%0 Journal Article
%T The Association Between Peer Victimization and Attachment Security: A Meta
%A Jennifer Barnes
%A Jennifer Theule
%A Kylee Clayton
%A Michelle A. Ward
%J Canadian Journal of School Psychology
%@ 2154-3984
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0829573517715737
%X Numerous studies have explored the relationship between parent¨Cchild attachment and peer victimization, a problem for many Canadian children and youth; however, research in this area has been mixed. The present study utilized meta-analytic procedures to clarify the relationship between parent¨Cchild attachment and peer victimization. A random effects model was used to complete these analyses. Following extensive database searches, 16 studies were found to be eligible for inclusion. A significant relationship was found between attachment security and peer victimization, r = £¿.14, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [£¿.18, £¿.10], p < .001. Sample ethnicity was the only significant moderator; samples with higher proportions of White participants had a stronger relationship between attachment and peer victimization. Although the results of this study highlight the existence of a relationship between attachment relationships and peer victimization, modest effect sizes suggest that this relationship is likely indirect, with other key variables mediating this relationship
%K parent¨Cchild attachment
%K bullying
%K victimization
%K children
%K adolescents
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0829573517715737