The Influence of Peer Victimization on Children's Loneliness and Anxiety

또래괴롭힘이 아동의 외로움과 불안에 미치는 영향 -초등학생과 중학생을 대상으로-

  • Choi, Bo-Ga (Dept. of Child & Family Studies, Kyungpook National Univ.) ;
  • Lim, Ji-Young (Dept. of Home Economics Graduate School, Kyungpook National Univ.)
  • Published : 1999.01.01

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of peer victimization on children's loneliness and anxiety. The 937 subjects were selected from the fourth, fifth, and sixth graders of elementary schools and the first and second graders of middle schools. The main findings of this study were as follows : 1) Boys were more focused on overt victimization than girls. Girls received more prosocial behavior than boys. There was no significant gender difference in relational victimization. 2) As the grade were higher, the tendency of relational and overt victimization had been decreased. As the grade higher, the tendency of prosocial behavior was no significant difference. 3) The influence of peer victimization on children's loneliness had difference among subtypes of peer victimization. 4) The influence of peer victimization on children anxiety had difference among subtypes of peer victimization.

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