Peer Victimization and Child Physical Health: The Moderating Role of Pessimism | Zendy

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Peer Victimization and Child Physical Health: The Moderating Role of Pessimism

Author(s) -

Tori R. Van Dyk,

Timothy D. Nelson

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of pediatric psychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054

H-Index - 121

eISSN - 1465-735X

pISSN - 0146-8693

DOI - 10.1093/jpepsy/jst147

Subject(s) - pessimism , peer victimization , psychology , intervention (counseling) , clinical psychology , suicide prevention , poison control , quality of life (healthcare) , injury prevention , psychiatry , medicine , environmental health , philosophy , epistemology , psychotherapist

Involvement in peer victimization has been associated with numerous negative consequences, including poor physical health. The purpose of this study is to improve on previous research evaluating the victimization-health relationship by examining the health (i.e., health-related quality of life [HRQoL], medical service utilization) of both victims and aggressors and examining individual variation in this relationship through the moderating effect of pessimism.

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