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- Title
Relational Aggression at School: Associations with School Safety and Social Climate.
- Authors
Goldstein, Sara E.; Young, Amy; Boyd, Carol
- Abstract
The present study examines how exposure to relational aggression at school is associated with adolescents’ perceptions of, and participation in, a hostile school environment. Participants were 1,335 African American and European American adolescents in grades 7 through 12 (52% female, 49% African American). Results indicate that exposure to relational aggression is associated with several components of adolescents’ perceptions of the school climate. Adolescents exposed to high levels of relational aggression perceived their school to be less safe, and were less pleased with the general social atmosphere at school. Moreover, for males, but not females, exposure to relational aggression was associated with carrying a weapon to school. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed in terms of working toward safer school environments for adolescents.
- Subjects
RESEARCH; EXPOSURE (Criminal law); AGGRESSION (Psychology) in adolescence; INTERPERSONAL relations in children; HOSTILITY; SCHOOL environment; SOCIAL context; TEENAGERS; EUROPEAN Americans; AFRICAN Americans
- Publication
Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 2008, Vol 37, Issue 6, p641
- ISSN
0047-2891
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10964-007-9192-4