@article{ref1,
title="The power of friendship: protection against an escalating cycle of peer victimization",
journal="Developmental psychology",
year="1999",
author="Hodges, E. V. and Boivin, M. and Vitaro, F. and Bukowski, W. M.",
volume="35",
number="1",
pages="94-101",
abstract="This study examined 2 aspects of friendship (presence and perceived qualities of a best friend) as moderators of behavioral antecedents and outcomes of peer victimization. A total of 393 children (188 boys and 205 girls) in the 4th and 5th grades (mean age = 10 years 7 months) participated during each of 2 waves of data collection in this 1-year longitudinal study. Results indicated that teacher-reported internalizing and externalizing behaviors predicted increases in peer-reported victimization, but the relation of internalizing behaviors to increases in victimization was attenuated for children with a protective friendship. Victimization predicted increases in internalizing and externalizing behaviors but only for children without a mutual best friendship. Results highlight the importance of peer friendships in preventing an escalating cycle of peer abuse.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0012-1649",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}