@article{ref1,
title="Subtypes, severity, and structural stability of peer victimization: what does latent class analysis say?",
journal="Child development",
year="2007",
author="Nylund-Gibson, Karen and Bellmore, Amy D. and Nishina, Adrienne and Graham, S.",
volume="78",
number="6",
pages="1706-1722",
abstract="This study uses latent class analysis (LCA) to empirically identify victimization groups during middle school. Approximately 2,000 urban, public middle school students (mean age in sixth grade = 11.57) reported on their peer victimization during the Fall and Spring semesters of their sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. Independent LCA analyses at each semester yielded 3 victim classes based on victimization degree rather than type (e.g., physical vs. relational). The most victimized class always represented the smallest proportion of the sample, decreasing from 20% in sixth grade to 6% by the end of eighth grade. This victimized class also always reported feeling less safe at school concurrently and more depressed than others 1 semester later, illustrating the validity of the LCA approach.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0009-3920",
doi="10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01097.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01097.x"
}