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16 J. Sch. Violence 1 (2017)

handle is hein.journals/wjsv16 and id is 1 raw text is: Journal of School Violence, 16:1 24, 2017 1) Routledge Published with license by Taylor & Francis R Taylor& Francis Group ISSN: 1538 8220 print/1538 8239 online DOI: 10.1080/15388220.2015.1066257 Assessing the Impact of Harassment by Peers: Incident Characteristics and Outcomes in a National Sample of Youth HEATHER A. TURNER, KIMBERLY J. MITCHELL, LISA JONES, and ANNE SHATTUCK Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA Although there are wide/y held assumptions about the character istics of peer bullying that are of greatest concern, very few studies have empiricaly assessed which characteristics most affect its impact. 7he current research addresses this gap by using a nation- ally representative U.S. sample of youth ages 10-20 to examine the relative effects of a variety of potentialy aggravating incident characteristics on emotional, physical health, and school-related outcomes. Findings show support for power imbalance and dura- tion (a stronger predictor than repetition) as incident characteris- tics that exacerbate the negative impact of peer harassment. However, several other incident characteristics have substantial effects with or without the presence of these qualities. Injury, sexual content, involvement of multiple perpetrators, and hate/bias com- ponents of peer harassment incidents each increased at least one negative outcome. Findings point to several features ofpeer harass- ment that can provide a basis for prioritizing victimization experi- ences in greatest need of intervention efforts. © Heather A. Turner, Kimberly J. Mitchell, Lisa Jones, and Anne Shattuck This is an Open Access article. Non commercial re use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly attributed, cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way, is permitted. The moral rights of the named author(s) have been asserted. Received September 16, 2014; accepted June 23, 2015. Address correspondence to Heather A. Turner, Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, 102C McConnell Hall, 15 Academic Way, Durham, NH 03824, USA. E mail: heather.turner@unh.edu

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