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The role of peer victimization and emotion dysregulation in social anxiety and disordered eating comorbidity in young adults Koninika Mukherjee 1 & Dilwar Hussain 1 Accepted: 9 October 2020 # Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract Despite theoretical support for the conceptualization of emotion dysregulation as a pathway linking peer victimization to psychopathology, there is a dearth of empirical support for this association. Hence, the present study aims to investigate if emotion dysregulation acts as a mechanism linking peer victimization to social anxiety and comorbid disordered eating symptoms and behavior. Data was collected from 411 undergraduates from a technical institute in India, using self-report instruments. Mediation analyses showed that online victimization exerted its influence on social anxiety and disordered eating through a lack of emotional awareness. These findings may have important clinical implications for preventive interventions that seek to reduce the prevalence of psychopathology among youth confronting peer-related stressors. Keywords Peer victimization . Lack of emotional awareness . Social anxiety . Disordered eating
Introduction Humans are fundamentally social-relational beings who strive to maintain attachments and acceptance by developing deep, meaningful relationships, primarily with parents; and with peers and significant others, later in life (Holsen et al. 2012). Thus, peer aggression may lead to psychological, emotional, and social maladjustment (McDougall and Vaillancourt 2015). Peer victimization involves regularly teasing, physically abusing, threatening, or socially excluding the victim, wherein the victim is incapable of defending himself/herself (Mulder et al. 2017). There can be different types of peer victimization. The major types of which are mentioned below: Overt Victimization Also known as physical victimization, this refers to acts of physical aggression or threats of physical harm perpetrated by peers (Siegel et al. 2009). Relational Victimization Involves using one’s relationship to harm another peer, such as deliberately excluding a peer from social interactions (De Los Reyes and Prinstein 2004).
* Dilwar Hussain [email protected] 1
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam 781039, India
Reputational Victimization Involves efforts to damage a person’s reputation by spreading rumors or gossip (De Los Reyes and Prinstein 2004). Acquaintances are usually the aggressors in this type of victimization (Siegel et al. 2009). Pro-Social Victimization This deals with youths’ lack of receipt of pro-social behavior from peers (De Los Reyes and Prinstein 2004). Online or Cyber Victimization In the present study, online victimization and cyberbullying/victimization are used interchangeably. The field of cyberbullying is relatively new, and there is no universal consensus on its definition, measurement, and intervention (Tomsa et al. 2013). For this study, the term has be
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