TY - JOUR
PY - 2023//
TI - Bullying victimization and internalizing and externalizing problems in school-aged children: the mediating role of sleep disturbance and the moderating role of parental attachment
JO - Child abuse and neglect
A1 - Tang, Wanjie
A1 - Chen, Mingxia
A1 - Wang, Ning
A1 - Deng, Renyu
A1 - Tang, Huai
A1 - Xu, Wenjian
A1 - Xu, Jiuping
SP - e106064
EP - e106064
VL - 138
IS -
N2 - BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that bullying victimization may be related to internalizing and externalizing problems; however, the mechanism underlying this relationship remains unknown. This study explored the mediating role of sleep disturbance and the moderating role of parental attachment.
METHODS: A total of 1543 Chinese primary school students (M age = 8.92 years, SD1.7 years; range, 6-12) completed bullying victimization, sleep disturbance, and parental attachment measures, and provided information on their parents' occupations. The parents or guardians (n = 1995) also completed ratings on their children's internalizing and externalizing problems.
RESULTS: It was found that bullying victimization directly affected internalizing and externalizing problems and also influenced sleep disturbance. Regardless of the parent's socioeconomic status, parental attachment was found to moderate the relationship between bullying victimization and internalizing problems.
CONCLUSIONS: These findings contribute to understanding the partial mediating mechanism of sleep disturbance in the association between bullying victimization and internalizing and externalizing problems. The protective role of parental attachment proved central to preventing internalizing problems in bullied children. Intervention programs that enhance parental attachment and improve sleep quality could assist in mitigating the impact of bullying victimization on internalizing or externalizing problems. Language: en
LA - en
SN - 0145-2134
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106064
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