De rol van victimisatie op school en victimisatie thuis in depressieve klachten en eenzaamheid van jonge adolescenten

Abstract

The aim of the current study was to examine the relation between peer victimization and sibling victimization in depressive symptoms and loneliness. Gender differences were taken into account. 392 Dutch seventhgraders filled out an online selfreport questionnaire to assess the degree to which they experienced victimization at home and at school and the degree of depressive symptoms and loneliness. Hiërarchical regression analyses indicated the relation between both types of victimization and depressive symptoms and loneliness. Sibling victimization had a stronger relationship with depressive symptoms than peer victimization, which was in line with expectations. Peer victimization had a relationship with loneliness, but sibling victimization had, contrary to expectation, no relationship with loneliness. There was an interaction effect for gender in the relationship between peer victimization and loneliness. Concluding, it is of great importance to pay more attention to sibling victimization, as it has a great influence in predicting depressive symptoms.