Wolke, Dieter and Skew, Alexandra J. (2012) Family factors, bullying victimisation and wellbeing in adolescents. Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, Volume 3 (Number 1). pp. 101-119. doi:10.14301/llcs.v3i1.165 ISSN 1757-9597.
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Abstract
Bullying victimisation during adolescence has been found to be associated with a range of individual factors. In contrast, family factors have been poorly investigated or findings have been contradictory. Even less is known about factors related to victimisation in the home by siblings. A range of family factors and their relationship to bullying victimisation in school and at home was investigated in 2,163 adolescents 10-15 years old within the Understanding Society sample. Approximately 12% were victims of bullying in school overall, 4.8% of direct and 10% of relational bullying. In contrast, sibling bullying was widespread with half of all children with siblings involved in bullying each other. In particular bully/victims at home and those victimized at school were at increased risk for behaviour problems in the clinical range and were significantly less happy. Sibling bullying was found to be related to sibling composition, in particular the number of siblings and presence of brothers and to less or negative parental involvement, while school bullying was more frequent in those growing up in material deprivation at home and who were bullied by their siblings. Strengthening families and parenting skills and increasing sibling support may reduce bullying in school and increase wellbeing.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare |
| 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 |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Bullying, Child welfare, Sibling abuse |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Longitudinal and Life Course Studies |
| Publisher: | Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies |
| ISSN: | 1757-9597 |
| Official Date: | 2012 |
| Dates: | Date Event 2012 Published |
| Volume: | Volume 3 |
| Number: | Number 1 |
| Number of Pages: | 19 |
| Page Range: | pp. 101-119 |
| DOI: | 10.14301/llcs.v3i1.165 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 28 July 2016 |
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 28 July 2016 |
| Funder: | Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC) |
| Grant number: | RES-586-47- 0001 (ESRC), RES-586-47-0002 (ESRC) |
| URI: | https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/66132/ |
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