Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of Guam, UOG Station, Mangilao, 96923, Guam, USA.
J Adolesc. 2020 Jul;82:82-85. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.05.004. Epub 2020 Jul 9.
Peer victimization has been widely examined among children and adolescents; however, the majority of studies in the area of research have been conducted in Western cultures. The goal of the present study was to evaluate the utility of measures that assess different forms of victimization (physical and relational victimization; a two-factor model) against a global form of victimization (combined victimization; a one-factor model) in the peer groups and friendships among Japanese adolescents. It was hypothesized that peer and friend relational victimization would be conceptually distinct from peer and friend physical victimization in Japan.
The participants were fourth and fifth graders (n = 222, 50% females, age 9-11) and their classroom teachers in Japanese elementary schools. The data were drawn from a short-term longitudinal study.
Results showed, as hypothesized, that peer and friend relational victimization was conceptually and empirically different from peer and friend physical victimization.
These findings suggest that children and teachers view peer and friend relational victimization and peer and friend physical victimization differently. Examining forms of victimization separately is promising for future peer relations research in Japan.
同伴侵害在儿童和青少年中已经被广泛研究;然而,该领域的大多数研究都是在西方文化中进行的。本研究的目的是评估评估不同形式的侵害(身体和关系侵害;双因素模型)与同伴群体和日本青少年友谊中综合侵害(单因素模型)的措施的效用。假设同伴和朋友关系侵害在日本将与同伴和朋友身体侵害在概念上有所区别。
参与者是日本小学的四、五年级学生(n=222,女性占 50%,年龄 9-11 岁)及其课堂教师。数据来自短期纵向研究。
结果表明,正如假设的那样,同伴和朋友关系侵害在概念上和实证上与同伴和朋友身体侵害不同。
这些发现表明,儿童和教师对同伴和朋友关系侵害以及同伴和朋友身体侵害的看法不同。分别检查侵害形式对于日本未来的同伴关系研究是有希望的。