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Publication Date: 2021-Jun
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Peer Influence on Aggression at School: How Vulnerable Are Higher Risk Adolescents?
Hofmann, Verena; Müller, Christoph Michael
Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, v29 n2 p83-92 Jun 2021
Adolescent students with high levels of antisocial behavior are at increased risk for future psychosocial problems and can be expected to be especially vulnerable to negative peer influence. This study therefore examined whether higher risk students are more susceptible than lower risk students to classroom peer influence on aggression. Analyses were based on anonymous self-reports from 792 students in 55 classrooms at four data collection points that span the beginning (T1) to the end (T4) of Grade 7. The mean age at T1 was 13.12 years (SD = 0.48 years) and 52.7% of the participants were boys. Students' risk status was assessed using a norm-based cutoff score from a standardized screening instrument. Multilevel analyses revealed that the aggression scores of higher risk students showed larger increases than those of other adolescents and that this difference was dependent on higher aggression levels among classmates. These results suggest that higher risk students may be particularly vulnerable to high levels of aggression in classrooms, whereas low levels of aggression in classrooms may be protective.
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Aggression, At Risk Students, Secondary School Students, Grade 7, Early Adolescents, Classroom Environment, Self Contained Classrooms, Peer Groups, Context Effect, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Switzerland
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