Cognitive Biases and Emotional Symptomatology as Predictors of Changes in Peer Victimization: A Longitudinal Structural Equation Modeling Study.

ABSTRACT: Bullying and peer victimization are major public health concerns among adolescents. In recent years, a bidirectional relationship between emotional symptoms and peer victimization has been proposed. Cognitive theories emphasize the role of cognitive biases (i.e., attention and interpretation) in the onset and maintenance of emotional symptoms. Considering this framework, this study aimed to examine whether cognitive biases predict temporal changes in peer victimization (i.e., physical, verbal-relational, and cyberbullying) by contributing to higher levels of emotional symptomatology. A sample of 179 adolescents aged 13-16 years old (M = 14.5) was assessed at two time points by completing self-report measures of peer victimization (CMIE-IV), depressive and anxious symptoms (SMFQ and GAD, re

SUBMITTER: Espinosa F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12423155 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature