TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - The power of friendship: protection against an escalating cycle of peer victimization
JO  - Developmental psychology
A1  - Hodges, E. V.
A1  - Boivin, M.
A1  - Vitaro, F.
A1  - Bukowski, W. M.
SP  - 94
EP  - 101
VL  - 35
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0012-1649
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -