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The Protective Role of Friendship Quality on the Wellbeing of Adolescents Victimized by Peers

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Although studies on peer relations acknowledge that having friends constitutes a protective factor against being victimized by peers at school, it is not enough for this factor to operate. The quality of these friendships does play a role too. The present study explored the moderating role of friendship-quality dimensions (closeness, support, disclosure, and affection) on peer victimization and wellbeing. 614 young adolescents (4th to 6th graders, 50.1 % girls) were assessed three times over 1 year. Analyses were conducted to determine moderation effects, differentiated by gender. Results showed that only disclosure and support interact with victimization and affect wellbeing, especially for girls. Implications for studying peer relations, acknowledging gender differences, are discussed.

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The authors acknowledge and thank the contribution of the participating institutions and adolescents. The authors also thank the support of the Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico de Chile (FONDECYT, projects 1150201 and 11110037), and the National Scholarship for Advanced Human Capital Program of Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica de Chile (CONICYT, Grant 655/2013).

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OC conceived of the study, participated in its design and coordination, performed the measurement and the statistical analysis, and drafted the manuscript; CB participated in the design of the study, helped in the statistical analysis and interpretation of the data, and drafted the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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This study has been funded by the Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico de Chile (FONDECYT), Project 1150201, and Project 11110037. Also supported by a grant from National Scholarship for Advanced Human Capital Program of Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (CONICYT) from Chile: PhD scholarships for foreigners, 655/2013.

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Cuadros, O., Berger, C. The Protective Role of Friendship Quality on the Wellbeing of Adolescents Victimized by Peers. J Youth Adolescence 45, 1877–1888 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-016-0504-4

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