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 Relationships Matter: The Protective Role of Teacher and Peer Support in Understanding School Climate for Victimized Youth
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*Child and Youth Care Forum* Volume: Online Dated: 2021
Author(s)
          Samantha Coyle;
                        Karly S. Weinreb;
                        Gabriella Davila;
                        Matthew Cuellar
Date Published

May 2021
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              This study examined the potentially protective role of supportive teachers and peers in reducing the negative influence of victimization on student perceptions of safety and equity with a diverse and predominantly low SES sample of 310 ninth-grade students across eight schools in the greater New York City area.
Abstract
              Participants completed the Maryland Safe and Supportive Schools (MDS3) Survey to assess social support and perceived safety and equity at school, as well as a measure of victimization adapted from the Survey on School Crime and Safety (SOSCS). Findings indicate that social support from teachers and peers was an important protective resource and that when both sources of support were high, youth reported that their schools were safer and more equitable. There was evidence of a buffering effect when social support from teachers and peers was high. There was no relationship between victimization and perceptions of safety. Teacher support was also protective when social support from peers was low. These results highlight the importance of positive and supportive relationships in promoting perceptions of school climate. Further, results suggest that social support can be especially protective for youth experiencing victimization. (publisher abstract modified)
      
  
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        Investigating the Effectiveness of the School Security Climate on Student Connectedness and School Performance
                                Investigating the Effectiveness of the School Security Climate on Student Connectedness and School Performance
    
  
  
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