Relational Aggression at School: Associations with School Safety and Social Climate

Autor/inn/en	Goldstein, Sara E.; Young, Amy; Boyd, Carol
Titel	Relational Aggression at School: Associations with School Safety and Social Climate
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 37 (2008) 6, S.641-654 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-007-9192-4
Schlagwörter	Aggression; School Safety; Adolescents; Social Environment; Grade 7; Educational Environment; Student Behavior; Antisocial Behavior; Interpersonal Relationship; Correlation; African American Students; White Students; Grade 8; Grade 9; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; Gender Differences; Weapons + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Soziales Umfeld; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Korrelation; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; Geschlechterkonflikt; Weapon; Waffe
Abstract	The present study examines how exposure to relational aggression at school is associated with adolescents' perceptions of, and participation in, a hostile school environment. Participants were 1,335 African American and European American adolescents in grades 7 through 12 (52% female, 49% African American). Results indicate that exposure to relational aggression is associated with several components of adolescents' perceptions of the school climate. Adolescents exposed to high levels of relational aggression perceived their school to be less safe, and were less pleased with the general social atmosphere at school. Moreover, for males, but not females, exposure to relational aggression was associated with carrying a weapon to school. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed in terms of working toward safer school environments for adolescents. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10