A primary objective of this investigation was to extend our knowledge about the prevalence
and forms of peer victimization in kindergarten and its relation to children's school …

Past research has shown that peer victimization and school maladjustment are related, but it
is unclear whether victimization is a cause or consequence of such difficulties. This study …

The purpose of the current study is to investigate the effects of frequency of peer
victimization experiences on psychological and academic adjustment during early …

Peer victimization among schoolchildren is a common problem that predicts serious
maladjustment. In this article, the authors define peer victimization, provide a brief overview …

Peer victimization is a common occurrence in school settings. This study investigated the
relationship between peer victimization and school adjustment in a sample of 1,022 sixth …

Peer harassment is such a common experience that it appears that most children have been
bullied at some time or another during the course of their school careers. For instance …

There is growing interest in gender differences in the experience of various forms of peer
victimization; however, much of the work to date has used traditional variable-centered …

African American (n= 350) and Latino (n= 435) 6th grade students from eight middle schools
completed self-report measures of peer victimization and psychological adjustment (ie, self …

This short-term longitudinal investigation focused on associations between victimization in
the peer group and academic functioning over a 1-year period. The authors used a multi …

This study sought to identify features of peer victimization that aggravate negative outcomes
in children. The features that were assessed include “power imbalance,” a commonly used …