The Relationship between Bullying Victimization and Depression Based on the Moderating Role of Parental Attachment Styles among 10- to 12-Year-Old Children in Falavarjan County

Ahmadi Darani, Mostafa; Edalat panah, Mahnaz

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Volume 13, Issue 1 (7-2024)

scds 2024, 13(1): 36-60

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The Relationship between Bullying Victimization and Depression Based on the Moderating Role of Parental Attachment Styles among 10- to 12-Year-Old Children in Falavarjan County

Mostafa Ahmadi Darani

, Mahnaz Edalat panah

Assistant Professor of the Psychology Department, Non-Profit Higher Education Institute of Hasht Behesht Poya, Isfahan, Iran

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Today, bullying and methods for the prevention and control of it have become a focus of attention for researchers in the field of education. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between being a victim of bullying and depression, considering the moderating role of parental attachment styles in children aged 10 to 12 in the county of Falavarjan. The population in this study includes all students aged 10 to 12 in all schools of Falavarjan, with approximately eleven thousand students in the academic year 2023-2024. A total of 374 students have been selected using the Morgan table and convenience sampling method for data collection. This study employes the California Bullying Victimization Scale, Maria Kovacs' Children's Depression Inventory, and Hazan and Shaver's Attachment Style Questionnaire. The conceptual model of the research has been fitted using path analysis, performed with AMOS software version 24. The results indicate a significant relationship (p < 0.05) between being a victim of bullying and depression, and also a significant relationship (p < 0.05) between children's depression and parental attachment styles.

Keywords: Bullying victim, Children, Depression, Parental attachment style

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Type of Study: Applicable | Subject: Special
Received: 2024/05/2 | Accepted: 2024/09/7 | Published: 2025/05/25

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