For instance, peer abuse could materialize in conflicts with the parents, lowering grades or even failure in becoming socially integrated. The main codes were the classification of the student testimonials of past events into different categories. These categories contained similar recollections, but were highly different between themselves. The main theme revolved around the idea that peer abuse is not paid enough attention, even more so when it can generate tremendous effects upon children and young adults. The context of peer abuse was explained in an adequate manner in the meaning that it dealt with past experiences and future impacts of peer abuse. The limitation was however the reduced sample of both respondents as well as abuses analyzed. In this instance, the study focuses on non-criminal behavior rather that the more serious forms of abuse.

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