Forgiveness education interventions instruct children and adolescents in understanding
forgiveness and its role in healthy relationships. In this meta‐analytic review, 20 studies …

Peer victimization is recognized as a pressing public health issue, affecting∼ 1 in 5 youth.
Although extensive research demonstrates the negative effects of peer victimization on …

This study examined the moderating role of co-rumination with friends on the relations
between peer victimization and psychological maladjustment (depressive symptoms …

Co-rumination is a form of interpersonal emotion regulation wherein dyads engage in
extensive, cyclical conversations regarding the causes and consequences of problems and …

Although some adolescents are chronically bullied throughout middle school, others may
only experience peer victimization temporarily. This study examined the effects of time …

Victims of bullying are at increased risk of developing psychosocial problems. It is often
claimed that it helps victims when others stand up against the bullying and when defending …

Although high-quality friendships are presumed to protect peer-victimized adolescents from
distress, evidence supporting this claim is mixed. This study investigated whether the …

Adolescents' co‐ruminating with friends has been tied to trade‐offs: having higher quality
friendships but experiencing more depressive symptoms. To determine if individual youth …

Health has been identified as an important variable involved in mate choice. Unhealthy
organisms are generally less able to provide reproductively important resources to partners …

Being accepted by peers is central to health and wellbeing among adolescents whereas
being the subject of peer/bullying-victimization can be perceived as significant interpersonal …