Date of Award
2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Karen Kochel
Abstract
Belonging is crucial for children’s social adjustment, and peer victimization has the potential to threaten belonging. Alternatively, it is possible that low levels of belonging can elicit higher victimization. My study determined the directionality of the relationship between peer victimization and belonging and whether gender moderated the relationship. There was no evidence that peer victimization was associated with decreases in classroom belonging, but low belonging was associated with higher levels of peer victimization. Gender did not moderate the relationship.
Recommended Citation
McGuiness, Bridget E., "Longitudinal Associations Between Peer Victimization and School Belonging in Elementary-Aged Children" (2024). Honors Theses. 1787.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses/1787