Social Support and Self-Concept in Relation to Peer Victimization and Peer Aggression

• NCJ Number: 239404
• Journal: Journal of School Violence Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Dated: January - March 2012 Pages: 56-74
• Author(s): Lyndsay N. Jenkins; Michelle Kilpatrick Demaray
• Date Published: January 2012
• Length: 19 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study examined the problem of peer victimization in schools.

Abstract

Peer victimization is an enduring problem in schools (Wang, Iannotti, and Nansel, 2009). The current study focused on relations among two ecological variables that may be related to involvement in peer victimization: self-concept and social support. The main goal of this study was to investigate relations among social support, self-concept, and involvement in peer victimization (both as a victim and aggressor). The sample included 251 students in Grades 3-5. There was a significant negative relation between social support and peer victimization (B= -.22, p less than .05) as well as a significant, negative relation between self-concept and peer victimization (B = -.24, p less than .05). For peer aggression, there was a significant negative relation between social support and peer aggression (B = -.49, p less than .001) as well as a significant, positive relation between self-concept and peer aggression (B = .23, p less than .05). Published by arrangement with Taylor and Francis.