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15 J. Sch. Violence 1 (2016)

handle is hein.journals/wjsv15 and id is 1 raw text is: Journal of School Violence, 15:1-21, 2016 IR Routledge Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Taylor&Francis Group ISSN: 1538 8220 print/1538 8239 online DOI: 10.1080/15388220.2014.922472 Peer Victimization and Adolescent Adjustment: Does School Belonging Matter? STEPHANIE V. WORMINGTON Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA KRISTEN G. ANDERSON Adolescent Health Research Program, Department of Psychology, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, USA ASHLEY SCHNEIDER Department of Psychology, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, USA KRISTIN L. TOMLINSON Department of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California, USA SANDRA A. BROWN Department of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, California, USA Recent research highlights the role ofpeer victimization in students' adjustment across a variety of domains (e.g., academic, social), but less often identifies potential mediating variables. In the cur- rent study, we tested for direct effects from peer victimization to adolescents' academic behavior and alcohol use, as well as indi- rect effects through school belonging. Adolescents from two large samples (middle school N = 2,808; high school: N = 6,821) self-re- ported on peer victimization, school belonging, academic outcomes (GPA, school truancy), and alcohol use (lifetime, past 30 days). Two-group structural equation models revealed (a) direct and indirect paths from peer victimization to academicfunctioning; (b) indirect, but not direct, effects through school belonging for lifetime Received October 7, 2013; accepted May 7, 2014. Address correspondence to Kristen G. Anderson, Adolescent Health Research Program, Department of Psychology, Reed College, Portland, OR 97202, USA. E mail: andersok@ reed.edu