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Peer Victimization and Adolescent Subjective Well-Being: A Moderated Mediation Model With Body Image, Resilience, and
Yujie Jiang1,2, Yueliang Peng1, Jian He3
1School of Physical Education, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China.
Introduction:
Peer victimization is associated with lower adolescent well-being, but the underlying psychological processes and potential regulatory factors remain underexplored. Guided by a socioecological framework, this study examines whether body image perception is related to the link between peer victimization and subjective well-being, and whether resilience and parental emotional support are connected with these associations.
Methods:
Data were drawn from the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment, including 39,144 adolescents (52.6% female; aged 15-16 years) from nine countries and economies, representing a broad range of socioeconomic backgrounds as indexed by the PISA Economic, Social and Cultural Status measure (M = -0.28, SD = 1.12). Structural equation modeling was used to test a moderated mediation model in which body image perception was specified as a mediator, and resilience and parental emotional support were specified as moderators.
Results:
Peer victimization was negatively associated with subjective well-being, with body image perception statistically associated with both peer victimization and subjective well-being. Resilience was related to a weaker association between peer victimization and body image perception, while parental emotional support was related to a weaker association between peer victimization and subjective well-being. However, resilience was not related to the victimization-well-being association, nor was parental emotional support associated with the peer victimization-body image pathway. Notably, both resilience and parental emotional support were associated with a weaker positive relationship between body image perception and subjective well-being.
Conclusions:
Body image perception is associated with the link between peer victimization and adolescents' subjective well-being. Resilience and parental emotional support show pathway-specific associations rather than acting as general buffers. Findings highlight the relevance of adolescents' coping resources and emotional support networks in the associations examined.
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