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Peer Victimization and Mental Well-Being in Undergraduate Students: A Moderated Mediation Model of Meaning in Life and Self-Compassion

  • THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
  • 2021, 34(2), pp.23-43
  • DOI : 10.35574/KJDP.2021.6.34.2.23
  • Publisher : The Korean Society For Developmental Psychology
  • Research Area : Social Science > Psychological Science
  • Received : April 15, 2021
  • Accepted : May 24, 2021
  • Published : June 15, 2021

Keng-hie Song 1

1우석대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

To understand peer victimization among undergraduate students and provide intervention strategies, the types and rates of bullying experienced by undergraduate students were explored. A moderated mediation model of meaning in life and self-compassion on relation between peer victimization and mental well-being was analyzed using the Process macro. A self-report questionnaire conducted through an online survey platform was completed by 369 students (aged between 18-25 years). The results indicated that between 8.5-19.6% of the participants reported peer victimization in undergraduate school, although there were differences across types of victimization. The moderated mediation model showed a significant conditional mediation effect of meaning in life in the link between peer victimization and mental well-being among students who reported low or average levels of self-compassion. However, the direct effect of peer victimization on mental well-being was not significant. The implications and limitations of the present study are discussed based on these findings.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.