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A Mediated Moderation Model of Conformative Peer Bullying

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We investigated the relationship between conformative peer bullying and issues of peer conformity among adolescents. This relationship is examined through the establishment of a mediated moderation model for conformative peer bullying using structural equation modeling in a sample of 391 second-year middle school students in Seoul, South Korea. We found that peer pressure and resistance to peer influence interact with one another to affect antisocial conformity, which then affects conformative peer bullying, thereby establishing its mediated moderation effect. The results suggest that conformative peer bullying that encourages and assists active bullies is affected by antisocial conformity; moreover, an individual’s capacity to resist peer influence plays a protective role against peer conformity, and this must be acknowledged as a significant influence in conformative peer bullying among adolescents.

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Cho, Y., Chung, OB. A Mediated Moderation Model of Conformative Peer Bullying. J Child Fam Stud 21, 520–529 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-011-9538-0

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