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Hope as a Mediator of Bullying Involvement and Emotional Difficulties in Children
Author(s) -
Carney JoLynn V.,
Kim Hyunhee,
Duquette Kevin,
Guo Xiuyan,
Hazler Richard J.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/jcad.12286
Subject(s) - psychology , psychological intervention , structural equation modeling , developmental psychology , mediator , cognition , clinical psychology , medicine , statistics , mathematics , neuroscience , psychiatry
This study investigated hope as a mediator between children’s bullying involvement and emotional difficulties in a sample of 1,060 school‐age children (Grades 3–6). Results from structural equation modeling suggested that victimization leads to emotional difficulties both directly and indirectly through hope. Perpetration was indirectly associated with emotional difficulties. Findings highlight the role of children’s cognitive‐motivational process for emotional well‐being in response to bullying involvement. Implications for counseling interventions are discussed.