Victimization in South Korean children's peer groups.
This study reports a cross-sectional investigation of the behavioral, academic, and psychosocial correlates of victimization in South Korean children's peer groups. The participants were 122 children (66 boys, 56 girls; from 10-12-years-old) recruited from a primary school in Seoul, South Korea. Multi-informant assessments (peer nominations, teacher ratings, and self-reports) of peer victimization, social behavior, loneliness/social dissatisfaction, and academic functioning were obtained. Multivariate analyses indicated that peer victimization was associated with poor academic adjustment, loneliness, submissive-withdrawn behavior, aggression, and low levels of assertive-prosocial behavior. These findings suggest that there is considerable similarity in the social processes underlying peer group victimization across South Korean and Western cultural settings.
Schwartz
David
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Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA.
Farver
JoAnn M
JM
Chang
Lei
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Lee-Shin
Yoolim
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D000374:Aggression; D002648:Child; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008132:Loneliness / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012918:Social Alienation / Q000523:psychology; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014477:Underachievement