Ethnicity, Peer Harassment, and Adjustment in Middle School: An Exploratory Study.

Graham, Sandra; Juvonen, Jaana

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ERIC Number: EJ656238

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Publication Date: 2002

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Ethnicity, Peer Harassment, and Adjustment in Middle School: An Exploratory Study.

Graham, Sandra; Juvonen, Jaana

Journal of Early Adolescence, v22 n2 p173-99 May 2002

Examined peer groups and school ethnic composition as risk factors for peer harassment during early adolescence. Peers nominated aggressive and harassed students and reported self-perceived loneliness, social anxiety, and global self-esteem. Found that deviations from normative perceptions of a person's peer group were particularly detrimental to psychological and social adjustment. (Author/DLH)

Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Blacks, Bullying, Emotional Adjustment, Ethnic Distribution, Hispanic Americans, Loneliness, Middle Schools, Peer Relationship, Preadolescents, Questionnaires, School Culture, Self Esteem, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Adjustment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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