Psychological Development and Education ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (5): 605-614.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2020.05.12

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The Effects of Peer Victimization on Left-behind Adolescents' Subjective Well-being: The Roles of Self-esteem and Social Support

CHEN ZiXun, WANG Hui, FENG Yingxue, LIU Xia   

  1. Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
  • Published:2020-09-12

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Abstract: The current study aimed to investigate the effects of victimization on left-behind adolescents' subjective well-being and the role of self-esteem, teacher support and friend support. A total sample of 487 left-behind adolescents was recruited from Guizhou province through the longitudinal design of two follow-up surveys with an interval of 6 months. The results showed that: (1) Peer victimization not only significantly and negatively predicted the subjective well-being of left-behind teenagers after half a year, but also indirectly predicted subjective well-being through the mediating role of self-esteem; (2) Friend support significantly moderated the relationship between peer victimization and the subjective well-being of left-behind adolescents: higher levels of peer victimization negatively predicted subjective well-being only among those who reported less friend support; (3) Teacher support significantly moderated the relationship between peer victimization and the subjective well-being of left-behind girls: more teacher support alleviated the negative influence of peer victimization on subjective well-being. Also, teacher support could moderate the relationship between peer victimization and self-esteem of left-behind girls: more teacher support exacerbated the negative effect of peer victimization on self-esteem.

Key words: peer victimization, subjective well-being, self-esteem, social support, left-behind adolescents

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  • B844
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