McLaughlin Katie A, Hatzenbuehler Mark L, Hilt Lori M
Department of Psychology, Yale University, USA.
J Consult Clin Psychol. 2009 Oct;77(5):894-904. doi: 10.1037/a0015760.
Peer victimization experiences represent developmentally salient stressors among adolescents and are associated with the development of internalizing symptoms. However, the mechanisms linking peer victimization to adolescent psychopathology remain inadequately understood. This study examined emotion dysregulation as a mechanism linking peer stress to changes in internalizing symptoms among adolescents in a longitudinal design. Peer victimization was assessed with the Revised Peer Experiences Questionnaire (M. J. Prinstein, J. Boergers, & E. M. Vernberg, 2001) in a large (N = 1,065), racially diverse (86.6% non-White) sample of adolescents 11-14 years of age. Emotion dysregulation and symptoms of depression and anxiety were also assessed. Structural equation modeling was used to create a latent construct of emotion dysregulation from measures of discrete emotion processes and of peer victimization and internalizing symptoms. Peer victimization was associated with increased emotion dysregulation over a 4-month period. Increases in emotion dysregulation mediated the relationship between relational and reputational, but not overt, victimization and changes in internalizing symptoms over a 7-month period. Evidence for a reciprocal relationship between internalizing symptoms and relational victimization was found, but emotion dysregulation did not mediate this relationship. The implications for preventive interventions are discussed.
同伴受害经历是青少年成长过程中显著的压力源，与内化症状的发展相关。然而，同伴受害与青少年心理病理学之间的联系机制仍未得到充分理解。本研究采用纵向设计，考察了情绪失调作为同伴压力与青少年内化症状变化之间的一种联系机制。使用修订后的同伴经历问卷（M. J. 普林斯坦、J. 伯格尔斯和E. M. 弗恩伯格，2001年）对11至14岁的大量青少年（N = 1065）进行同伴受害情况评估，这些青少年种族多样（86.6%为非白人）。同时也评估了情绪失调以及抑郁和焦虑症状。采用结构方程模型，根据离散情绪过程、同伴受害和内化症状的测量指标创建情绪失调的潜在结构。在4个月的时间里，同伴受害与情绪失调增加相关。在7个月的时间里，情绪失调的增加介导了关系型和名誉型（而非公开型）受害与内化症状变化之间的关系。发现内化症状与关系型受害之间存在相互关系的证据，但情绪失调并未介导这种关系。本文讨论了预防干预的意义。
