Sugimura Niwako, Berry Daniel, Troop-Gordon Wendy, Rudolph Karen D
Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin La Crosse.
Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota.
Dev Psychol. 2017 Aug;53(8):1447-1461. doi: 10.1037/dev0000346. Epub 2017 May 29.
Research has established that long-term exposure to peer victimization is associated with higher levels of emotional and behavioral maladjustment. Yet, relatively little is known regarding predictors of stable versus declining victimization across extended periods of time. To fill this knowledge gap, the present study used latent growth curve modeling to examine the separate and unique contributions of 3 early social behaviors in 2nd grade (aggression, anxious solitude, and prosocial behavior) to victimization across 2nd to 8th grade. Five hundred and 76 youth (M = 7.96 years, SD = .34) reported their level of exposure to victimization once a year from 2nd to 8th grade, and their teachers rated each youth on the 3 social behaviors in 2nd grade. When examined separately, the analyses revealed that (a) all 3 social behaviors contributed to 2nd-grade victimization; (b) anxious solitude and prosocial behavior contributed to the trajectory of victimization differently for boys and girls; and (c) aggression and anxious solitude contributed to significantly different levels of 8th-grade victimization in girls. Of interest, some effects were stronger in boys during elementary school and others were stronger in girls after the transition to middle school. When examined simultaneously, aggression remained the only significant predictor of 2nd-grade victimization; both anxious solitude and prosocial behavior uniquely predicted the trajectory of victimization, and aggression and anxious solitude uniquely predicted 8th-grade victimization in girls. Results are discussed with regard to prevention of prolonged victimization, with attention to gender differences. (PsycINFO Database Record
研究表明,长期遭受同伴侵害与更高水平的情绪和行为失调有关。然而,对于较长时间段内受害情况稳定或下降的预测因素,我们所知相对较少。为了填补这一知识空白,本研究使用潜在增长曲线模型来检验二年级时的三种早期社会行为(攻击行为、焦虑孤独和亲社会行为)对二至八年级受害情况的单独和独特贡献。576名青少年(平均年龄M = 7.96岁,标准差SD = 0.34)报告了他们从二年级到八年级每年遭受侵害的程度,他们的老师对每个青少年在二年级时的三种社会行为进行了评分。单独分析时,结果显示:(a)所有三种社会行为都与二年级时的受害情况有关;(b)焦虑孤独和亲社会行为对男孩和女孩受害情况的发展轨迹影响不同;(c)攻击行为和焦虑孤独对八年级女孩的受害程度有显著不同的影响。有趣的是,一些影响在小学阶段对男孩更强,而另一些影响在进入中学后对女孩更强。同时分析时,攻击行为仍然是二年级受害情况的唯一显著预测因素;焦虑孤独和亲社会行为都独特地预测了受害情况的发展轨迹,攻击行为和焦虑孤独独特地预测了八年级女孩的受害情况。本文将结合预防长期受害情况进行讨论,并关注性别差异。(PsycINFO数据库记录)