Author ORCID Identifier
Santo - https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2057-1519
Bukowski – https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5737-3559
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-14-2016
Publication Title
School Psychology International
Volume
38
Issue
1
First Page
42
Last Page
59
Abstract
Previous studies have demonstrated that several contextual factors influence the relationship between aggression and peer victimization in early adolescence, including gender of the same-sex peer group and gender composition of the school. The current study replicated and expanded on this research by examining the moderating influences of gender of the same-sex peer group, same-sex peer group norms, and classroom gender composition in a sample of early adolescents from Barranquilla, Colombia. Multilevel modeling analyses indicated that both relational and physical aggression were positive predictors of peer victimization. Relationally aggressive girls were at a lower risk for victimization while physically aggressive girls were at a higher risk. Relational aggression was a weaker predictor in classes with a larger proportion of girls. Additionally, relational aggression was a weaker predictor in same-sex peer groups with a greater prevalence of relational aggression. These findings provide further evidence of multiple forms of contextual influence on social behavior. Practical implications for these findings are also provided.
Recommended Citation
Santo, J. B., Charlotte Bass, E., Stella-Lopez, L., & Bukowski, W. M. (2017). Contextual influences on the relations between physical and relational aggression and peer victimization. School Psychology International, 38(1), 42-59. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143034316678655
Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Sage in School Psychology International on December 14, 2016, available online: https://doi.org/10.1177/0143034316678655
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