Relational victimization and psychosocial adjustment in adolescents: Friendship features as a moderator.

• Main Authors: Huang, Hsin-yi, 黃心怡
• Other Authors: 程景琳
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/37862313537678602473

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 教育心理與輔導學系在職進修碩士班 === 98 === For adolescents, the harms caused by relational victimization may be more severe than physical injuries. People with experiences of relational victimization may suffer from psychological maladjustment. The present research aimed to investigate the impact of friendship features on the experiences of relational victimization and psychosocial adjustment among junior high school students. Two types of relational victimization were defined as from the “general classmates”and “close friends” depending on the victimized source. Four variables representing friendship features were included in this study, i.e., positive friendship quality, negative friendship quality, numbers of mutual friends, and friendship satisfaction. The moderating role of friendship features in the relationship between relational victimization and psychosocial adjustment was examined. The participants were 873 junior high school students (446 boys and 427 girls; 446 seventh graders and 427 eighth graders). The “Relational Victimization Scale for General Classmates”, “Relational Victimization Scale for Close Friends”, “Close Friends Nominate Questionnaire”, “Friendship Quality Scale” and “Psychosocial Adjustment Scale” were used. The results were: (1) The experience of relational victimization and psychosocial maladjustment correlated positively; (2) Relational victimization and friendship quality significantly predicted psychosocial adjustment; (3) Different relational victimization correlated friendship quality differently; (4) The variable of “positive friendship quality” buffered the relationship between “relational victimization from general classmates” and “loneliness”; (5) The variable of “numbers of mutual friends” buffered the relationship between “relational victimization from close friends” and “externalized behavioral problems”.