title: Is co-ruminating with friends related to health problems in victimized adolescents?
abstract: Co-rumination, or the tendency to revisit and endlessly discuss problems and negative events, has been linked to depression and other emotional difficulties (Rose, Carson, & Waller, 2007). The current study examined the moderating effect of co-rumination on the relationship between peer victimization and depression, anxiety, PTSD symptoms, and health problems in 108 adolescents aged 10-15 years. Adolescents and a parent completed measures of adolescents' peer victimization, co-rumination, depression, and health problems. Results indicate that adolescents who are both peer victimized and engaged in high levels of co-rumination were at highest risk for psychological problems. Co-rumination also moderated the relationship between peer victimization and physical health problems via general depressive symptoms (i.e., moderated mediation).
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Psychology, P.O. Box 19528, Arlington, TX 76019, USA.
authors.forename: Maria E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Guarneri-White
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Psychology, P.O. Box 19528, Arlington, TX 76019, USA. Electronic address: lcampbell@uta.edu.
authors.forename: Lauri A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Jensen-Campbell
authors.affiliation: Clarkson University, Department of Psychology, P.O. Box 5825, Potsdam, NY 13699, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Knack
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D058445:Bullying / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D033062:Friends / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Bullying; Co-rumination; Peer victimization