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Peer victimization and social alienation: predicting deviant peer affiliation in middle school.

Karen D Rudolph¹, Jennifer E Lansford, Anna M Agoston

¹University of Illinois.

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Early behavioral risks can lead to peer victimization, social alienation, and deviant peer affiliation (DPA) in children. This pathway highlights how externalizing behaviors contribute to a child's risky social trajectory.

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Area of Science:

Developmental Psychology
Child Psychology
Criminology

Background:

Early behavioral risk factors in children are linked to negative social outcomes.
Peer victimization is a significant concern during childhood development.
Understanding pathways to deviant peer affiliation is crucial for intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine a theoretical model linking early behavioral risk, peer victimization, social alienation, and deviant peer affiliation (DPA) in children.
To investigate the mediating role of social alienation in the relationship between peer victimization and DPA.
To determine the independent contribution of early externalizing behavior to DPA.

Main Methods:

Two prospective studies involving a large sample of children across different grade levels (K-7th).
Multi-informant data collection including children, parents, peers, and teachers.
Path analysis was used to test the proposed theoretical model.

Main Results:

Path analyses confirmed the proposed pathway: peer victimization predicted social alienation, which in turn predicted DPA.
Early externalizing behavior was found to initiate this pathway.
Externalizing behavior also made an independent contribution to deviant peer affiliation.

Conclusions:

Peer victimization and social alienation represent a critical pathway from early behavioral risk to deviant peer affiliation.
Early externalizing behaviors can set children on a trajectory toward social alienation and peer delinquency.
Findings underscore the importance of addressing externalizing behaviors and peer victimization to prevent negative social trajectories.