TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Victimization by peers: associations with children's reports of mother-child interaction
JO  - Journal of personality and social psychology
A1  - Finnegan, R. A.
A1  - Hodges, E. V.
A1  - Perry, D. G.
SP  - 1076
EP  - 1086
VL  - 75
IS  - 4
N2  - Children who are chronically victimized by peers are at risk for personal difficulties. This study examined whether victimization is associated with mother-child interaction at home. Preadolescents (N = 184; mean age = 11.7 years) reported on their mother's child-rearing practices and on how they cope during conflicts with their mother. Peers reported on victimization at school. Sex-specific links between perceived family interaction and peer victimization were found. For boys, victimization was associated with perceived maternal overprotectiveness, especially when boys reported reacting with fear during mother-child conflict. For girls, victimization was associated with perceived maternal rejection and with girls' reports of aggressive coping during mother-child conflict. Results support the theory that parenting that hinders children's development of gender-salient competencies (autonomy for boys and communion for girls) places children at risk for peer victimization.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3514
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -