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Bullying and victimization of primary school children in England and Germany : prevalence and school factors
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Wolke, Dieter, Woods, Sarah, Stanford, Katherine and Schulz, Henrike (2001) Bullying and victimization of primary school children in England and Germany : prevalence and school factors. British journal of psychology, Volume 92 (Number 4). pp. 673-696. doi:10.1348/000712601162419 ISSN 0007-1269.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1348/000712601162419
Abstract
Differences in definitions and methodologies for assessing bullying in primary school children between countries have precluded direct comparisons of prevalence rates and school factors related to bullying. A total of 2377 children in England (6-year-olds/Year 2: 1072; 8-year-olds/Year 4: 1305) and 1538 in Germany (8-year-olds/Year 2) were questioned individually using an identical standard interview. In both countries the types of bullying to victimize others were similar: boys were most often perpetrators, most bullies were also victims (bully/victims), most bullying occurred in playgrounds and the classroom, and SES and ethnicity only showed weak associations with bullying behaviour. Major differences were found in victimization rates with 24% of English pupils becoming victims every week compared with only 8% in Germany. In contrast, fewer boys in England engaged every week in bullying (2.5–4.5%) than German boys (7.5%), while no differences were found between girls. In England, children in smaller classes were more often victimized. Further study of the group of bully/victims, schooling differences in England vs. Germany and implications for prevention of bullying are discussed.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Mental Health and Wellbeing 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 psychology | ||||||||
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Ltd. | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0007-1269 | ||||||||
Official Date: | November 2001 | ||||||||
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Volume: | Volume 92 | ||||||||
Number: | Number 4 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 673-696 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1348/000712601162419 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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