Interpersonal resources and vulnerabilities: the influence of parents and peers on depressive symptoms in relationally victimized adolescents

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dc.contributor.authorDesjardins, Tracy
dc.contributor.supervisorLeadbeater, B.
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-04T21:18:15Z
dc.date.available2009-01-04T21:18:15Z
dc.date.copyright2008en_US
dc.date.issued2009-01-04T21:18:15Z
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Psychology
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science M.Sc.en_US
dc.description.abstractAdolescence heralds a unique period of vulnerability to depressive symptoms. The current study examined relational victimization, targeting adolescents’ interpersonal relationships, as a unique predictor of depressive symptoms in a broad age range of adolescents. Past research shows that interpersonal resources—particularly emotional support—are negatively related to depression. In this study, the moderating effects of emotional support from mothers, fathers, and peers on the association between relational victimization and depressive symptoms were investigated. As expected, high levels of maternal and peer emotional support buffered the association between relational victimization and depressive symptoms. Emotional support from fathers did not moderate this relationship. Findings also suggest that while support from peers is protective against concurrent depressive symptoms, it can be detrimental to adolescent’s mental health over time. In contrast, maternal emotional support buffers future depressive symptoms associated with past experiences of relational victimization.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/1321
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectRelational Victimizationen_US
dc.subjectDepressive Symptomsen_US
dc.subjectAdolescenceen_US
dc.subjectEmotional Supporten_US
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Psychology::Human behavioren_US
dc.titleInterpersonal resources and vulnerabilities: the influence of parents and peers on depressive symptoms in relationally victimized adolescentsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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