Intrapersonal and interpersonal risk factors for peer victimization in immigrant youth in Finland

Bibliographic Data

ID9788010
AuthorsDagmar Strohmeier (0000-0002-1479-6674, University of Vienna, corresponding author), Antti Kärnä (University of Turku), Christina Salmivalli (0000-0002-6253-146X, University of Turku)
Year2011
Volume47
Issue1
Pages248-258
Publication date2011-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopmental Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/a0020785
PMID21058827
OpenAlexW2157681968
LanguageEN
Citations received59
References cited41

This study (a) compared native Finns and immigrant children with respect to different forms of peer victimization and (b) tested whether intrapersonal (e.g., depression) and interpersonal (e.g., peer rejection) sample was drawn from the first phase of a large intervention evaluation project, KiVa, in Finland, composed of 4,957 native Finns (51% girls), 146 first-generation immigrants (48% girls), and 310 second-generation immigrants (53% girls) 9 to 12 years of age. The concurrent data included self- and peer reports collected via Internet-based questionnaires. Compared with native youth, first- and second-generation immigrants were more often targets of both peer- and self-reported victimization. Both immigrant groups experienced higher levels of physical, racist, and sexual victimization than natives. Furthermore, second-generation immigrants reported higher levels of property damage, threats, and cybervictimization than native Finns. Significant indirect effects were found between immigrant status and victimization. Interpersonal but not intrapersonal risk factors helped to explain these associations

Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Immigration · Interpersonal communication · Intervention (counseling · Intrapersonal communication · Peer group · Peer victimization · Poison control · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child Development and Digital Technology · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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