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Individual and social network predictors of the short-term stability of bullying victimization in the United Kingdom and Germany
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Sapouna, Maria, Wolke, Dieter, Vannini, Natalie, Watson, Scott, Woods, Sarah, Schneider, Wolfgang, Enz, Sibylle and Aylett, Ruth (2012) Individual and social network predictors of the short-term stability of bullying victimization in the United Kingdom and Germany. British Journal of Educational Psychology, Volume 82 (Number 2). pp. 225-240. doi:10.1111/j.2044-8279.2011.02022.x ISSN 0007-0998.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8279.2011.02022.x
Abstract
Background. There is still relatively little research on the social context within which bullying develops and remains stable.
Aim. This study examined the short-term stability of bullying victimization among primary school students in the United Kingdom and Germany (mean age, 8.9 years) and the individual and social network factors that contributed to remaining a victim of bullying.
Sample. The sample consisted of 454 children (247 males and 207 females).
Methods. Participants completed questionnaires on bullying victimization at three assessment points over a 9-week period. Other measures consisted of self-reported demographic, peer, and family relationship characteristics. Social network indices of density, reciprocity, and hierarchy were constructed using friendship and peer acceptance nominations.
Results. Relative risk analyses indicated a six-fold increased risk of remaining a victim at consequent follow-ups, compared to a child not victimized at baseline becoming a victim over the follow-up period. Individual characteristics explained substantially more variance in the stability of bullying victimization than class-level factors. Hierarchical logistic regression analyses revealed that being victimized by siblings and being rejected by peers predicted remaining a victim over a 9-week period.
Conclusions. Bullying victimization among primary school students proved moderately stable over a 9-week period. Individual characteristics were more influential in predicting the stable victim role than class-level factors. Our findings have implications for the identification of stable victims in primary school and early preventative bullying programs.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | British Journal of Educational Psychology | ||||
Publisher: | The British Psychological Society | ||||
ISSN: | 0007-0998 | ||||
Official Date: | June 2012 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 82 | ||||
Number: | Number 2 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 225-240 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1111/j.2044-8279.2011.02022.x | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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