Reactions to teasing and their relationship with adolescent mental health

Wen Chi Wu; Fu Li Chen; Lee Lan Yen; Yi Chen Chiang

doi:10.6251/BEP.20150602

Reactions to teasing and their relationship with adolescent mental health

Wen Chi Wu, Fu Li Chen, Lee Lan Yen, Yi Chen Chiang^*

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The aim of this study is to investigate the mediation effect of reactions to teasing on the relationship between teasing and in adolescentmental health. A standardized, pilot-tested survey was administered to a stratified, multistage, random sample (n = 1579) of Taiwanese 7-9 graders in 2007. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to investigate the mediation effect of reactions to teasing and their impact on mental health. Results of factor analysis indicated that reactions to teasing could be divided into feel-threatened reactions and non-defensive reactions. The results of SEM indicated that reactions to teasing mediated the relationship between experiences of being teased and mental health. Adolescents who had feel-threatened reactions to teasing are more likely to report poor mental health.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	629-650
Number of pages	22
Journal	Bulletin of Educational Psychology
Volume	47
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.6251/BEP.20150602
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adolescents’ mental health
Reactions
Teasing

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Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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