Author : Paige L. Seegan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (849 download)
Book Synopsis Peer Victimization, Support from Close Friends, and Latino Adolescents' Mental Health by : Paige L. Seegan
Download or read book Peer Victimization, Support from Close Friends, and Latino Adolescents' Mental Health written by Paige L. Seegan and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Data were collected from a sample of 360 Latino high school students in their 9th and 10th grade classrooms from three high schools in Southern California. The purpose of the study was to examine: (a) the relationship between peer victimization and Latino adolescents' mental health (i.e., anxiety and depression), (b) whether having support from a close friend moderates the relationship between peer victimization and mental health, and (c) whether close friend support moderates the relationship between peer victimization and mental health similarly for boys and girls. Consistent with previous literature, significant direct paths were found relating peer victimization to elevated generalized anxiety and depressive symptoms in both Latino boys and girls. Close friend support was not significantly related to mental health (i.e., anxiety, depression) and did not moderate the relationship between peer victimization and mental health. Lack of moderation was also seen when looking at gender, thus suggesting that victimized boys and girls are equally unprotected by close friend support.