@article{ref1,
title="A longitudinal examination of peer victimization on depressive symptoms among Asian American school-aged youth",
journal="School mental health",
year="2020",
author="Arora, Prerna G. and Wheeler, Lorey A. and Fisher, Sycarah and Restituyo, Marymilt and Barnes-Najor, Jessica",
volume="12",
number="4",
pages="732-742",
abstract="The current study sought to examine the prospective relationship of peer victimization on changes in Asian American youth's depressive symptoms during early adolescence, a crucial period for the development of depression and engagement in peer victimization among youth. Further, as guided by cultural-ecological frameworks, the current study also sought to examine the role of school-based peer support and gender as moderators on the relationship between peer victimization and depressive symptoms among this understudied population. Participants included Asian American youth (N = 232; M age = 12.96, SD = 1.40; 51% girls) who completed questionnaires in the school context. Data for this study included two measurement occasions over a 1-year interval. <br><br>RESULTS indicated that high levels of adolescents' perceptions of peer victimization were associated with increased levels of depressive symptoms 1 year later. Additionally, results indicated that peer victimization interacted with reports of peer support within school, such that under conditions of moderate to high levels of school-based peer support, high levels of peer victimization related to increased depressive symptoms. <br><br>FINDINGS contribute to our understanding of the development of depressive symptoms among early adolescent Asian American youth and have implications for school-based depression prevention programming for Asian American youth.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1866-2625",
doi="10.1007/s12310-020-09383-w",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12310-020-09383-w"
}