Exposure to "Low-Level" Aggression in School: Associations with Aggressive Behavior, Future Expectations, and Perceived Safety
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2003
Journal / Book Title
Violence and Victims
Abstract
Examined associations with witnessing and being victimized by "low-level" aggressive acts (e.g., pushing, gossip) and three indicators of psychosocial functioning in a sample of 771 elementary school students from one urban and one suburban school district. Results indicated that exposure to low-level aggression appears to relate to psychosocial functioning in ways similar to more severe forms of aggression. Students who were exposed to higher levels of both witnessing and victimization by low-level aggression reported the highest levels of engagement in aggression, the lowest levels of positive expectations for the future, and the lowest levels of perceived safety. Findings are discussed in the context of research on exposure to aggression in general, with suggestions offered for future studies. Implications of the findings for school-based intervention programs are raised.
DOI
10.1891/vivi.2003.18.6.691
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Boxer, Paul; Edwards-Leeper, Laura; Goldstein, Sara; Musher-Eizenman, Dara; and Dubow, Eric F., "Exposure to "Low-Level" Aggression in School: Associations with Aggressive Behavior, Future Expectations, and Perceived Safety" (2003). Department of Family Science and Human Development Scholarship and Creative Works. 71.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/familysci-facpubs/71
Published Citation
Boxer, P., Edwards-Leeper, L., Goldstein, S. E., Musher-Eizenman, D., & Dubow, E. F. (2003). Exposure to "Low-Level" Aggression in School: Associations With Aggressive Behavior, Future Expectations, and Perceived Safety. Violence and Victims, 18(6), 691–704. https://doi.org/10.1891/vivi.2003.18.6.691