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Victimization In The Peer Group And Children’S Academic Functioning, David Schwartz, Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman, Johnathan Nakamoto, Robin Toblin
Victimization In The Peer Group And Children’S Academic Functioning, David Schwartz, Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman, Johnathan Nakamoto, Robin Toblin
Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman
This short-term longitudinal investigation focused on associations between victimization in the peer group and academic functioning over a 1-year period. The authors used a multi-informant approach to assess peer victimization, symptoms of depression, and academic outcomes for 199 elementary school children (average age of 9.0 years; 105 boys, 94 girls). Frequent victimization by peers was associated with poor academic functioning (as indicated by grade point averages and achievement test scores) on both a concurrent and a predictive level. Additionally, the authors' analyses provided some evidence that peer group victimization predicts academic difficulties through the mediating influence of depressive symptoms. Taken …
Social-Cognitive And Behavioral Attributes Of Aggressive Victims Of Bullying, Robin Toblin, David Schwartz, Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman, Tania Abou-Ezzeddinea
Social-Cognitive And Behavioral Attributes Of Aggressive Victims Of Bullying, Robin Toblin, David Schwartz, Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman, Tania Abou-Ezzeddinea
Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman
This study examined the social–cognitive and behavioral attributes of children who are concurrently aggressive and victimized by their peers. The characteristics of these “aggressive victims” were examined in comparison to bullies, passive victims, and normative comparison children. The sample included 240 urban Los Angeles elementary school children (mean age = 9.5 years), who completed a series of self-report inventories, a social–cognitive interview, and a peer nomination inventory. Ratings of behavioral adjustment were obtained from teachers and academic functioning was obtained through a review of school records. Subgroup comparisons indicated that aggressive victims were characterized by impairments in self-regulation as well …