Research article summary (published 27 Feb 2005):

Daily reports of witnessing and experiencing peer harassment in middle school.

Full Abstract

Two studies examined daily incidents of peer harassment in urban middle schools. Sixth-grade students (M age = 11 years) described their daily personal experiences and witnessed accounts of peer harassment, and rated their negative feelings across a 2-week period. In Study 1 (n = 95), within-subject analyses across 4 days revealed that both personally experienced and witnessed harassment were associated with increases in daily anxiety, whereas witnessing harassment buffered students against increases in humiliation on days when they personally experienced harassment. Evidence for witnessing as a buffer against increases in humiliation and anger was also found in Study 2 (n = 97) that included 5 daily reports. Witnessing harassment also protected students against increases in negative self-perceptions.

Author information

Author/s: Nishina, Adrienne (A); Juvonen, Jaana (J);

Affiliation: Department of Education, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 900951521, USA. anishina(-atsign-)ucla.edu <anishina(-atsign-)ucla.edu>

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Child development (Child Dev), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2005 Mar-Apr; vol 76 (issue 2) : pp 435-50

Dates: Created 2005/03/23; Completed 2005/08/09;

PMID: 15784092, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Affect Anxiety - epidemiology; psychology Female Humans Male Peer Group

Peer Group Schools Self Concept Social Behavior Socioeconomic Factors Students - psychology

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