Differences in Aggression and Alcohol Use among Youth with Varying Levels of Victimization and Popularity Status

Awareness that high-status adolescents can be targets of aggression has grown in recent years. However, questions remain about the associations of the confluence of victimization and popularity with adjustment. The current study fills this gap by examining the joint and unique effects of victimizati...

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Published in:Journal of youth and adolescence 2022-10, Vol.51 (10), p.1914-1925
Main Authors: Malamut, Sarah T., Dawes, Molly, Lansu, Tessa A. M., van den Berg, Yvonne, Cillessen, Antonius H. N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Aggressiveness
Alcohol use
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Bullying
Child and School Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Empirical Research
Health Psychology
History of Psychology
Law and Psychology
Peer relationships
Popularity
Psychology
Teenagers
Victimization
Victims
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Summary:Awareness that high-status adolescents can be targets of aggression has grown in recent years. However, questions remain about the associations of the confluence of victimization and popularity with adjustment. The current study fills this gap by examining the joint and unique effects of victimization and popularity on aggression and alcohol use. Participants were 804 Dutch adolescents (50.2% boys, M age  = 13.65) who were followed for one year. High-status victims were more aggressive and drank more alcohol than lower-status victims. High-status victims were also more proactively and indirectly aggressive and self-reported more bullying than high-status non-victims. Thus, the findings demonstrated a conjoined risk of victimization and popularity for some types of aggression.
ISSN:0047-2891
1573-6601
DOI:10.1007/s10964-022-01649-7