ERIC Number: EJ1397148
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
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Do Adolescence Peer Victimization Experiences Hamper Healthy Relationships in Young Adulthood?
D'Urso, Giulio; Juvonen, Jaana; Salmivalli, Christina
European Journal of Developmental Psychology, v20 n5 p839-853 2023
The current study examines whether peer victimization experienced in early adolescence is associated with compromised social functioning 14 years later in young adulthood. The sample involved 1533 young adults (65.1% female, M[subscript age] = 27.06) who had participated in a large research project as middle school students (7th and 8th graders, with 13-14 years of age at wave 1) in Finland. Self-reported victimization during 1 year in middle school across three time points (waves 1-3) was first used to predict young adults' romantic relationship satisfaction and victimization at workplace (wave 4), while controlling for gender and initial grade level. The model suggested that peer victimization was associated with lower level of romantic relationship satisfaction and an increased risk for workplace victimization. When middle school depression, social anxiety, and bullying perpetration were added as covariates, peer victimization in middle school was no longer directly related to romantic relationship satisfaction. Peer victimization and bullying perpetration were each predictive of workplace victimization in this model. Adolescence bullying perpetration did not moderate the impact of victimization on adult outcomes. The findings suggest that the prevention of bullying and peer victimization as well as depression in adolescence is important to lower the long-term risks for social adjustment.
Descriptors: Adolescents, Young Adults, Peer Relationship, Victims, Interpersonal Relationship, Interpersonal Competence, Middle School Students, Grade 7, Grade 8, Dating (Social), Interpersonal Attraction, Work Environment, Satisfaction, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety, Bullying, Prevention, Foreign Countries, Time Perspective
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 7; Grade 8
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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