Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2016
Abstract
In the Iraq and Afghanistan war context, studies have found that military-connected youth—youth with parents and/or siblings serving in the military—have higher rates of school victimization than their nonmilitary-connected peers. A positive school climate—where students perceive high levels of school connectedness, caring relationships and high expectations from adults, and meaningful participation—is associated with lower rates of victimization in secondary public schools. Based on a survey of 7th, 9th, and 11th grade students (n=14,493) enrolled in six military-connected school districts (districts that have a significant proportion of military-connected students), this study explores victimization rates and the role of school climate, deployment, and school transitions in the victimization of military-connected students and their civilian peers. The findings indicate that deployment and school transitions were significant predictors of physical violence and nonphysical victimization. In addition, multiple school climate factors were significantly associated with physical violence and non-physical victimization. The authors conclude with a discussion of future directions for research on school climate, victimization, and military-connected youth.
Recommended Citation
De Pedro, K.T., Astor, R.A., Gilreath, T., Benbenishty, R., & Berkowitz, R. (2016). Examining the relationship between school climate and peer victimization among students in military-connected public schools. Violence and Victims 31(4): 751-767. doi: 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-15-00009
Peer Reviewed
1
Copyright
Springer
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Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Educational Sociology Commons, Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration Commons, Military and Veterans Studies Commons, Other Education Commons, Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Commons
Comments
This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Violence and Victims, volume 31, issue 4, in 2016 following peer review. The final publication is available at Springer via DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-15-00009.