What Protects Rejected Adolescents from Also Being Bullied by Their Peers? The Moderating Role of Peer-Valued Characteristics

Autor/inn/en	Knack, Jennifer M.; Tsar, Vasilinka; Vaillancourt, Tracy; Hymel, Shelley; McDougall, Patricia
Titel	What Protects Rejected Adolescents from Also Being Bullied by Their Peers? The Moderating Role of Peer-Valued Characteristics
Quelle	In: Journal of Research on Adolescence, 22 (2012) 3, S.467-479 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1050-8392
DOI	10.1111/j.1532-7795.2012.00792.x
Schlagwörter	Peer Relationship; Adolescents; Rejection (Psychology); Victims; Bullying; Role; Interpersonal Attraction; Academic Ability; Athletics; Correlation; Prediction; Foreign Countries; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Gender Differences; Individual Characteristics; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Peer-Beziehungen; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Ablehnung; Victim; Opfer; Mobbing; Rollen; Interpersonale Anziehung; Leichtathletik; Korrelation; Vorhersage; Ausland; Sekundarschüler; Geschlechterkonflikt; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Kanada
Abstract	Adolescents rejected by peers are often targets of bullying. However, peer rejection is not a sure path to victimization. We examined whether characteristics valued by peers (i.e., attractiveness, wealth, academic, and athletic ability) moderated the relationship between peer rejection and victimization. We predicted rejected adolescents high on peer-valued characteristics (PVCs) would receive fewer nominations for being victimized than adolescents with lower levels. Canadian students in Grades 6-10 (N = 549; M[subscript age] = 13.32, SD = 1.50) provided peer nominations for peer victimization, rejection, attractiveness, wealth, and academic and athletic competence. As hypothesized, each PVC moderated the relationship between peer rejection and peer victimization. No sex differences were found. This study demonstrates the buffering effects of nonbehavioral characteristics valued by peers. (Contains 2 figures and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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