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Published on: July 10, 2017
Does Social Support Affect the Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination and Bullying Victimization Among First-
Celina Morales1, Christopher J Rogers2, Claudia M Toledo-Corral2
1Department of Health, Society, and Behavior, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA celinm1@uci.edu.
Abstract:
Adolescents who have high subjective experiences of perceived discrimination (PD) face an elevated risk of being bullied, both of which have been linked to adverse psychosocial outcomes. This study (a) assesses the association between PD and bullying victimization and (b) explores whether teacher support and family functioning moderate the hypothesized PD and bullying victimization relationship. Data are from Hispanic and Somali youth (N = 311, mean age = 15.9 years, standard deviation = 1.5) living in a midwestern city. About 75% of the sample reported some level of PD, and 33% reported bullying victimization. PD was associated with elevated incidence rate ratios of bullying victimization. Teacher support and family functioning were inversely associated with bullying victimization but did not moderate the relationship. These findings highlight the complex nature of social support in the PD and bullying victimization relationship.
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