APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
Gender Identity Alters the Degree to Which Peer Victimization Leads to Low Self-Esteem and Depression
Session: Poster Session XIV
Authors
- Reginald LesanePresenting Author
St. John's University - Dante Carbone
St. John's University - Cathleen Halasinski
St. John's University - Shannon Padgett
St. John's University - Tommaso Mazzaferro
St. John's University - Laura Cyran
St. John's University - Ernest Hodges
St. John's University
Abstract
The longitudinal consequences of victimization depend on variation in gender identification. Victimization most strongly predicted decreases in self-esteem (and increases in depression) when adolescents felt discontent with, or felt atypical of, their own gender. Strong gender identity eliminated these consequences of victimization.
Gender Issues/Sex Roles
