Title: Path to University: Longitudinal Effects of Peer-victimization and Teacher Support via School Engagement
Stream: Higher Education
Presentation Type: Live-Stream Presentation
Authors:
Eva Kocicova, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
Gülseli Baysu, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
Rhiannon Turner, Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
Abstract:
Peer-victimization has an adverse effect on academic outcomes. However, longitudinal research of how peer-victimization affects access to higher education is lacking. The present study investigated the mechanisms through which peer-victimization and teacher support affect aspirations for and enrolment at university five years later through early school engagement, and whether the effects varied across different ethnic groups. We also explored whether teacher support would buffer the adverse effects of peer victimization. The sample (N = 15158, 51% male, 88% White, 5% Black, 7% Asian) was drawn from a nationally representative study of young people in England (LSYPE, 2021). We used data from four waves which followed adolescents over three years of secondary education (T1-T2-T3, academic age 13 to 15 years) until their first year at university (T4, academic age 18 years). Structural equation models showed that those who experienced peer-victimization as T1 had lower university aspirations two years later and a lower probability of attending university at T4. These effects were mediated via early school engagement. Teacher support at T1 was related to higher school engagement, leading to higher aspirations (T3) and higher probability of university enrolment (T4) over time. These effects were similar across different ethnic groups. We did not find support for the buffering role of teacher support. In summary, peer-victimization had a small but long-lasting negative impact on school outcomes via school engagement, while teacher support had a positive impact. Our results show that relationships in a school context have long-lasting implications for future life chances of adolescents.
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