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Perceived friend support buffers against symptoms of depression in peer victimized adolescents: Evidence from a population-based cohort in South Korea

Authors
Perret, L. C.Ki, M.Commisso, M.Chon, D.Scardera, S.Kim, W.Fuhrer, R.Gariepy, G.Ouellet-Morin, I.Geoffroy, M-C.
Issue Date
Aug-2021
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Keywords
Peer victimization; Bullying; Depressive symptoms; Friend support; Protective
Citation
Journal of Affective Disorders, v.291, pp 24 - 31
Pages
8
Indexed
SCIE
SSCI
SCOPUS
Journal Title
Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume
291
Start Page
24
End Page
31
URI
https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2020.sw.kumedicine/55329
DOI
10.1016/j.jad.2021.04.078
ISSN
0165-0327
1573-2517
Abstract
Background Peer victimization is associated with an increased risk for depression, but there is less evidence on how certain factors such as friend support can buffer this association. This study investigated the associations between friend support and depressive symptoms among victimized and non-victimized adolescent girls and boys from South Korea. Methods Participants includes 2258 students from the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey, a nationally representative sample of middle school students in South Korea. Self-reported perceived friend support, depressive symptoms and peer victimization were measured using validated scales during middle school year 3 (mean age= 15.7 years). Results The association between peer victimization and depressive symptoms varied by sex (p for sex by peer victimization interaction<0.05). Peer victimization was more strongly associated with same year depressive symptoms in girls (β=0.55) than boys (β=0.24). After controlling for key confounders, including prior year mental health symptoms, higher levels of friend support were found to attenuate the association between peer victimization and depressive symptoms (p for friend support by peer victimization interaction <0.05). Peer victimization was associated with more depressive symptoms for adolescents with low and moderate friend support, but not those with high friend support. Limitations Peer victimization, depressive symptoms, and friend support, were self-reported and measured the same year. Conclusions Friend support protects victimized South Korean adolescents from the negative effect of peer victimization on depressive symptoms, hence contributes to closing the gap in depression between victimized and non-victimized adolescents.
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