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Citation

Astor RA, Benbenishty R, Marachi R, Haj-Yahia MM, Zeira A, Perkins-Hart S, Pitner RO. J. School Violence 2002; 1(1): 11-33.

Affiliation

School of Social Work, University of Michigan, 1080 South University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1300/J202v01n01_02

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study examined the effects of the awareness of risky peer group behaviors (e.g., drug use, students carrying weapons, or vandalism on school grounds) on students' experiences of school victimization. This is one of the few studies conducted in the Middle East that examine issues of school violence. This article (Part I) focuses on elementary school students. Part II is forthcoming in a future article and will focus on junior high school students. The sample was drawn from central and northern Israel and consisted of 1346 Arab and 1478 Jewish students (4th-6th grades). Students completed an anonymous self-report questionnaire, which was based on the California School Climate Survey (Furlong et al., 1997). The findings from a hierarchical regression analysis show that elementary school students' awareness of risky peer group behaviors in school contexts is one of the strongest predictors of their own personal victimization, controlling for gender, ethnicity, and grade level. Theoretical and practical implication are discussed.

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