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Early behavior problems as a predictor of later peer group victimization: moderators and mediators in the pathways of social risk.

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Schwartz, D; McFadyen-Ketchum, S; Dodge, KA; Pettit, GS; Bates, JE
Published in: Journal of abnormal child psychology
June 1999

This study is a prospective investigation of the predictive association between early behavior problems (internalizing, externalizing, hyperactivity-impulsiveness, immaturity-dependency) and later victimization in the peer group. Teacher ratings of the behavioral adjustment of 389 kindergarten and 1st-grade children (approximate age range of 5 to 6 years-old) were obtained, using standardized behavior problem checklists. These ratings predicted peer nomination scores for victimization, obtained 3 years later, even after the prediction associated with concurrent behavior problems was statistically controlled. Further analyses suggested that the relation between early behavior problems and later victimization is mediated by peer rejection and moderated by children's dyadic friendships. Behavior problems appear to play an important role in determining victimization within the peer group, although the relevant pathways are complex and influenced by other aspects of children's social adjustment.

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Published In

Journal of abnormal child psychology

DOI

EISSN

1573-2835

ISSN

0091-0627

Publication Date

June 1999

Volume

27

Issue

3

Start / End Page

191 / 201

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Behavior
  • Risk Factors
  • Prospective Studies
  • Peer Group
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Forecasting
  • Female
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Crime Victims
 

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Schwartz, D., McFadyen-Ketchum, S., Dodge, K. A., Pettit, G. S., & Bates, J. E. (1999). Early behavior problems as a predictor of later peer group victimization: moderators and mediators in the pathways of social risk. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 27(3), 191–201. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1021948206165
Schwartz, D., S. McFadyen-Ketchum, K. A. Dodge, G. S. Pettit, and J. E. Bates. “Early behavior problems as a predictor of later peer group victimization: moderators and mediators in the pathways of social risk.Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 27, no. 3 (June 1999): 191–201. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1021948206165.
Schwartz D, McFadyen-Ketchum S, Dodge KA, Pettit GS, Bates JE. Early behavior problems as a predictor of later peer group victimization: moderators and mediators in the pathways of social risk. Journal of abnormal child psychology. 1999 Jun;27(3):191–201.
Schwartz, D., et al. “Early behavior problems as a predictor of later peer group victimization: moderators and mediators in the pathways of social risk.Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, vol. 27, no. 3, June 1999, pp. 191–201. Epmc, doi:10.1023/a:1021948206165.
Schwartz D, McFadyen-Ketchum S, Dodge KA, Pettit GS, Bates JE. Early behavior problems as a predictor of later peer group victimization: moderators and mediators in the pathways of social risk. Journal of abnormal child psychology. 1999 Jun;27(3):191–201.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of abnormal child psychology

DOI

EISSN

1573-2835

ISSN

0091-0627

Publication Date

June 1999

Volume

27

Issue

3

Start / End Page

191 / 201

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Behavior
  • Risk Factors
  • Prospective Studies
  • Peer Group
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Forecasting
  • Female
  • Developmental & Child Psychology
  • Crime Victims