TY - JOUR
T1 - Bully/victim Profiles' differential risk for worsening peer acceptance
T2 - The role of friendship
AU - Kochel, Karen P.
AU - Ladd, Gary
AU - Bagwell, Catherine L.
AU - Yabko, Brandon A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was conducted as part of the Pathways Project, a longitudinal study of youths’ psychological, social, and scholastic adjustment. The Pathways Project was supported by the National Institutes of Health ( 1-RO1MH-49223 , 2-RO1MH-49223 , R01HD-045906 ).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2015/11
Y1 - 2015/11
N2 - Study aims were to: (1) evaluate the association between bully/victim profiles, derived via latent profile analysis (LPA), and changes in peer acceptance from the fall to spring of 7th grade, and (2) investigate the likelihood of friendlessness, and the protective function of mutual friendship, among identified profiles. Participants were 2587 7th graders; peer nomination and rating-scale data were collected in the fall and spring. Four profiles, including bullies, victims, bully-victims, and uninvolved adolescents, were identified at each time point. Findings showed that for victims, more so than for bullies and uninvolved profiles, acceptance scores worsened over time. Results further revealed that bully-victim and victim profiles included a greater proportion of friendless youth relative to the bully profile, which, in turn, contained a greater proportion of friendless adolescents than the uninvolved profile. Findings also provided evidence for the buffering role of friendship among all bully/victim profiles and among bully-victims especially.
AB - Study aims were to: (1) evaluate the association between bully/victim profiles, derived via latent profile analysis (LPA), and changes in peer acceptance from the fall to spring of 7th grade, and (2) investigate the likelihood of friendlessness, and the protective function of mutual friendship, among identified profiles. Participants were 2587 7th graders; peer nomination and rating-scale data were collected in the fall and spring. Four profiles, including bullies, victims, bully-victims, and uninvolved adolescents, were identified at each time point. Findings showed that for victims, more so than for bullies and uninvolved profiles, acceptance scores worsened over time. Results further revealed that bully-victim and victim profiles included a greater proportion of friendless youth relative to the bully profile, which, in turn, contained a greater proportion of friendless adolescents than the uninvolved profile. Findings also provided evidence for the buffering role of friendship among all bully/victim profiles and among bully-victims especially.
KW - Bullying
KW - Friendship
KW - Latent profile analysis
KW - Peer relationships
KW - Victimization
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U2 - 10.1016/j.appdev.2015.05.002
DO - 10.1016/j.appdev.2015.05.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84947435156
SN - 0193-3973
VL - 41
SP - 38
EP - 45
JO - Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
ER -