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Violent Victimization In The Community And Children's Subsequent Peer Rejection: The Mediating Role Of Emotion Dysregulation, Brynn Kelly, David Schwartz, Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman, Johnathan Nakamoto
Violent Victimization In The Community And Children's Subsequent Peer Rejection: The Mediating Role Of Emotion Dysregulation, Brynn Kelly, David Schwartz, Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman, Johnathan Nakamoto
Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman
This paper describes a short-term longitudinal study of the relation between violent victimization in the community and peer rejection among 199 children (mean age = 9.02 years) attending two urban Los Angeles area elementary schools. We used a multi-informant approach to assess victimization by community violence, peer group victimization, peer rejection, and impairments in emotion regulation. These data were collected annually for two consecutive school years. Violent victimization in the community predicted later peer rejection after accounting for the effects of initial levels of peer rejection. Analyses indicated that this relation was mediated by deficient emotion regulation skills. In addition, …
Community Violence Exposure And Children's Academic Functioning, David Schwartz, Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman
Community Violence Exposure And Children's Academic Functioning, David Schwartz, Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman
Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman
Reports a cross-sectional investigation of the link between community violence exposure and academic difficulties for 237 urban elementary school children. Analyses indicated that community violence exposure was associated with poor academic performance. These relations appear to be mediated by symptoms of depression and disruptive behavior. (Contains 60 references and 3 tables.) (GCP)
Developmental Changes In The Sources Of Loneliness Among Children And Adolescents: Constructing A Theoretical Model, J.T. Parkhurst, Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman
Developmental Changes In The Sources Of Loneliness Among Children And Adolescents: Constructing A Theoretical Model, J.T. Parkhurst, Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman
Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman
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Children's Responses To Peer Conflicts Involving A Rights Infraction, Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman, Steven Asher
Children's Responses To Peer Conflicts Involving A Rights Infraction, Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman, Steven Asher
Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman
Examined whether generalization about prosocial style of well-accepted children applies to conflicts involving rights infraction. Interviewed fourth- and fifth-graders about strategies for handling situations in which a peer infringes on their rights. Found that well-accepted children were neither aggressive nor particularly prosocial in conflict situations; they responded with verbally assertive strategies, unlike low-accepted children, who relied on adults. (EV)