Intrapersonal and interpersonal risk factors for peer victimization in immigrant youth in Finland.

Abstract

This study (a) compared native Finns and immigrant children with respect to different forms of peer victimization and (b) tested whether intrapersonal (e.g., depression) and interpersonal (e.g., peer rejection) sample was drawn from the first phase of a large intervention evaluation project, KiVa, in Finland, composed of 4,957 native Finns (51% girls), 146 first-generation immigrants (48% girls), and 310 second-generation immigrants (53% girls) 9 to 12 years of age. The concurrent data included self- and peer reports collected via Internet-based questionnaires. Compared with native youth, first- and second-generation immigrants were more often targets of both peer- and self-reported victimization. Both immigrant groups experienced higher levels of physical, racist, and sexual victimization than natives. Furthermore, second-generation immigrants reported higher levels of property damage, threats, and cybervictimization than native Finns. Significant indirect effects were found between immigrant status and victimization. Interpersonal but not intrapersonal risk factors helped to explain these associations.

La necesidad de aceptación por los iguales como motivo subyacente del comportamiento agresivo y el acoso a los demás entre los jóvenes inmigrantes que viven en Austria y Noruega

“…In line with basic predictions of the acculturation model , empirical evidence on peer rejection among immigrants (e.g., Motti-Stefanidi et al, 2008;Strohmeier & Spiel, 2003;Strohmeier et al, 2011) and resource control theory (Hawley, 1999;Pellegrini, 2008) it was demonstrated the need for affiliation and acceptance is a more important predictor for bullying others and aggressive behaviour among immigrant youth compared with nonimmigrant youth. In line with acculturation models (Berry, , 2006 it was argued that the need for affiliation or acceptance are particular challenges for immigrant youth, who are also acculturating Oppedal, 2006).…”

“…28, nº 3 (octubre) gated whether the need for peer acceptance and affiliation as important underlying motive for bullying others and aggressive behaviour operates differently between non-immigrant and immigrant youth. In line with basic predictions of the acculturation model , empirical evidence on peer rejection among immigrants (e.g., Motti-Stefanidi et al, 2008;Strohmeier & Spiel, 2003;Strohmeier et al, 2011) and resource control theory (Hawley, 1999;Pellegrini, 2008) the hypothesis was that the need for affiliation and acceptance would be a more important predictor for bullying others and aggressive behaviour among first generation immigrant youth compared with non-immigrant youth. This was because first generation immigrants who migrated themselves and who experienced resettlement were expected to be more vulnerable regarding their peer relations compared to non-immigrants, Generally speaking, we assumed that the need to be affiliated with or accepted by peers is related with the acculturative process and aggressive behaviour might be one negative strategy to achieve such affiliation goals among first generation immigrant youth.…”

“…Also rare is research on peer victimization among students belonging to different ethnic, cultural or immigrant groups. Most general bullying studies find no differences between non-immigrants and immigrants (for an overview see Strohmeier et al, 2011). Thus, based on these comparative analyses, there is little empirical evidence that immigrant or minority status, in and of itself, is a risk factor for bullying and general peer victimization (see also, e.g., Graham, Taylor & Ho, 2009).…”

“…Migration is an inherently stressful life event because of the manifold challenges associated with resettlement and acculturation (Berry, 2006). Research demonstrated that immigrant youth are more vulnerable for peer rejection (e.g., Strohmeier, Kärnä, Salmivalli, 2011;Strohmeier & Spiel, 2003;Motti-Stefanidi et al, 2008) and racist victimization compared with their non-immigrant counterparts (e.g., Jasinskaja-Lahti & Liebkind, 2001;Liebkind & Jasinskaja-Lahti, 2000a;McKenney, Pepler, Craig, & Connolly, 2006;Monks;Ortega-Ruiz, & Rodriguez-Hidalgo, 2008;Verkuyten & Thijs, 2002). Thus, to feel affiliated with and accepted by peers are particular challenges for immigrant youth.…”

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“…(Seals y Young, 2003) o Canadá (McKenney, Pepler, Craig, y Connolly, 2006). Por otra parte, muchos estudios realizados en Europa no muestran diferencias significativas entre los grupos étnico-culturales en cuanto a la victimización (Durkin et al, 2012;Fandrem, Strohmeier, y Roland, 2009;Monks, Ortega-Ruiz, y Rodríguez-Hidalgo, 2008;Strohmeier, Kärnä, y Salmivalli, 2011). Algunos trabajos, menos numerosos, sí han encontrado dichas diferencias significativas" (Wolke, Woods, Stanford, y Schulz, 2001) y también a la hora de actuar como el agresor victimizado (Strohmeier, Spiel, y Gradinger, 2008).…”