TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - The Awareness of Risky Peer Group Behaviors on School Grounds as Predictors of Students' Victimization on School Grounds: Part IñElementary Schools
JO  - Journal of school violence
A1  - Astor, Ron Avi
A1  - Benbenishty, Rami
A1  - Marachi, Roxana
A1  - Haj-Yahia, Muhammad M.
A1  - Zeira, Anat
A1  - Perkins-Hart, Suzanne
A1  - Pitner, Ronald O.
SP  - 11
EP  - 34
VL  - 1
IS  - 1
N2  - 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 implications are discussed. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Journal of School Violence, 2002. Copyright © 2002 by International School Violence Prevention Association / The Haworth Press)  Peer Relations Peer Risk Factors Peer Risk Behavior Child Substance Use Child Risk Behavior Child Behavior Multiple Risk Behavior Child Firearms Carrying Child Weapons Carrying Child Crime Drug Use Effects Substance Use Effects School Vandalism Crime Effects Victimization Causes Peer Victimization Peer Substance Use Peer Crime Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Elementary School Student Student Violence School Violence Violence Causes Late Childhood Foreign Countries Israel Middle East Self Report Studies 06-02<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1538-8220
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -