Bullying victimization and perpetration: some answers and more questions

Voisin, Dexter R.; Takahashi, Lois M.; Miller, David B.; Hong, Jun Sung

doi:10.1016/j.jped.2023.04.001

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“…The phenomenon of bully-victim overlap (Voisin et al, 2023) may also help explain the association between bullying perpetration and social anxiety and social withdrawal. Because bullying perpetrators are often bullied (Guy et al, 2019;Zych et al, 2018), they tend to face rejection and exclusion from their peers, making it more difficult for them to gain popularity (Cook et al, 2010;D'Urso et al, 2022;Garandeau & Cillessen, 2006;Veenstra et al, 2005).…”

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“…It is possible that due to their reduced social skills (Coelho et al, 2022;Zych et al, 2018), bully-victims experience higher levels of social anxiety and isolation over time and use bullying as a strategy to assert themselves and gain power over others to cope with their own social difficulties. Additionally, victims often become bullying perpetrators, either using aggression as a self-defense strategy or due to aggressive tendencies resulting from repeated victimization (Voisin et al, 2023). As a result, they may be more likely to experience increased social anxiety and withdrawal.…”

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“…The phenomenon commonly known as the bully-victim overlap (Voisin et al, 2023) may also help explain the association between bullying perpetration with social anxiety and social withdrawal.…”

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“…This aggressive response may lead to peer rejection and isolation from social interactions (Bettencourt et al, 2013), hindering their ability to form secure and rewarding relationships, as well as compromising the development of their social skills. Therefore, adolescents who have experienced victimization are more likely to engage in bullying, either in self-defense or due to the development of aggressive tendencies as a result of frequent victimization, leading these bully-victims to exhibit heightened social anxiety and withdrawal (Voisin et al, 2023).…”

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Bullying victimization and bullying perpetration, social anxiety, and social withdrawal in Portuguese adolescents: A reciprocal association model

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Inman

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Further research is needed to clarify the association of the different forms of bullying with social anxiety and social withdrawal over time in adolescents. This two‐wave panel study with a 1‐year time lag (October 2021–October 2022) examined the cross‐lagged relationships between bullying victimization and bullying perpetration, social anxiety (i.e., fear or distress in social situations), and social withdrawal (i.e., consistent, and deliberate social solitude). Participants were 485 middle school students (234 girls) attending the seventh or eighth grade at Time 1 (T1) (Mage = 12.67 years, SD = 1.14 years). Social anxiety and social withdrawal were assessed using subscales of the Social and Emotional Competencies Evaluation Questionnaire. Bullying perpetration and bullying victimization were assessed using the Bullying and Cyberbullying Behavior Questionnaire–Short Form. The within‐wave associations between the study variables were similar at T1 and Time 2 (T2), with the exception that the association between bullying perpetration and social anxiety was much weaker at T1 than at T2. The results of the path analysis showed that T1 bullying perpetration predicted T2 social anxiety, and that T1 bullying victimization predicted T2 social withdrawal. We also found a reciprocal relationship between social anxiety and social withdrawal. These findings highlight the importance of preventive and remediation interventions to reduce social anxiety in adolescents who engage in and experience bullying behavior.

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Factors Predicting In-School and Electronic Bullying among High School Students in the United States: An Analysis of the 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

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Shah,

Kaur

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Background: Bullying is a global public health problem with severe adverse effects on behavioral health. Understanding the predictors of victimization by bullying is essential for public policy initiatives to respond to the problem effectively. In addition to traditional in-person bullying, electronic bullying has become more prevalent due to increasing social interaction and identity formation in virtual communities. This study aims to determine the predictors of in-school and electronic bullying. Methods: We employed multivariable logistic regression to analyze a nationally representative sample of 17,232 high school students in the United States, the 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System national component. The survey was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, from September through December 2021. The factors examined included sociodemographic characteristics (age, gender, race), appearance (obesity), physically active lifestyles (being physically active, spending a long time on digital games), and risk-taking behavior (using marijuana). Results: Our results indicated that sociodemographic characteristics were strong predictors of being bullied in school and electronically. Being obese is more likely to result in bullying in school (AOR = 1.32, p = 0.003) and electronically (AOR = 1.30, p = 0.004). Adolescent students showing marijuana use had higher odds of being bullied in school (AOR = 2.15, p < 0.001) and electronically (AOR = 1.81, p < 0.001). While spending a long time on digital devices raises the risk of being electronically bullied (AOR = 1.25, p = 0.014), being physically active is not associated with being bullied. Neither of the two lifestyle factors was associated with in-school bullying. Conclusions: Interventions addressing violence among adolescents can benefit from empirical evidence of risk factors for bullying victimization in high school.

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Bullying victimization and perpetration: some answers and more questions

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Bullying victimization and bullying perpetration, social anxiety, and social withdrawal in Portuguese adolescents: A reciprocal association model

Bullying victimization and bullying perpetration, social anxiety, and social withdrawal in Portuguese adolescents: A reciprocal association model

Factors Predicting In-School and Electronic Bullying among High School Students in the United States: An Analysis of the 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

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