Differences in Aggression and Alcohol Use among Youth with Varying Levels of Victimization and Popularity Status
: Malamut Sarah T, Dawes Molly, Lansu Tessa AM, van den Berg Yvonne, Cillessen Antonius HN
Publisher: SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
: 2022
: Journal of Youth and Adolescence
: JOURNAL OF YOUTH AND ADOLESCENCE
: J YOUTH ADOLESCENCE
: 51
: 10
: 1914
: 1925
: 12
: 0047-2891
: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-022-01649-7
: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10964-022-01649-7
: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/175916474
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.
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