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Educ Psychol Rev (2012) 24:167186
DOI 10.1007/s10648-011-9185-4
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Jun Sung Hong & Dorothy L. Espelage & Andrew Grogan-Kaylor & Paula Allen-Meares
Published online: 6 December 2011# Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011
Abstract A growing body of literature is demonstrating associations between childhood maltreatment and bullying involvement at school. In this literature review, four potential mediators (explanatory) and three potential moderators (mitigates or exacerbates) of the association between childhood maltreatment and school bullying are proposed. Mediators include emotional dysregulation, depression, anger, and social skills deficits. Moderators reviewed include quality of parentchild relationships, peer relationships, and teacher relationships. Although there might be insurmountable challenges to addressing child maltreatment in primary or universal school-based prevention programs, it is possible to intervene to improve these potentially mediating and moderating factors.
Keywords Bullying . Child welfare . Maltreatment . Mediators . Moderators . School
J. S. Hong (*)
Children and Family Research Center, School of Social Work,University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, 1010 West Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801, USA e-mail: [email protected]
D. L. Espelage
Child Development Division and Counseling, Psychology Division, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois, 220A Education, 1310 S. Sixth Street, Champaign, IL 61820-6925, USAe-mail: [email protected]
A. Grogan-Kaylor
School of Social Work, University of Michigan, 1080 S. University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA e-mail: [email protected]
P. Allen-Meares
University of Illinois at Chicago, Office of the Chancellor (MC 102), 601 S. Morgan Street, 2833 UH, Chicago, IL 60607-7128, USAe-mail: [email protected]
Identifying Potential Mediators and Moderatorsof the Association Between Child Maltreatmentand Bullying Perpetration and Victimization in School
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A recent report from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth and Families (2009) indicates that approximately three million cases of child maltreatment are reported annually. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, child maltreatment is defined as any act or series of acts of commission (physical, emotional, and sexual abuse) or omission (neglect) by a parent or a caregiver, which results in harm, potential for harm, or threat of harm to a child (Leeb et al. 2008). The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act also defines child maltreatment as any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker that results in death,...