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The association of relational and physical victimization with hostile attribution bias, emotional distress, and depressive symptoms: A cross‐cultural study
Author(s) -
Kawabata Yoshito,
Crick Nicki R.,
Hamaguchi Yoshikazu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
asian journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-839X
pISSN - 1367-2223
DOI - 10.1111/ajsp.12030
Subject(s) - attribution , psychology , attribution bias , normative , association (psychology) , depressive symptoms , distress , cognition , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , psychiatry , psychotherapist , philosophy , epistemology
The purpose of the present study was to examine the association between relational victimization and socio‐cognitive patterns (i.e. hostile attribution biases and emotional distress) or social–psychological adjustment problems (i.e. depressive symptoms) in J apanese and E uropean A merican children ( N = 272; ages 9–10). Results showed that relational victimization, which was conceptually different from physical victimization, was associated with a greater level of emotional distress for an overall sample; however, the links between relational victimization and hostile attribution biases and depressive symptoms were evidenced only for J apanese children. A follow‐up analysis revealed that hostile attribution biases had a direct effect on depressive symptoms for E uropean A merican children; however, these biases mediated the link between relational victimization and depressive symptoms for J apanese children. These findings are discussed from normative and cross‐cultural perspectives.