An examination of peer aggression and victimization in relation to psycho-social variables

The present study aimed to identify the variables in relation to overt and relational aggression and victimization. The study group consisted of children (n=384) attending 6th, 7th and 8th grades of elementary schools in Ankara. Children completed negative cognitive errors, aggression, victimization and perceived parenting scales while their parents filled in emotion regulation and behavior problems scales. A negative relationship was found between age and overt and relational aggresion. Regression analyses demonstrated that ADHD and social problems subscales, cognitive errors and perceived father attitudes predicted overt and relational aggression and victimization. Findings were discussed in relation to social-emotional variables and negative cognitions in our understanding of the aggression and victimization