@article{ref1,
title="The protective role of friendship quality on the wellbeing of adolescents victimized by peers",
journal="Journal of youth and adolescence",
year="2016",
author="Cuadros, Olga and Berger, Christian",
volume="45",
number="9",
pages="1877-1888",
abstract="Although studies on peer relations acknowledge that having friends constitutes a protective factor against being victimized by peers at school, it is not enough for this factor to operate. The quality of these friendships does play a role too. The present study explored the moderating role of friendship-quality dimensions (closeness, support, disclosure, and affection) on peer victimization and wellbeing. 614 young adolescents (4th to 6th graders, 50.1 % girls) were assessed three times over 1 year. Analyses were conducted to determine moderation effects, differentiated by gender. <br><br>RESULTS showed that only disclosure and support interact with victimization and affect wellbeing, especially for girls. Implications for studying peer relations, acknowledging gender differences, are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0047-2891",
doi="10.1007/s10964-016-0504-4",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10964-016-0504-4"
}