Psychological Development and Education ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (5): 695-705.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2024.05.10

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The Longitudinal Relationship between Peer Rejection and Externalizing Behaviors in Adolescents: School Assets and Gender as Moderators

WANG Lingxiao, GUO Mingyu, XU Junyan, CHANG Shumin   

  1. Department of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014
  • Published:2024-09-19

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Abstract: This study investigated the relationship relatienship between peer rejection and externalizing behaviors one year later, and examining the direct and the moderating effects of school assets and gender on the relationship. A survey research method was adopted in which the peer nomination procedure, school assets questionnaires, teacher’s report form were administered to 1169 adolescents (Mage = 12.59) were followed from Grade 7 to Grade 8. The results of hierarchical regression analyses indicated that: (1) After controlling district and T1 externalizing behaviors, peer rejection significantly positively predicted T2 externalizing behaviors; (2) Peer rejection significantly positively predicted T2 externalizing behaviors when adolescents had low levels of school assets; Peer rejection positively predicted boys’ T2 externalizing behaviors; (3) School assets moderated the relationship between peer rejection and T2 externalizing behaviors, and the moderating effect varied according to adolescents’ gender. Specifically, peer rejection predicted boys’ T2 externalizing behaviors when school assets were low. The results reveal the protective effect of school assets on externalizing behaviors of boys who are rejected by peers, and suggest that it is necessary to provide adequate school assets for those boys with disadvantaged peers.

Key words: peer rejection, externalizing behaviors, school assets, adolescents

CLC Number: 

  • B844
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