Stephen J Lepore1, Wendy Kliewer2. 1. Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Temple University. 2. Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Peer victimization is linked to psychological distress, but some youth are less affected than others. Identifying protective factors can inform prevention programs. Using longitudinal data from 7th graders we tested the role of social intelligence as a protective factor in the relation between peer victimization and depressive symptoms. METHOD: Students (N = 986; 54% female; 43% non-white) from three schools provided self-report data via computer-assisted survey interviews in the fall (Time 1, T1) and spring (Time 2, T2) of 7th grade. RESULTS: Females reported more depressive symptoms and less physical victimization than males but did not differ from males on social intelligence or relational victimization. Regression analyses controlling for T1 depressive symptoms and other potential confounds revealed that both physical and relational victimization were positively and significantly associated with T2 depressive symptoms, but the strength of the relation varied by gender and by social intelligence. Specifically, the associations between victimization and depressive symptoms were stronger among females than males and among those with low or moderate rather than high social intelligence. CONCLUSIONS: Social intelligence may protect youth from the psychological harms of peer victimization and could be an effective target of prevention programming.
OBJECTIVE: Peer victimization is linked to psychological distress, but some youth are less affected than others. Identifying protective factors can inform prevention programs. Using longitudinal data from 7th graders we tested the role of social intelligence as a protective factor in the relation between peer victimization and depressive symptoms. METHOD: Students (N = 986; 54% female; 43% non-white) from three schools provided self-report data via computer-assisted survey interviews in the fall (Time 1, T1) and spring (Time 2, T2) of 7th grade. RESULTS: Females reported more depressive symptoms and less physical victimization than males but did not differ from males on social intelligence or relational victimization. Regression analyses controlling for T1 depressive symptoms and other potential confounds revealed that both physical and relational victimization were positively and significantly associated with T2 depressive symptoms, but the strength of the relation varied by gender and by social intelligence. Specifically, the associations between victimization and depressive symptoms were stronger among females than males and among those with low or moderate rather than high social intelligence. CONCLUSIONS: Social intelligence may protect youth from the psychological harms of peer victimization and could be an effective target of prevention programming.
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