Will I Be Victimized at School? How Schools Influence the Victimization of Asian American Teenagers

• In Event: Poster Session 15
  In Poster Session: Human Development 2

Abstract

We examined how Asian American adolescents perceived of their schools and how those perceptions influenced their experiences of peer victimization. We analyzed a sample (n=1303) of Asian American adolescents aged 12-18 from six rounds of the School Crime Supplement (SCS) of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). Our most intriguing findings demonstrate that having supportive friends reduced the odds of physical victimization. However, adult support appeared not to matter; and, in fact, having a supportive adult was associated with a higher probability of being physically victimized. In addition, school security measures did not influence being either physically or socially victimized. Our findings have implications for ways in which whole-school initiatives to address victimization can be tailored to Asian youth.

Authors

• Kevin A. Gee, University of California - Davis

• North Cooc, The University of Texas - Austin