Behavioral and psychological consequences of social identity-based aggressive victimization in high school youth. Issue 1 (2nd January 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Utley, Jessica Weiss; Sinclair, H. Colleen; Nelson, Sierra; Ellithorpe, Chelsea; Stubbs-Richardson, Megan
• Is Part Of: Self and identity. Volume 21:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 61
• Page End: 85
• Publication Date: 2022-01-02
• Subjects: Adolescence -- bullying -- high school -- self-esteem -- self-harm -- social identity -- aggression; Self -- Periodicals; Identity (Psychology) -- Periodicals; Cognition -- Periodicals; Motivation (Psychology) -- Periodicals; 155.205
• DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2021.1920049
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1529-8868

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Research suggests many youth report being victimized in school due to ptheir social identities (e.g., race, gender, sexual orientation). We compared the consequences of social identity-based victimization (SIBV) to general victimization wherein adolescents are victimized by peers for other reasons (e.g., competition, a perceived insult). An online survey administered to 471 high school students yielded 777 victimization reports. 71.2% of the students reported at least one recent vicitimization, with 53.8% reporting SIBV. Race-based victimization was the most prevalent, and SIBV was more common online than offline. Psychological reactions (i.e., negative affect, self-esteem, and perceived costs) and behavioral responses (i.e., avoidant, antisocial, prosocial, and self-harm behavior), were heightened for youth reporting SIBV. As anticipated, psychological reactions significantly mediated the effect of SIBV on behavioral responses.