| Mediating Effects of Social Self-Perceptions and Peer-Beliefs on the Relations between Peer Victimization and School Adjustment |
| Yoon Jung Jang, Yoo Lim Shin |
| Department of Child & Family Studies, The Catholic University of Korea |
| Corresponding Author:
Yoo Lim Shin ,Tel: +82-2-2164-4487, Fax: +82-2-2164-4485, Email: yoolim@catholic.ac.kr |
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Received: June 30, 2010; Revised: July 6, 2010 Accepted: September 10, 2010. |
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| ABSTRACT |
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This study examined the potential mediating mechanisms underlying the association between peer victimization and school adjustment. 521 children in the fifth and sixth grades were recruited from primary schools in Korea. Peer nomination and self-reports were used to measure peer victimization, cognitive representations, and school avoidance. Academic achievement records were obtained from official school records. The findings indicated that peer victimization contributed to school avoidance and academic achievement by different pathways. The association between peer victimization and school avoidance was indirectly mediated by perceptions of the self and peers. In contrast, peer victimization was directly associated with academic achievement. |
| Keywords:
peer victimization, cognitive representations, academic achievement, school avoidance |
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