Citation

Hjalmarsson S. J. Youth Adolesc. 2018; 47(1): 88-104.

Affiliation

Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13, SE-101 31, Stockholm, Sweden. simon.hjalmarsson@sofi.su.se.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10964-017-0747-8

PMID

28929271

Abstract

There is limited knowledge on the impact of economic resources on adverse peer relations during adolescence. This study used a nationally representative sample (n = 4725, 51% girls) of Swedish eighth-grade students (approximately age fourteen) to examine associations between economic resources and adverse peer relations in the form of peer rejection and bullying victimization. Adolescents from households in the lowest within-school household income quintile were found to be rejected by school class peers to a greater extent than more advantaged students, but an association was not found between relative household income and bullying victimization. In contrast, adolescents unable to participate in activities with peers for economic reasons experienced more rejection and were at higher risk of victimization. The results underline the multidimensionality of adverse peer relations and advance our knowledge on how economic resources relate to peer relations in youth.

Language: en

Keywords

Adolescence; Bullying victimization; Economic resources; Material deprivation; Peer rejection; Poverty