Characteristics of rumors and rumor victims in early adolescence: Rumor content and social impact

Berg

Lansu

et al. 2020

Aggressive Behavior

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Previous studies indicate that when identifying individuals involved in bullying, the concordance between self‐ and peer‐ reports is low to moderate. There is support that self‐ and peer‐ identified victims constitute distinct types of victims and differ in adjustment. Likewise, differentiating between self‐ and peer‐ reports of bullying may also reveal distinct types of bullies. The goal of this study was to examine differences between types of bullies identified via dyadic nominations (self‐identified, victim‐identified, and self/victim identified). First, we examined the concordance between dyadic nominations of bullying and traditional measures of bullying (i.e., self‐ and peer‐reports). Second, we compared the behavioral profiles of the bully types to nonbullies, with a focus on aggressive behaviors and social status. Third, we examined whether the types of bullies targeted victims with different levels of popularity, as well as the role of their own popularity and prioritizing of popularity. Participants were 1,008 Dutch adolescents (50.1% male, Mage = 14.14 years, standard deviation [SD] = 1.30) who completed a classroom assessment of dyadic nominations, peer nominations, and self‐report items. Results indicated that victim identified and self/victim identified bullies were more aggressive, more popular, and less socially preferred than self‐identified bullies and nonbullies. Self/victim identified bullies targeted victims with the highest social status. The association between bully type and victims' popularity was further qualified by bullies' own popularity and the degree to which they prioritized popularity. Implications for the implementation of dyadic nominations are discussed.

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 69%

“…Our findings add to a growing body of research suggesting that not all victims of aggression have low social status (e.g., Andrews et al, 2016;Malamut, Dawes, & Xie, 2018). Furthermore, our results suggest that different types of bullies may choose different targets.…”

Section: Differences In Bullies' Victimssupporting

confidence: 67%

Dyadic nominations of bullying: Comparing types of bullies and their victims

Berg

Lansu

et al. 2020

Aggressive Behavior

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“…Both high and low popularity may be risk factors for reputational victimization. Reputational aggression can be used to target a high-status peer (e.g., social competition) or a low-status peer (e.g., choosing an easy target; Malamut et al 2018). Consistent with past research, a curvilinear association was expected between popularity and reputational victimization (Prinstein and Cillessen 2003).…”

Section: Subtypes Of Victimizationsupporting

confidence: 59%

Prospective Associations between Popularity, Victimization, and Aggression in Early Adolescence

Luo

Schwartz

2020

J Youth Adolescence

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Recent research has highlighted an understudied phenomenon in the peer victimization literature thus far: the overlap between high status (i.e., popularity) and victimization. However, the research on this phenomenon has primarily been cross-sectional. The current investigation uses a longitudinal design to address two questions related to high-status victims. First, the present study examined prospective associations between popularity and two forms of indirect victimization (reputational victimization and exclusion). Second, this study examined elevated aggression as a consequence of high-status youth’s victimization (using self- and peer- reports of victimization). Participants were 370 adolescents (Mage = 14.44, range = 14.00–16.00; 56.5% girls) who were followed for 1 year. Both high and low levels of popularity were prospectively associated with reputational victimization. Moreover, popularity moderated the association between self-reported indirect victimization (but not peer-reported indirect victimization) and aggression. The results help build toward a more comprehensive understanding of both victimization and aggression in adolescence. Findings are discussed in terms of implications for a cycle of aggression in youth and the lowered effectiveness of bullying interventions in adolescence.

“…High-status victims were also found in a recent study using latent profile analysis to identify different subtypes of victimized youth ( Malamut, Dawes, et al, 2021 ). Although there is evidence of popular youth being targeted with multiple forms of victimization ( Dawes & Malamut, 2020 ), they are particularly likely to be targeted with indirect/relational forms of victimization (e.g., Badaly, Kelly, Schwartz, & Dabney-Lieras, 2013 ; Closson, Hart, & Hogg, 2017 ; Dyches & Mayeux, 2012 ; Malamut, Dawes, & Xie, 2018 ; Malamut, Luo, & Schwartz, 2020 ).…”

Section: The Role Of Status In Bullying and Victimizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bullying Prevention in Adolescence: Solutions and New Challenges from the Past Decade

Salmivalli

Laninga‐Wijnen

J of Research on Adolesc

et al. 2021

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Bullying among youth at school continues to be a global challenge. Being exposed to bullying may be especially hurtful in adolescence, a vulnerable period during which both peer group belonging and status become key concerns. In the current review, we first summarize the effectiveness of the solutions that were offered a decade ago in the form of anti-bullying programs. We proceed by highlighting some intriguing challenges concomitant to, or emerging from these solutions, focusing especially on their relevance during adolescence. These challenges are related to (1) the relatively weak, and highly variable effects of anti-bullying programs, (2) the complex associations among bullying, victimization, and social status, (3) the questions raised regarding the beneficial (or possibly iatrogenic) effects of peer defending, and (4) the healthy context paradox, that is, the phenomenon of remaining or emerging victims being worse off in contexts where the average levels of victimization decrease. We end by providing some suggestions for the next decade of research in the area of bullying prevention among adolescents.