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Responding to peer victimisation in middle childhood: what is a victim to do?

Andrew Terranova (Department of Psychology, Stephen F Austin State University, USA)
Paul Boxer (Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA)
Amanda Morris (Department of Human Development & Family Science, Oklahoma State University, USA)

Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research

ISSN: 1759-6599

Article publication date: 30 September 2010

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Abstract

Children's responses to peer victimisation are thought to influence the duration of victimisation, yet research has not clearly indicated the best ways for young people to respond. In the current study, students (n = 403, mean age of nine years, 11 months, 55% female, 53% Caucasian) reported on their peer victimisation experiences and responses at the beginning and end of a school year. Teachers also reported on students' victimisation experiences. Cross‐lagged path analysis indicated a reciprocal association between externalising responses and victimisation. Victimisation early in the school year also resulted in increased internalising responses. Findings also suggest that coping responses are more reliably linked to subsequent victimisation rates in young people who are not yet experiencing high levels of victimisation.

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Terranova, A., Boxer, P. and Morris, A. (2010), "Responding to peer victimisation in middle childhood: what is a victim to do?", Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Vol. 2 No. 4, pp. 15-24. https://doi.org/10.5042/jacpr.2010.0533

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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