Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7241484 | Journal of Adolescence | 2015 | 11 Pages |
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 (NÂ =Â 1091) and 20 years (NÂ =Â 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.
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Authors
Sophie E. Moore, James G. Scott, Hannah J. Thomas, Peter D. Sly, Andrew J.O. Whitehouse, Stephen R. Zubrick, Rosana E. Norman,