title: Impact of adolescent peer aggression on later educational and employment outcomes in an Australian cohort.
abstract: This study used prospective birth cohort data to analyse the relationship between peer aggression at 14 years of age and educational and employment outcomes at 17 years (N = 1091) and 20 years (N = 1003). Participants from the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) study were divided into mutually exclusive categories of peer aggression. Involvement in peer aggression was reported by 40.2% (10.1% victims; 21.4% perpetrators; 8.7% victim-perpetrators) of participants. Participants involved in any form of peer aggression were less likely to complete secondary school. Perpetrators and victim-perpetrators of peer aggression were more likely to be in the 'No Education, Employment or Training' group at 20 years of age. This association was explained by non-completion of secondary school. These findings demonstrate a robust association between involvement in peer aggression and non-completion of secondary school, which in turn was associated with an increased risk of poor educational and employment outcomes in early adulthood.
authors.affiliation: Children's Health and Environment Program, Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia.
authors.forename: Sophie E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.affiliation: Metro North Mental Health, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia; The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia. Electronic address: james.scott@health.qld.gov.au.
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.affiliation: The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia.
authors.forename: Hannah J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.affiliation: Children's Health and Environment Program, Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, University of Queensland, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia.
authors.forename: Peter D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Sly
authors.affiliation: Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Subiaco, WA 6008, Australia; School of Psychology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.
authors.forename: Andrew J O
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Whitehouse
authors.affiliation: Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Subiaco, WA 6008, Australia.
authors.forename: Stephen R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Zubrick
authors.affiliation: Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, QLD, Australia; School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, QLD, Australia.
authors.forename: Rosana E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Norman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D001315:Australia; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012574:Schools / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Adolescent; Bullying; Education; Employment; Peer aggression; Raine study