Experiences of peer victimization and teacher support in secondary school predict university enrolment 5 years later: Role of school engagement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Peer victimization has an adverse effect on academic outcomes. However, longitudinal research on how peer victimization affects access to higher education is lacking.

Aims

In this study, we investigated the mechanisms through which peer victimization and teacher support affect aspirations for and enrolment at university 5 years later through engagement in secondary school. We also examined whether these effects were moderated by ethnicity, and whether teacher support may compensate for the effects of peer victimization.

Sample

The sample (N = 15,110, 51% male, 68% White, 12% Black and 20% Asian) was drawn from a nationally representative study of young people in England. We used data from four waves, following adolescents over 3 years of secondary education

SUBMITTER: Grew E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9790406 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature