Bullying at School - What We Know and What We Can Do

Awiria, Onesemus; Olweus, Dan; Byrne, Brendan

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“…Bullying is characterized as a set of aggressive behaviours [ 5 ], systematic abuse of power and a form of peer abuse [ 6 ], involving three primary elements, namely, repetition, harm and power imbalance [ 7 ]. Therefore, an individual is considered a victim of bullying when and if they have been continuously and repetitively exposed to harmful or negative behaviour, enacted by another individual or multiple other individuals, without having the power to defend themselves [ 8 ]. The power imbalance that exists between the individuals will likely put the weaker individual in harm’s way [ 8 ].…”

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“…Therefore, an individual is considered a victim of bullying when and if they have been continuously and repetitively exposed to harmful or negative behaviour, enacted by another individual or multiple other individuals, without having the power to defend themselves [ 8 ]. The power imbalance that exists between the individuals will likely put the weaker individual in harm’s way [ 8 ].…”

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Bullying and Its Associated Individual, Peer, Family and School Factors: Evidence from Malaysian National Secondary School Students

Sabramani

Idris

Ismail

et al. 2021

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Adolescents involved in bullying can be at risk of developing behavioural problems, physical health problems and suicidal ideation. In view of this, a quantitative research design using a cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of bullying and associated individual, peer, family and school factors. The study involved 4469 Malaysian public-school students who made up the response rate of 89.4%. The students were selected using a randomized multilevel sampling method. The study found that 79.1% of student respondents were involved in bullying as perpetrators (14.4%), victims (16.3%), or bully–victims (48.4%). In a multivariate analysis, the individual domain showed a significant association between students’ bullying involvement and age (OR = 1.38; 95% CI 1.12–1.70), gender (OR = 1.73; 95% CI 1.47–0.91), ethnicity (OR = 0.66; 95% CI 0.47–0.91), duration of time spent on social media during the weekends (OR = 1.43; 95% CI 1.09–1.87) and psychological distress level (OR = 2.55; 95% CI 1.94–3.34). In the peer domain, the significantly associated factors were the number of peers (OR = 0.69; 95% CI 0.56–0.86) and frequency of quarrels or fights with peers (OR = 2.12; 95% CI 1.24–3.26). Among the items in the school domain, the significantly associated factors were students being mischievous in classrooms (OR = 1.52; 95% CI 1.06–2.06), student’s affection towards their teachers (OR = 1.53; 95% CI 1.06–2.20), frequency of appraisal from teachers (OR = 1.49; 95% CI 1.16–1.94), frequency of friends being helpful in classrooms (OR = 1.92; 95% CI 1.09–3.38) and frequency of deliberately skipping class (OR = 2.91; 95% CI 2.90–1.72). As a conclusion, the study revealed high levels and widespread bullying involvement among students in Malaysia. As such, timely bullying preventions and interventions are essential, especially in terms of enhancing their mental health capacity, which substantially influences the reduction in the prevalence rates of bullying involvement among students in Malaysia.

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Bullying and Its Associated Individual, Peer, Family and School Factors: Evidence from Malaysian National Secondary School Students

Sabramani

Idris

Ismail

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“…Peer victimization is not a new concept. Several studies have found multiple peer victimizations such as physical attack, verbal harassment, social exclusion, spreading rumours and cyberbullying [22][23][24]. Cyberbullying/victimization is the newest of all and is our area of research.…”

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Exploratory Research to Identify the Characteristics of Cyber Victims on Social Media in New Zealand

Dhond

Richter

McKenna

2019

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Cyberbullying is omnipresent among all sections of society who have access to the internet. Vast research has been carried out on this topic around the world however there has not been enough research that is New Zealand based. The objective of this research is to identify the characteristics of cyber victims on social media in New Zealand. We scrutinize the prevalence of cyberbullying in New Zealand among university students based on age, gender and personality. The survey was designed stating the hypotheses developed as a result of the literature review. We gathered the data of sample size n = 158. We conclude that students with openness to experience are more likely to be cyberbullied compared to the other personalities. Whereas, we found no correlation of age and gender with the cyber bullying on a university level. The results from this study can have a positive application in counter cyberbullying programs in New Zealand. This study will a give an impetus for further analytical research in the field of cyber bullying in New Zealand.

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“…The most common form of peer difficulties reported by youth is bullying victimization, affecting 28% to 36% of children and adolescents over the past year [ 28 , 29 ]. Bullying is typically defined as repetitive aggressive acts made with a harmful intent, where there is an imbalance of power between the aggressor and the victim [ 30 , 31 ]. Studies have identified that adolescent victims of bullying report higher rates of internalizing [ 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 ] and externalizing problems [ 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 ], while also being associated with physical health problems, academic and familial difficulties [ 40 , 41 , 42 ].…”

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Bullying Victimization and Problem Video Gaming: The Mediating Role of Externalizing and Internalizing Problems

Richard

Marchica

Ivoska

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Background: Adolescent victims of bullying are more likely to experience a range of mental health problems. Although research has investigated the relationship between bullying victimization and various addictive behaviors, the impact of bullying on problem video gaming (PVG) remains largely unexplored. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between bullying victimization and PVG as mediated by the presence of internalizing and externalizing problems. Methods: Survey responses were collected from 6353 high-school students aged 12 to 18. Measures include bullying victimization (physical, verbal, cyber and indirect), internalizing (e.g., anxious and depressive symptoms) and externalizing (e.g., aggressive and delinquent problems) problems, and PVG (measured by the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short Form). Results: Mediation analyses indicated that the relationship between verbal bullying and PVG was completely mediated by the presence of internalizing and externalizing problems. The relationship between physical bullying and PVG was completely mediated by externalizing problems and the relationship between cyberbullying and PVG was completely mediated by internalizing problems. Lastly, the relationship between indirect bullying and PVG was partially mediated by externalizing and internalizing problems. Conclusions: Results suggest that different types of bullying victimization are differentially associated with PVG, with mental health symptoms significantly mediating this relationship.

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Bullying at School - What We Know and What We Can Do

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Bullying and Its Associated Individual, Peer, Family and School Factors: Evidence from Malaysian National Secondary School Students

Bullying and Its Associated Individual, Peer, Family and School Factors: Evidence from Malaysian National Secondary School Students

Exploratory Research to Identify the Characteristics of Cyber Victims on Social Media in New Zealand

Bullying Victimization and Problem Video Gaming: The Mediating Role of Externalizing and Internalizing Problems

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