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The Bidirectional Associations between Aggression and Peer Victimization from Late Childhood to Early Adolescence: A Cross-lagged Study

JI Linqin, ZHANG Meng, DONG Meihui, PAN Bin, ZHANG Wenxin   

  1. School of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014
  • Published:2021-09-23

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Abstract: In a sample of 2178 children (Mage=11.05, SDage=0.69 years, 1132 boys) who were recruited from 14 elementary schools and followed from grade 5 to grade 8, the current study examined the cross-lagged longitudinal associations between aggression and peer victimization. The results revealed that relational aggression at grade 5, 6, and 7 predicted increases in relational victimization 1 year later, physical aggression at grade 7 predicted increases in physical victimization at grade 8, and experience of relational victimization at grade 6 predicted increases in relational aggression at grade 7. These results did not differ across gender. The results indicated that the longitudinal association between aggression and peer victimization was generally consistent with a sequential model stating that aggression predicts later experience of peer victimization, while at the same time partially supported the bidirectional association between aggression and peer victimization. The finding had implications for intervention and prevention of children's aggression and victimization.

Key words: children and adolescence, aggression, peer victimization, longitudinal association

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  • B844
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