Moderators of the Link Between Social Preference and Persistent Peer Victimization for Elementary School Children.
Jake C SteggerdaJulia L KieferIshan N VengurlekarJuventino Hernandez RodriguezFreddie A Pastrana RiveraSamantha J Gregus SladeMelissa BrownT Forest MooreTimothy A CavellPublished in: Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 (2024)
Findings provide evidence that children who experience high levels of IS and AS are at risk for being persistently victimized by peers and that high AS could signal increased risk for persistent victimization even when children are generally liked by peers. We discuss the implications of these findings for efforts to develop focused interventions for chronically bullied children.