ERIC Number: EJ860963
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Nov
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0090-4392
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Community Involvement and Victimization at School: An Analysis through Family, Personal and Social Adjustment
Jimenez, Teresa Isabel; Musitu, Gonzalo; Ramos, Manuel Jesus; Murgui, Sergio
Journal of Community Psychology, v37 n8 p959-974 Nov 2009
The present study analyzes the impact of adolescents' community involvement on victimization by peers at school through various indicators of family, personal and social adjustment (openness of communication with mother and father, life satisfaction, social self-esteem, and loneliness). Participating in the project were 565 adolescents aged 11 to 18 (51% male) drawn from secondary schools in Spain. Statistical analyses were conducted using bivariate correlations, the t test and structural equation modeling. Results indicated an indirect and protective influence of community involvement, openness of communication with parents and life satisfaction on victimization by peers. There was also a direct protective effect of social self-esteem and a direct risk effect of loneliness on victimization at school. Findings are discussed in light of the consideration that community involvement is a key factor in the promotion of other protective factors related to adolescent victimization at school. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Structural Equation Models, Community Involvement, Adolescents, Social Adjustment, Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, Bullying, Parent Child Relationship, Self Esteem, Statistical Analysis, Secondary School Students, Correlation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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