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Individual-level variables | |||||||||||||||
1. Victim | 0.16 (0.37) | 0.00–1.00 | |||||||||||||
2. Peer-perceived aggression | 0.12 (0.14) | 0.00–0.86 | 0.13*** | ||||||||||||
3. Well-liked | 0.14 (0.09) | 0.00–0.54 | −0.17*** | −0.25*** | |||||||||||
4. Popularity | −0.02 (0.30) | −0.94–0.95 | −0.23*** | 0.23*** | 0.35*** | ||||||||||
5. Cooperation | 3.84 (0.63) | 1.00–5.00 | −0.27*** | −0.06* | 0.13*** | 0.18*** | |||||||||
6. Conflict | 2.75 (0.80) | 1.00–5.00 | 0.34*** | 0.17*** | −0.14*** | −0.07** | −0.45*** | ||||||||
7. Cohesion | 2.79 (0.80) | 1.00–5.00 | −0.18*** | −0.08** | 0.05* | 0.04 | 0.55*** | −0.46*** | |||||||
8. Isolation | 2.84 (0.82) | 1.00–5.00 | 0.25*** | 0.13*** | −0.08*** | −0.003** | −0.39*** | 0.58*** | −0.44*** | ||||||
9. Belonging | 4.22 (0.78) | 1.00–5.00 | −0.43*** | −0.10*** | 0.19*** | 0.25*** | 0.61*** | −0.42*** | 0.41*** | −0.37*** | |||||
10. Academic self-esteem | 3.54 (0.69) | 1.00–5.00 | −0.07** | −0.10*** | 0.06*** | 0.004 | 0.19*** | −0.12*** | 0.10*** | −0.12*** | 0.25*** | ||||
11. General self-esteem | 4.03 (0.73) | 1.17–5.00 | −0.35*** | −0.13*** | 0.16*** | 0.13*** | 0.36*** | −0.27*** | 0.25*** | −0.27*** | 0.58*** | 0.41*** | |||
12. Social self-esteem | 3.60 (0.77) | 1.00–5.00 | −0.40*** | −0.09*** | 0.27*** | 0.43*** | 0.44*** | −0.30*** | 0.27*** | −0.25*** | 0.62*** | 0.29*** | 0.53*** | ||
13. Age | 10.60 (0.50) | 8.43–12.79 | 0.01 | 0.13** | −0.09** | 0.04 | −0.002 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.09** | −0.02 | −0.15*** | −0.05* | −0.04 | |
14. Teacher-assigned grade | 7.15 (1.36) | 2.00–10.00 | −0.11*** | −0.17*** | 0.22*** | 0.10*** | 0.04 | −0.07* | −0.08** | −0.01 | 0.12*** | 0.45*** | 0.16*** | −0.14*** | −0.30*** |
M (SD) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Classroom-level variables | |||||||||||||||
1. Aggressive popularity norma | 0.28 (0.34) | −0.41–1.20 | |||||||||||||
2. Aggressive descriptive norm | 0.12 (0.04) | 0.05–0.28 | 0.34** | ||||||||||||
3. Classroom size | 26.05 (4.25) | 18–42 | −0.12 | −0.41** |
- *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001
- aFisher’s z-score correlation