Citation

Yabko BA, Hokoda A, Ulloa EC. Violence Vict. 2008; 23(6): 727-742.

Affiliation

Psychology Department, San Diego State University, California 92182-4611, USA. brandon.yabko@asu.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Springer Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19069564

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the mediating role of depression in three different relationships: (a) sibling bullying and peer victimization, (b) mothers' power-assertive parenting and peer victimization, and (c) fathers' power-assertive parenting and peer victimization. Results from 242 Latino middle school adolescents from a large southwestern city bordering Mexico revealed that both boys' and girls' peer victimization were related to familial factors and depression. Regression analyses for boys revealed that depression mediated three relationships: (a) sibling bullying and peer victimization, (b) mothers' power-assertive parenting and peer victimization, and (c) fathers' power-assertive parenting and peer victimization. Depression also mediated the relationship between fathers' power-assertive parenting and girls' victimization by peers. The findings support the development of family-based interventions for peer victimization that include curriculum addressing depression.

Language: en