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July 3, 2026Aggressive Behavior

The Bidirectional Relationship Between Bullying Perpetration/Victimization and Peer Relationships: Evidence From a Weekly Diary Method

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YXYanhui XiangHunan Normal UniversityZZZiruo ZhangHunan Normal UniversityXLX J LiQinghai University

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Implication

Weekly diary method examines bullying's impact on peer relationships in adolescents, suggesting unidirectional effects.

Key Points

  • The study aims to clarify the direction of the relationship between bullying involvement and peer relationships, with a focus on gender differences.
  • Employed a weekly diary method with 452 adolescents over 7 weeks.
  • Used multilevel modeling to analyze the data.
  • Investigated potential gender differences in bullying behavior.
  • Weekly bullying/victimization predicted significant declines in peer relationships.
  • No evidence that peer relationships predicted later bullying or victimization.
  • Unidirectional effects were found only in boys, demonstrating a specific pattern in their bullying behaviors.

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Xiang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4752f85c29257aa2579630https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.70075
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