunchroom peer acceptance is linked to fewer depression symptoms. Interventions should focus on improving social experiences and addressing depression in elementary schools.

Keywords:

Depression Internalizing symptoms Lunchroom Peer acceptance Social anxiety

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Social Psychology

Background:

The elementary school lunchroom is a key setting for social development.
Peer acceptance within the lunchroom context may influence children's mental well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the association between lunchroom-specific peer acceptance and internalizing symptoms in fourth-grade students.
To determine if lunchroom peer acceptance predicts depression and social anxiety symptoms, controlling for overall social preference.

Main Methods:

A sample of 659 fourth-grade students from 10 public schools participated.
Hierarchical linear modeling was used to analyze the relationship between peer acceptance and internalizing symptoms.
Self-rated depression and social anxiety symptoms were measured, along with social preference scores.

Main Results:

Lunchtime peer acceptance in December significantly predicted lower depression symptoms by May, even after controlling for social preference.
Peer acceptance accounted for changes in depression symptoms over the school year.
Gender differences in the observed associations were noted.

Conclusions:

Children's perceptions of peer acceptance in the lunchroom are important for their mental health.
Elementary school interventions should consider lunchroom social dynamics and their impact on depression symptoms.
Further research into gender-specific effects is warranted.