Coping strategies in response to peer victimization: Comparing adolescents in the United States and Korea

We examined cultural specificity in how adolescents' coping strategies in response to peer victimization are associated with adjustment with a sample of 7th-8th graders from the United States (n = 292, 60% female, M  = 13.6, SD = 0.65) and South Korea (n = 462, 50.2% female, M  = 13.7, SD = 0.5...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of research on adolescence 2024-03, Vol.34 (1), p.159-172
Hauptverfasser: Yang, Joo Young, McDonald, Kristina L, Seo, Sunmi
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We examined cultural specificity in how adolescents' coping strategies in response to peer victimization are associated with adjustment with a sample of 7th-8th graders from the United States (n = 292, 60% female, M  = 13.6, SD = 0.65) and South Korea (n = 462, 50.2% female, M  = 13.7, SD = 0.58). Participants read scenarios describing victimization and rated the likelihood of utilizing different coping strategies. US adolescents rated conflict resolution, cognitive distancing, and revenge higher than Korean adolescents, while Korean adolescents endorsed social support seeking more than US adolescents. Social support seeking was positively associated with global self-worth in both countries; however, social support seeking was negatively related to depression and social anxiety only for Korean youth.
ISSN:1050-8392
1532-7795
DOI:10.1111/jora.12906