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Mediating and Moderating Role of Attributional Style in the Association between Victimisation and Wellbeing

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Title: Mediating and Moderating Role of Attributional Style in the Association between Victimisation and Wellbeing
Language: English
Authors: Goldsmid, Susan, Howie, Pauline
Source: Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties. 2013 18(4):423-434.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2013
Document Type: Reports - Research
Journal Articles
Descriptors: Victims, Well Being, Attribution Theory, Emotional Disturbances, Correlation, Bullying, Role, Prediction, Mental Health, Measures (Individuals), Risk, Introductory Courses, Psychology, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Regression (Statistics), Stress Variables, Questionnaires
Geographic Terms: Australia
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Attribution Style Questionnaire
DOI: 10.1080/13632752.2013.803682
ISSN: 1363-2752
Abstract: This study examined whether attributional style for negative events plays a mediating or moderating role in the association between victimisation by bullying and psychological distress in young adults. A total of 127 undergraduate students completed the Attributional Style Questionnaire, a newly developed Victimisation and Bullying Inventory and the Psychological Distress subscale from the Mental Health Inventory. As expected, the tendency to attribute negative events to internal, stable and global causes predicted higher psychological distress. There was also a positive association between extent of victimisation and psychological distress. Although attributional style did not mediate in this relationship, there was evidence of moderation. Individuals with more negative attributional styles showed a clear association between victimisation and psychological distress, while those with less negative styles showed no association. These results suggest that a tendency towards a negative attributional style may increase the risk of psychological distress in victims of bullying.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 23
Entry Date: 2014
Accession Number: EJ1021395
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This study examined whether attributional style for negative events plays a mediating or moderating role in the association between victimisation by bullying and psychological distress in young adults. A total of 127 undergraduate students completed the Attributional Style Questionnaire, a newly developed Victimisation and Bullying Inventory and the Psychological Distress subscale from the Mental Health Inventory. As expected, the tendency to attribute negative events to internal, stable and global causes predicted higher psychological distress. There was also a positive association between extent of victimisation and psychological distress. Although attributional style did not mediate in this relationship, there was evidence of moderation. Individuals with more negative attributional styles showed a clear association between victimisation and psychological distress, while those with less negative styles showed no association. These results suggest that a tendency towards a negative attributional style may increase the risk of psychological distress in victims of bullying.
ISSN:1363-2752
DOI:10.1080/13632752.2013.803682