Psychological Functioning Among Latino Victims of Teen Dating Violence: The Role of Relational and Collective Resources

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110440
Author(s):  
Chiara Sabina ◽  
E. Susana Marsical ◽  
Carlos A. Cuevas
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
School Connectedness ◽  
Teen Dating Violence ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Teen Dating ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined whether the relationship between teen dating violence (DV) and psychological functioning (depression, anxiety, and hostility) varied as a function of relational and collective resources (social support, familism, and school connectedness) among Latino teen victims of DV. Data came from a subset of youth who experienced DV ( n = 95) from the Dating Violence Among Latinos Adolescents Study, a national survey of Latino teens aged 12-18 years old. Multivariate regression models showed that school connectedness was associated with lower depression and anxiety for DV victims. Additionally, five interactions were significant across depression, anxiety, and hostility: Three following a pattern of protective-enhancing (DV × School connectedness for depression and anxiety; DV × Social support for anxiety) and two following a pattern of vulnerability-reactive (DV × Familism for anxiety and hostility). School connectedness is an important protective factor for Latino teen victims of DV and one that can inform intervention efforts. Latino victims of DV benefit from high levels of school connectedness and social support, especially when DV is high. At high levels of DV familism is associated with a worsening of mental health. It is important to understand the nuances of how these resources work at varying levels of DV for intervention and prevention purposes.

Searching for Social Support Moderates the Relationship Between Polyvictimization and Externalizing Symptoms: A Brief Report

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 653-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristóbal Guerra ◽  
Claudia Ocaranza ◽  
Kchatriani Weinberger
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Externalizing Symptoms ◽  
Externalizing Disorders ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Adverse Influence ◽  
The Relationship

Externalizing disorders emerge most readily during adolescence, especially in traumatized population. In this context, it is necessary to determine the factors influencing these disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of polyvictimization in developing externalizing symptoms while considering the possible effects of active coping related to the search for social support. The participants were 78 adolescents ( M = 14.18, SD = 1.63) cared for in child and adolescent protection public services in Chile. The results of multiple regression analysis indicated that polyvictimization was a good predictor of externalizing symptoms, but searching for social support acted as a moderator in that relationship. The results show that searching for social support acts as a protective factor and decreases the adverse influence of polyvictimization over externalizing symptoms. Prevention and intervention programs should consider improvements in the coping strategies of poly-victims with externalizing problems.

The Mediating Role of Trauma Symptoms in the Association between Past and Future Teen Dating Violence Victimization

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 475-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin Rancher ◽  
Ernest N. Jouriles ◽  
David Rosenfield ◽  
Jeff R. Temple ◽  
Renee McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Dating Violence ◽  
Teen Dating Violence ◽  
Trauma Symptoms ◽  
Violence Victimization ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Teen Dating

Perceived Social Support as Moderator of Perfectionism, Depression, and Anxiety in College Students

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (7) ◽  
pp. 1141-1152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueting Zhou ◽  
Hong Zhu ◽  
Bin Zhang ◽  
Taisheng Cai
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
College Students ◽  
Partial Correlation ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Relationship

We examined the role of perceived social support in the relationship between perfectionism and depression/anxiety. Partial correlation and hierarchical regression were conducted using cross-sectional data from 426 college students. They completed questionnaires including positive and negative perfectionism scales, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Results showed that depression/anxiety were significantly correlated with perceived social support and perfectionism. Perceived social support significantly moderated the influence of perfectionism upon depression/anxiety. These findings indicate that perceived social support may have a protective effect in preventing perfectionists from experiencing depression and anxiety.

scholarly journals The Moderating Effect of Comfort from Companion Animals and Social Support on the Relationship between Microaggressions and Mental Health in LGBTQ+ Emerging Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Angela Matijczak ◽  
Shelby E. McDonald ◽  
Camie A. Tomlinson ◽  
Jennifer L. Murphy ◽  
Kelly O’Connor
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
The Relationship

LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual/gender minority identities) individuals frequently report exposure to microaggressions, which are associated with deleterious mental health outcomes. Social support from humans has been found to be an important protective factor for LGBTQ+ emerging adults. However, an underexplored area of research is the protective role of interactions with companion animals for this population. We conducted simple and multiple moderation analyses to explore whether and to what extent emotional comfort from companion animals and human social support moderated the relationship between LGBTQ-related microaggressions and depressive and anxiety symptoms. Our sample included 134 LGBTQ+ emerging adults (mean age of 19.31). We found that social support moderated the relationship between microaggressions and depressive symptoms. The relationship between microaggressions and depressive symptoms was not significant at high levels of social support, indicating the protective nature of human social support. Comfort from companion animals also moderated the relationship between interpersonal microaggressions and depressive symptoms. For participants with high or medium levels of emotional comfort from companion animals, interpersonal microaggressions were positively associated with depressive symptoms. Our results highlight the need to further investigate the complex role of relationships with companion animals on mental health outcomes for LGBTQ+ emerging adults.

Bullying and HIV Risk Among High School Teenagers: The Mediating Role of Teen Dating Violence

2017 ◽  
Vol 87 (10) ◽  
pp. 743-750 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moses Okumu ◽  
Cecilia Mengo ◽  
Bernadette Ombayo ◽  
Eusebius Small
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Teen Dating Violence ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Teen Dating

scholarly journals School Violence towards Peers and Teen Dating Violence: The Mediating Role of Personal Distress

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 310
Author(s):  
Sonsoles Valdivia-Salas ◽  
Teresa I. Jiménez ◽  
Andrés S. Lombas ◽  
Ginesa López-Crespo
Keyword(s):  
School Violence ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Sexual Offending ◽  
Empirical Relationship ◽  
Teen Dating Violence ◽  
Personal Distress ◽  
Teen Dating

School violence towards peers and teen dating violence are two of the most relevant behaviour problems in adolescents. Although the relationship between the two types of violence is well established in the literature, few studies have focused on mediators that could explain this empirical relationship. We departed from the evidence that relates anger, emotional distress and impaired empathy to teen dating violence and juvenile sexual offending, to explore the role of personal distress, i.e., a self-focused, aversive affective reaction to another’s emotion associated with the desire to alleviate one’s own, but not the other’s distress; as a possible mechanism linking school violence towards peers and teen dating violence in a sample of Spanish adolescents. We also explored the prevalence of emotional and physical teen dating violence, both occasional and frequent, and the differences between boys and girls. A total of 1055 adolescents (49.2% boys and 50.8% girls) aged between 11 and 17 years (M = 14.06, SD = 1.34) who had had at least one romantic relationship within the last year, completed measures of school violence towards peers, teen dating violence, and personal distress. Statistical analyses revealed that occasional and frequent teen dating violence (both physical and emotional) was more frequent in girls than in boys, and that personal distress functioned as a partial mediator, with an overall model fit higher for boys than girls: in boys, partial mediation occurred for both physical and emotional teen dating violence; in girls, partial mediation occurred only for physical violence. The interpretation of the results is tentative given the novel nature of the study, and points to the evidence of the emotional costs of school violence and the importance of emotion and behavior regulation to undermine the social costs of personal distress.

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