ERIC Number: EJ1201622
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Publication Date: 2018
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School Victimization in Adolescents: A 3-Step Latent Profile Analysis
Mindrila, Diana; Davis, Pamela; Moore, Lori
Journal of Research in Education, v28 n2 p1-36 Fall 2018
The study aimed to develop a typology of victimization based on the extent to which students experienced face-to-face (traditional) victimization and/or cyber-victimization and, consequently, manifested fear and avoidance. The sample consisted of 497 adolescents (ages 12- 18) who took the 2011 School Crime Supplement of the National Crime Victimization Survey and had at least one cyber-victimization experience. Latent profile analysis (LPA) with a 3-step estimation procedure was employed, using school behavior management as a covariate and weapon carrying as a distal outcome. LPA yielded three latent profiles: (a) Average (N=441), (b) Traditional & Cyber-Victims (N=33), and (c) Traditional Victims (N=23). As behavior management effectiveness increased, the likelihood of being assigned to groups with higher victimization levels decreased. Further, the Average group was 57.6% less likely to carry a weapon than the Traditional & Cyber-Victims group. The probability of carrying weapons did not differ significantly between the two groups with severe levels of victimization.
Descriptors: Adolescents, Victims, Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Fear, Student Behavior, Behavior Modification, Weapons, Probability, Aggression, Peer Relationship, Intervention, Coping, Psychological Patterns, Mental Health, Well Being, Educational Environment
Eastern Educational Research Association. George Watson, Marshall University, One John Marshall Drive, College of Education and Professional Development, Huntington, WV 25755. e-mail: eerajournal@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.eeraorganization.org
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