Psychological Development and Education ›› 2012, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (1): 77-82.

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The Relationship Between Victimization and Depression of Adolescents

LI Hai-lei, ZHANG Wen-xin, YU Feng-jie   

  1. School of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
  • Online:2012-01-15 Published:2012-01-15

Abstract: 1485 adolescents from urban junior high schools(boys,783;girls,702)completed the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale(CES-D)and Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire during school hours,in order to explore the relation of peer victimization to depression.The results indicated that:(1)Adolescents experiencing any form of verbal,relational or physical victimization from peers reported significantly higher level of depression than those without such experience;(2)A significant effect of interaction between adolescent status of being relationally victimized and status of being physically victimized on adolescent depression,such that those also experiencing physical victimization reported significantly higher level of depression than adolescents without such experience.However,among adolescents not experiencing relational victimization such a difference in depression did not exist between adolescents who reported being physically victimized and those did not;(3)With the increase of events of victimization,the level of adolescent depression increased by linear trends.

Key words: adolescents, victimization, linear model of victimization, depression

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  • B844.2
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