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Felix, Erika D.; Binmoeller, Cecile; Sharkey, Jill D.; Dowdy, Erin; Furlong, Michael J.; Latham, Nicole – Journal of School Violence, 2019
Identifying patterns of victimization continuity and discontinuity over time can inform school-based efforts to prevent and intervene with peer victimization. We conducted a four-wave longitudinal study of students through their transition from middle to high school. Participants were 135 diverse students from Grade 8 to Grade 11 who completed…
Descriptors: Social Adjustment, Emotional Adjustment, Mental Health, Life Satisfaction
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Ma, Ting-Lan; Bellmore, Amy – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2012
With a sample of 831 U.S. adolescents (49% girls) followed from 9th to 11th grade, the directionality of the association between school-based peer victimization and adolescents' perception of their parents' psychological control were examined. Possible mediating influences of internalizing symptoms were also explored. The results highlight the…
Descriptors: Bullying, Adolescents, Social Adjustment, Psychology
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Smithyman, Thomas F.; Fireman, Gary D.; Asher, Yvonne – School Psychology Quarterly, 2014
Prior research has demonstrated that victims of peer victimization show reduced psychological adjustment, social adjustment, and physical well-being compared with nonvictims. However, little research has addressed whether this maladjustment continues over the long term. This study examined adjustment in 72 high school students who had participated…
Descriptors: Peer Groups, Victims, Bullying, Comparative Analysis
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Kepenekci, Yasemin Karaman; Cinkir, Sakir – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2006
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate school bullying among public high school students in Turkey. Method: This study used a survey to examine different aspects of bullying in schools. The participants (N=692) were students chosen from five state high schools in Ankara in the 2000-2001 academic year. A self-administered…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Social Adjustment, Gender Differences
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Williams, Trish; Connolly, Jennifer; Pepler, Debra; Craig, Wendy – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2005
The present study examined the link between sexual orientation and adjustment in a community sample of 97 sexual minority (gay male, lesbian, bisexual, and questioning) high school students, taking into account their experiences of peer victimization and social support within peer and family contexts. Adolescents were identified in a large-scale…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, High School Students, Adolescents
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Delfabbro, Paul; Winefield, Tony; Trainor, Sarah; Dollard, Maureen; Anderson, Sarah; Metzer, Jacques; Hammarstrom, Anne – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2006
;This study examined the nature and prevalence of bullying/victimization by peers and teachers reported by 1,284 students (mean age = 15.2 years) drawn from a representative sample of 25 South Australian government and private schools. Students completed a self-report survey containing questions relating to teacher and peer-related bullying,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Educational Environment, Gender Differences