Title |
Impact of adolescent peer aggression on later educational and employment outcomes in an Australian cohort
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Published in |
Journal of Adolescence, June 2015
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DOI | 10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.05.007 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Sophie E. Moore, James G. Scott, Hannah J. Thomas, Peter D. Sly, Andrew J.O. Whitehouse, Stephen R. Zubrick, Rosana E. Norman |
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 (N = 1091) and 20 years (N = 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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Japan | 3 | 33% |
Australia | 1 | 11% |
United States | 1 | 11% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |
Unknown | 3 | 33% |
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Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 8 | 89% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
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Unknown | 101 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Master | 16 | 16% |
Researcher | 15 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 13 | 13% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 5% |
Other | 11 | 11% |
Unknown | 28 | 28% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Psychology | 32 | 32% |
Social Sciences | 13 | 13% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 6% |
Arts and Humanities | 5 | 5% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 3% |
Other | 5 | 5% |
Unknown | 37 | 37% |