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July 29, 2026Canadian Journal of School PsychologyOpen Access

The Moderating Effects of Classroom Social Support on the Relationship Between Peer Victimization and Children’s Emotional-Behavioral Functioning

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ACAnna CampbellLSLisa SarrafTDTina Daniels

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Overview

Longitudinal study finds social support reduces negative impacts of peer victimization on children’s emotional health.

Key Points

  • This study aims to explore how social support influences the relationship between peer victimization and children's emotional-behavioral functioning.
  • Longitudinal design examining a sample of Canadian elementary students (N=399, M age=9.91)
  • Measured peer and teacher support alongside internalizing and externalizing symptoms
  • Analyzed how social support moderates the effects of both physical and relational victimization.
  • Higher levels of peer support weakened the relationship between victimization and externalizing symptoms
  • Teacher support buffered the effect of relational victimization on externalizing symptoms
  • Social support was found to have a protective role at low and medium levels of peer victimization.

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Campbell et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a69a2c7c8da07d9defa69fehttps://doi.org/10.1177/08295735261471624
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