dc.contributor.advisor | Cole, David A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kaskas, Maysa | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-05-07T14:58:25Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-05-07T14:58:25Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-04 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1803/6330 | |
dc.description | Psy 2990: Honors Research. Dr. Meg Saylor.
Dr. David Cole lab | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | This study investigates the effect of targeted peer victimization (TPV) on negative self-cognitions as a function of victimization type through a three-wave longitudinal study. Measures of TPV and cognitions were collected from 956 students equally distributed through grades three through eight. Two types of TPV were analyzed: physical peer victimization, which occurs when a person is controlled or injured by physical means, and relational peer victimization, which includes acts or statements intended to harm peer relationships and social acceptance. Obtained results are as follows: (a) both negative self-cognitions and TPV have high rates of stability over time; (b) while both genders experience higher levels of relational victimization than physical victimization, females experience more relational victimization than males do, and males experience more physical victimization than females do; and (c) relational victimization was more related to changes in depressive self-cognitions than was physical victimization. However, neither type of PV was significant after controlling for prior levels of the cognitive variable. Implications and avenues for future research are discussed. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program in Psychological Sciences. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Vanderbilt University | en_US |
dc.subject | peer victimization | en_US |
dc.subject | negative self-cognitions | en_US |
dc.subject | middle childhood | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Victims | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Bullying -- Psychological aspects | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Self-esteem in adolescence | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Self-esteem in children | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Bullying -- Longitudinal studies | en_US |
dc.title | Tracking the Trajectories of Peer Victimization and Negative Self-Cognitions in Children: A Longitudinal Approach to Approximating Causality | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | Tracking victimization and cognition | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.college | College of Arts and Science | en_US |
dc.description.school | Vanderbilt University | en_US |
dc.description.department | Psychology | en_US |