Verbal abuse and internalizing problems in early adolescence: negative attributional style as mediator
This study examined the contributions of verbal abuse to internalizing problems among 324 early adolescent students (aged 11-13 years) in Selangor, and the mediating role negative attributional style plays in this relationship. Students were selected using a cluster sampling method and responded to...
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| author | Tan, Irene Li Yin Mansor, Mariani Abdullah, Rohani |
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| description | This study examined the contributions of verbal abuse to internalizing problems among 324 early adolescent students (aged 11-13 years) in Selangor, and the mediating role negative attributional style plays in this relationship. Students were selected using a cluster sampling method and responded to a self-administered questionnaire. Children.s Perception of Parental Verbal Aggression (CPPVA; Solomon & Serres, 1999), The Children.s Attributional Style Questionnaire (CASQ; Seligman et al., 1984) and Internalizing Symptoms Scale for Children (ISSC; Merrell & Walters, 1998) were used to measure the variables in this study. Data were analyzed using Baron and Kenny.s (1986) statistical framework for assessing the mediational effects. Findings suggest that negative attributional style partially mediates verbal abuse and internalizing problems. This study sheds light on how verbal abuse contributes to internalizing problems in Asian context. Implications for intervention and prevention work related to internalizing problems among early adolescent students are also discussed. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-282172015-10-30T02:57:55Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28217/ Verbal abuse and internalizing problems in early adolescence: negative attributional style as mediator Tan, Irene Li Yin Mansor, Mariani Abdullah, Rohani This study examined the contributions of verbal abuse to internalizing problems among 324 early adolescent students (aged 11-13 years) in Selangor, and the mediating role negative attributional style plays in this relationship. Students were selected using a cluster sampling method and responded to a self-administered questionnaire. Children.s Perception of Parental Verbal Aggression (CPPVA; Solomon & Serres, 1999), The Children.s Attributional Style Questionnaire (CASQ; Seligman et al., 1984) and Internalizing Symptoms Scale for Children (ISSC; Merrell & Walters, 1998) were used to measure the variables in this study. Data were analyzed using Baron and Kenny.s (1986) statistical framework for assessing the mediational effects. Findings suggest that negative attributional style partially mediates verbal abuse and internalizing problems. This study sheds light on how verbal abuse contributes to internalizing problems in Asian context. Implications for intervention and prevention work related to internalizing problems among early adolescent students are also discussed. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2013-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28217/1/28217.pdf Tan, Irene Li Yin and Mansor, Mariani and Abdullah, Rohani (2013) Verbal abuse and internalizing problems in early adolescence: negative attributional style as mediator. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 21 (1). pp. 133-146. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2021%20(1)%20Mar.%202013/09%20Page%20133-146.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Tan, Irene Li Yin Mansor, Mariani Abdullah, Rohani Verbal abuse and internalizing problems in early adolescence: negative attributional style as mediator |
| title | Verbal abuse and internalizing problems in early adolescence: negative attributional style as mediator |
| title_full | Verbal abuse and internalizing problems in early adolescence: negative attributional style as mediator |
| title_fullStr | Verbal abuse and internalizing problems in early adolescence: negative attributional style as mediator |
| title_full_unstemmed | Verbal abuse and internalizing problems in early adolescence: negative attributional style as mediator |
| title_short | Verbal abuse and internalizing problems in early adolescence: negative attributional style as mediator |
| title_sort | verbal abuse and internalizing problems in early adolescence negative attributional style as mediator |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28217/1/28217.pdf |
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