Summary
This cross-sectional study of 972 college students examined psychological mechanisms linking early school bullying victimization to reduced core self-evaluations in young adulthood. The findings indicate that negative cognitive processing bias completely mediated the harmful effect of early victimization on self-evaluations, whilst resilience moderated both the victimization-to-bias pathway and the bias-to-self-evaluation pathway, demonstrating both protective and risk-enhancing effects depending on context.
Regional applicability
The study was conducted with college students but does not specify geographic location. The psychological mechanisms and developmental pathways examined may have relevance to United Kingdom educational and mental health contexts, though direct transferability would depend on cultural and institutional factors specific to the population studied.
Key measures
Early victimization, negative cognitive processing bias, resilience, core self-evaluations
Outcomes reported
The study measured early victimization, negative cognitive processing bias, resilience, and core self-evaluations in college students. It examined whether negative cognitive processing bias mediated the relationship between early victimization and core self-evaluations, and whether resilience moderated these associations.
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