NCJ Number
195325
Journal
Western Criminology Review Volume: 3 Issue: 2 Dated: 2002 Pages: 1-19
Date Published
2002
Length
19 pages
Annotation
This article examines the association between victimization and aggressive behavior among Israeli youths.
Abstract
This journal article explores the link between victimization and aggressive conduct from findings generated through a National Youth Survey. After dismissing the hypothesis that there is a clear distinction between those who bully and those who are victims of bullying, these authors propose that individuals who engage in aggressive behaviors are far more likely to become victims of aggression. Data generated by the annual youth survey conducted by the Minerva Center for Youth Research, at the University of Haifa, Israel, indict that juveniles aged 13-18 report that if they slapped or hit others, they were more likely to become the victims of such aggression themselves. Results of multivariate analysis and logistic regression further indicated that younger adolescents are more likely to suffer from verbal abuse than older adolescents and that males were more likely to be verbally abused than females. This study’s findings support both the subculture of violence hypothesis and the social proximity hypothesis. Tables, references