Associations of Peer Acceptance and Perceived Popularity with Bullying and Victimization in Early Adolescence

Autor/inn/en	de Bruyn, Eddy H.; Cillessen, Antonius H. N.; Wissink, Inge B.
Titel	Associations of Peer Acceptance and Perceived Popularity with Bullying and Victimization in Early Adolescence
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 30 (2010) 4, S.543-566 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/0272431609340517
Schlagwörter	Bullying; Early Adolescents; Group Dynamics; Peer Acceptance; Victims of Crime; Peer Relationship; Hypothesis Testing; Predictor Variables; Rejection (Psychology); Aggression; Gender Differences; Interpersonal Competence; Foreign Countries; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mobbing; Gruppendynamik; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Peer-Beziehungen; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Prädiktor; Ablehnung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Ausland; Niederlande
Abstract	This study examined the role of peer acceptance and perceived popularity in bullying and victimization in early adolescent peer groups. Peer acceptance is the degree to which adolescents are well liked by their peers; perceived popularity indicates visibility, dominance, and prestige. It was hypothesized that acceptance negatively predicts bullying, whereas popularity positively predicts bullying, and that both acceptance and popularity negatively predict victimization. Interactions between acceptance and popularity were tested as well. Participants were 1,207 13- to 14-year-old adolescents who completed sociometric assessments in their classrooms. Both bullying and victimization were predicted by the interaction between acceptance and perceived popularity. Bullying was positively associated with popularity, and this association was stronger for adolescents with lower levels of acceptance. Victimization was negatively associated with popularity, and this association was also stronger for adolescents with lower levels of acceptance. Linear and curvilinear main effects and interactions were found; some were further moderated by gender. The discussion focused on the role of individual status and group dynamic factors in the occurrence of aggression among early adolescents. (Contains 4 tables and 5 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10