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Peer Victimization and Adolescent Adjustment: Does School Belonging Matter?
Stephanie V Wormington1, Kristen G Anderson2, Ashley Schneider3
1Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Journal of School Violence
|April 19, 2016
Summary
Peer victimization negatively impacts students
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Education
Background:
- Peer victimization affects adolescent adjustment in academic and social areas.
- Mediating variables in this relationship are not fully understood.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the direct and indirect effects of peer victimization on academic behavior and alcohol use.
- To examine the mediating role of school belonging in these relationships.
Main Methods:
- Two large samples of middle and high school students (N=2,808 and N=6,821).
- Self-report measures of peer victimization, school belonging, academic outcomes (GPA, truancy), and alcohol use.
- Two-group structural equation modeling.
Main Results:
- Peer victimization had direct and indirect effects on academic functioning.
- School belonging mediated the relationship between peer victimization and lifetime alcohol use.
- Peer victimization had direct and indirect effects on current alcohol use.
Conclusions:
- School belonging is a significant mediator between peer victimization and adolescent academic and alcohol use outcomes.
- Interventions promoting school belonging may mitigate negative effects of peer victimization.
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