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Citation

Boel-Studt S, Renner LM. Child Abuse Negl. 2014; 38(6): 1051-1060.

Affiliation

University of Iowa, School of Social Work, 308 North Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.10.026

PMID

24290660

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and child and family-level correlates of direct and indirect victimization by peers among children ages 6-9.

Four hundred and twenty-five children were included in the final sample. Data for this study were drawn from the first wave of the Developmental Victimization Survey. Logistic regression models were used to examine associations between children's demographics, anxiety, depression, anger, parent-child relationship, and exposure to family violence and children's experience of direct or indirect victimization by peers.

The results showed that increased depression scores and exposure to family violence were associated with increased risk for direct and indirect victimization by peers. Black children were more likely to experience direct victimization and less likely to experience indirect victimization compared to White children. Child's race significantly moderated the association between parental criticism and indirect victimization. Child's gender did not significantly moderate these associations.

Implications for developmentally specific prevention and intervention approaches that are grounded in a social-ecological framework are discussed.


Language: en

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