Miscarriage, Perceived Ostracism, and Trauma: A Preliminary Investigation.

Miscarriage often is a traumatic experience with serious mental health implications. Friends and family members are often uncomfortable with and avoid discussing the topic with bereaved individuals, potentially making them feel ostracized (i.e.

Social learning in the digital age: Associations between technoference, mother-child attachment, and child social skills.

Technoference refers to incidents in which technology use interferes with interpersonal exchanges (e.g., conversations, playing).

Exploring Social Media Rumination: Associations With Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Distress.

In this study, we examined students' perceptions of peer aggression occurring within their school environment and how these perceptions are interconnected with both social media rumination and distress. Social media usage is associated with a range of negative mental health and interpersonal outcomes for adolescents. Social media use can increase youth's vulnerability to peer victimization and psychosocial difficulties.

Bullying bystander behaviors: The role of coping effectiveness and the moderating effect of gender.

Researchers have suggested that bystander behaviors and victim coping play an important role in counteracting the negative effects of bullying. The current study investigated the relationship between students' ratings of coping effectiveness when addressing bullying and their behaviors as bystanders when witnessing bullying. Surveys were administered in a Midwestern, suburban school district.

"The internet is a mask": High School students' suggestions for preventing cyberbullying.

Introduction: Interactions through technology have an important impact on today's youth. While some of these interactions are positive, there are concerns regarding students engaging in negative interactions like cyberbullying behaviors and the negative impact these behaviors have on others. The purpose of the current study was to explore participant suggestions for both students and adults for preventing cyberbullying incidents.

High school students' perceptions of motivations for cyberbullying: an exploratory study.

Objectives: Internet usage has increased in recent years resulting in a growing number of documented reports of cyberbullying. Despite the rise in cyberbullying incidents, there is a dearth of research regarding high school students' motivations for cyberbullying. The purpose of this study was to investigate high school students' perceptions of the motivations for cyberbullying.