Citation

Furlong MJ, Chung A, Bates M, Morrison RL. Educ. Treat. Child. 1995; 18(3): 282-298.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, West Virginia University Press)

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Abstract

This study examines school violence victimization among students in grades 5 to 12 who responded to the California School Climate and Safety Survey (CSCSS). Violence victimization was measured by self-report across 21 incidents ranging from less serious verbal harassment to weapon threats and physical injury. Drawing from a total sample of 6,148 pupils, subgroups of students who fell among the top 5% in terms of the number of discrete types of victimization experienced during the month preceding the survey (multi-victims, n = 388) were compared to students at the same schools who had no victimization experiences (non-victims, n = 928).

RESULTS showed multi-victims compared to non-victims were more likely to be male, to perceive the school campus as being unsafe, to have poorer social support networks with peers and teachers, to have pervasive distrusting attitudes about interpersonal relationships, and to be more worried about school violence. There were less dramatic associations with overall attitudes toward school, achievement motivation, and actual academic performance, suggesting that social and attitudinal effects may precede markedly deteriorated school performance.

Keywords: Juvenile justice;

Language: en