Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 25, 2026

Measuring Neural and Behavioral Activity During Ongoing Computerized Social Interactions: An Examination of Event-Related Brain Potentials
Published on: November 15, 2014
The Relationship Between Social Exclusion and Peer Bullying in Adolescents: Sequential Mediating Roles of Individual
Adem Peker1, Serkan Cengiz2, İsmail Ay1
1Department of Educational Sciences Yoncalık Campus, Kazım Karabekir Faculty of Education, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Abstract:
Schools make significant contributions to the development of both social and cognitive skills in students. However, students sometimes behave in a hurtful and offensive manner in their interactions with each other. Bullying in school environments negatively affects students' mental health and damages their friendships. While the factors influencing peer bullying have been investigated, the underlying mechanisms associated with peer bullying remain unclear. In particular, the mediating mechanisms in the relationship between social exclusion and school bullying have not been fully elucidated. The aim of this study was to examine the mediating roles of individual and social responsibility, as well as emotional intelligence, in the relationship between social exclusion and peer bullying among adolescents, based on the temporal need-threat model. A total of 595 Turkish high school students participated in the study (Mage = 15.7; 62.5% female, 37.5% male). The findings indicate significant relationships among social exclusion, individual and social responsibility, emotional intelligence, and peer bullying. The results revealed a sequential mediating relationship between individual and social responsibility, emotional intelligence, and peer bullying.
Related Concept Videos
Bullying
Social Foundations of Self II: The Generalized Other
Erikson's Theory on Socioemotional Development during Adolescence
Influence of Parents and Peers on Identity
Parental Influence on Identity Development
Parents serve as primary guides and managers in an adolescent's life, offering support instrumental in decision-making and personal growth. This guiding role...
Socioemotional Experience and Gender Development
Sources of Self-Esteem III: Social Comparison
