Adolescents' Retributive and Restorative Orientations in Response to Intergroup Harms in Schools

Authors

Laura Pareja Conto, Concordia University
Angelica Restrepo, Concordia University
Holly Recchia, Concordia University
Gabriel Velez, Marquette UniversityFollow
Cecilia Wainryb, University of Utah

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2023

Publisher

Wiley

Source Publication

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Source ISSN

1050-8392

Original Item ID

DOI: 10.1111/jora.12785

Abstract

This mixed-methods study examined how adolescents understand and evaluate different ways to address intergroup harms in schools. In individual interviews, 77 adolescents (M age = 16.49 years; 39 girls, 38 boys) in Bogotá, Colombia, responded to hypothetical vignettes wherein a rival group at school engaged in a transgression against their group. Adolescents reported that students who were harmed should and would talk to school authorities, but also noted they would likely retaliate. In terms of teacher-sanctioned responses to harm, youth endorsed compensation most strongly, followed by apologies, and rated suspension least positively. Youths' explanations for their endorsement of different disciplinary practices reflected varied concerns, including their perceptions of how justice is best achieved and how restoration could be attained.

Comments

Accepted version. Journal of Research on Adolescence Vol. 33, No. 1 (2023): 92-107. DOI. © 2023 Wiley. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Conto, Laura Pareja; Restrepo, Angelica; Recchia, Holly; Velez, Gabriel; and Wainryb, Cecilia, "Adolescents' Retributive and Restorative Orientations in Response to Intergroup Harms in Schools" (2023). College of Education Faculty Research and Publications. 590.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/edu_fac/590