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Michael T Morrow1, Julie A Hubbard2, Megan K Bookhout3
1Arcadia University, Glenside, PA USA.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
|April 2, 2021
Summary
Children
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Child Psychology
- Social Psychology
Background:
- Peer victimization is a significant concern in childhood development.
- Understanding the interplay between aggression types and victimization is crucial.
- Previous research has explored aggression and victimization, but classroom-level dynamics require further investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the concurrent relations between reactive and proactive aggression and peer victimization in children.
- To assess these relations at both individual child and classroom levels.
- To investigate whether classroom aggression norms moderate the link between aggression types and peer victimization.
Main Methods:
- A sample of 1,291 fourth- and fifth-grade students and 72 teachers participated.
- Children self-reported on peer victimization experiences.
- Teachers reported on children's reactive and proactive aggression using validated measures.
- Two-level regression analysis was employed to account for child and classroom levels.
Main Results:
- Reactive aggression positively correlated with peer victimization.
- Proactive aggression negatively correlated with peer victimization.
- The association between reactive aggression and victimization was significant only in classrooms with low reactive aggression.
- The association between proactive aggression and victimization was significant only in classrooms with low proactive aggression.
Conclusions:
- Findings support differential relations of reactive and proactive aggression with peer victimization at the child level.
- Classroom norms regarding aggression play a significant role in moderating these relationships.
- Interventions should consider both individual aggression profiles and classroom environmental factors.
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