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The Mediating Role of Classroom Climate on School Violence

Paula López-martínezDavid Moreno-ruizDavid Montero-monteroBelén Martínez-ferrer

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MaleAdolescentpeer victimizationPeer violenceHealth Toxicology and Mutagenesiseducationlcsh:MedicineDelinqüènciaViolenceSchool violenceArticlePeer GroupDevelopmental psychologyclassroom climateJuvenile delinquencymedicineHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesTeacher supportChildmediation analysisVíctimesCrime VictimsClassroom climateSchoolsAggression05 social scienceslcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthBullyingdelinquencyAggression050106 general psychology & cognitive sciencesScale (social sciences)Peer victimizationFemalemedicine.symptomAgressivitatpeer aggressionPsychology050104 developmental & child psychology

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Mediation analysis has been confirmed as a very useful statistical tool in the social sciences, especially in school-related studies. This type of analysis was used in the present study to examine the mediating role of classroom climate (measured with the classroom environmental scale), categorized into three dimensions, namely involvement, affiliation, and teacher support, on the relationship between peer victimization and peer aggression. The participants consisted of 2011 adolescents (50.67% boys and 49.32% girls), aged between 12 and 18 years old (M = 14.17

10.3390/ijerph18062790http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062790