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Prosocial Behavior As A Protective Factor For Children's Peer Victimization, Emily R. Griese
Prosocial Behavior As A Protective Factor For Children's Peer Victimization, Emily R. Griese
College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The purpose of this study was to investigate the protective role prosocial behaviors may serve for victimized children. Although a significant portion of the victimization literature focuses on the association of victimization with negative outcomes, research findings suggest a need to examine the heterogeneity also apparent in children’s responses to victimization. By beginning to examine the variability in children’s responses to peer victimization, researchers can gain insight into the dynamic process of peer victimization and begin to define what factors might distinguish children who show resiliency to negative effects from victimization from those who do not. Research examining the protective …