Adolescents' perceptions of Student and Teacher/Staff Defending Against Stigma-Based Peer Victimization.
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| Title: | Adolescents' perceptions of Student and Teacher/Staff Defending Against Stigma-Based Peer Victimization. |
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| Authors: | Meter, Diana J.1 (AUTHOR) diana.meter@usu.edu, Worley, Justin T.1 (AUTHOR), Butler, Kevin2 (AUTHOR), Renshaw, Tyler L.2 (AUTHOR), Poteat, V. Paul3 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | European Journal of Developmental Psychology. Jul2024, Vol. 21 Issue 4, p663-678. 16p. |
| Subject Terms: | *School environment, *Teenagers, Ethnic groups, Crime victims, Subjective well-being (Psychology), Cyberbullying, Ethnicity, Racial identity of white people |
| Abstract: | We investigated (1) grade differences in perceived stigma-based peer victimization (SBPV), (2) differences in perceived student and teacher/staff defending against types of SBPV, and (3) whether defending against SBPV affected student subjective wellbeing (SSWB) via anti-victimization school climate perceptions. Participants were 1124 US adolescents (48% girls, 48% boys, 3% another identity) in Grades 6–9. Participants identified as Hispanic (61%), Black (12%), White/Non-Hispanic (12%), and other racial/ethnic identities (15%). We found small differences in perceived defending against different types of SBPV. There were no differences between grades for perceived student defending, but teachers/staff defended 9th-graders less than 6th-graders across all types of SBPV. Student defending against ability-based victimization and teacher/staff defending against sexuality- and weight-based victimization predicted SSWB indirectly through anti-victimization school climate perceptions. Although SBPV is harmful to adolescents' school functioning, students and teachers/staff can defend against SBPV to promote more adaptive perceptions of school climate and wellbeing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | We investigated (1) grade differences in perceived stigma-based peer victimization (SBPV), (2) differences in perceived student and teacher/staff defending against types of SBPV, and (3) whether defending against SBPV affected student subjective wellbeing (SSWB) via anti-victimization school climate perceptions. Participants were 1124 US adolescents (48% girls, 48% boys, 3% another identity) in Grades 6–9. Participants identified as Hispanic (61%), Black (12%), White/Non-Hispanic (12%), and other racial/ethnic identities (15%). We found small differences in perceived defending against different types of SBPV. There were no differences between grades for perceived student defending, but teachers/staff defended 9th-graders less than 6th-graders across all types of SBPV. Student defending against ability-based victimization and teacher/staff defending against sexuality- and weight-based victimization predicted SSWB indirectly through anti-victimization school climate perceptions. Although SBPV is harmful to adolescents' school functioning, students and teachers/staff can defend against SBPV to promote more adaptive perceptions of school climate and wellbeing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 17405629 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17405629.2024.2315761 |
