Reaching Out versus Lashing Out: Examining Gender Differences in Experiences with and Responses to Bullying in High School

Stubbs-Richardson, Megan; Sinclair, H. Colleen; Goldberg, Rebecca; Ellithorpe, Chelsea N.; Amadi, Suzanne C.

doi:10.1007/s12103-017-9408-4

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“…This resonates with known sex differences in experiences of mental disorder; female adolescents are more likely to experience internalizing disorders, while externalizing disorders (not captured in this study) are more common among males (Martel 2013). Interestingly, previous researchers have identified males as most likely to be perpetrators of bullying (Stubbs-Richardson et al 2018;Stein et al 2006). The correlates associated with mental disorder among our sample of Canadian high school students are seemingly interrelated and complex, extending beyond bullying involvement alone.…”

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“…Previous researchers have identified female adolescents as more likely to report being victims of Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https://doi.org/10.1007/s42380-019-00035-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. bullying than males, while bullying perpetrators are more likely to be male (Stubbs-Richardson et al 2018). Bullying involvement is also associated with age and grade, with prevalence being higher among students in younger grades (Due et al 2005;Brown et al 2005), as well as lower socioeconomic status (Tippett and Wolke 2014).…”

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High School Bullying and Mental Disorder: an Examination of the Association with Flourishing and Emotional Regulation

Romano

Butler

Patte

et al. 2019

Int Journal of Bullying Prevention

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Bullying behaviours are shown to be associated with symptoms of affective disorder; however, there is limited evidence of these associations in a Canadian high school context. We sought to examine the relationship between psychosocial characteristics of high school youth, their bullying involvement, and their self-reported symptoms of anxiety and depression. Logistic regression was conducted using data from year 5 of the COMPASS Study, a large behavioural health survey of Canadian students in grades 9 to 12. Data were used from 6,585 students who participated in a pilot test introducing a new Mental Health-Module (MH-M). One third of students in our sample reported clinically-relevant symptoms of anxiety, and over 40% reported symptoms of depression. Approximately 20% of students reported involvement in bullying as victims, perpetrators, or victim-perpetrators. Overall, being involved in bullying as a victim or victim-perpetrator was associated with increased likelihood of anxiety and depression, but this was not observed for perpetration. Measures of mental wellbeing and emotional regulation skills were also significantly associated with clinically relevant symptoms of anxiety and depression among students in our sample, and were shown to partially mediate the relationship between bullying and mental disorder. Further research is needed to investigate the protective effects of positive mental wellbeing and socio-emotional skills on mental disorder, within high school bullying contexts. School-based prevention efforts that aim to foster emotional intelligence and improve flourishing among youth may be most effective in addressing the psychological burdens of bullying involvement.

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High School Bullying and Mental Disorder: an Examination of the Association with Flourishing and Emotional Regulation

Romano

Butler

Patte

et al. 2019

Int Journal of Bullying Prevention

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“…Accordingly, the parents who hold these views may believe that females will not be prepared to deal with bullying (Morales et al 2016). The parents might also view female bullying as being less serious because females do not normally engage as much in physical bullying as males (Stubbs-Richardson et al 2018). Further research should inquire how the internalization of specific feminine or masculine stereotypical traits could differently affect parents' responses to bullying victimization.…”

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Parents’ Responses to Coping with Bullying: Variations by Adolescents’ Self-Reported Victimization and Parents’ Awareness of Bullying Involvement

2018

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Bullying has been recognized as an important risk factor for mental health. A growing number of researchers have encouraged parents to work collaboratively with schools to prevent and intervene in bullying situations. This study explores the relationship between parents' awareness of bullying involvement, adolescents' self-reported victimization, and six possible parents' responses to their child's victimization. The participants were 1044 seventh-tenth grade students and their parents. Logistic regressions analyses were applied to determine if parents' awareness of victimization and adolescents' self-reporting of victimization were associated with parents' responses to bullying victimization. The results showed that parents' awareness of bullying and adolescents' self-reported victimization were only associated with the "defends herself/himself" and "talks to bully" response. In other words, the parents who believe their child has been bullied are less likely to encourage their children to talk with the bully, and when children are victimized, it is less likely that their parents will encourage them to defend themselves or talk with the bully.

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“…Another relevant finding of the study refers to the caregivers' conception that both boys and girls can become involved in situations of aggression and victimization. Studies indicate that there are differences in the type of aggression perpetuated by boys and girls, due to differences in socialization, cultural, biological, and environmental variables (Orpinas, McNicholas, & Nahapetyan, 2015;Stubbs-Richardson, Sinclair, Goldberg, Ellithorpe, & Amadi, 2017). Bullying is a problem for both sexes, although early studies on the subject have put greater emphasis on bullying by boys.…”

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Brazilian caregivers’ conception on child bullying

Akerman

Borsa

Landim

et al. 2018

Psicol. Refl. Crít.

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Background: Bullying is a complex social phenomenon, which is common in peer relationships and is influenced by different individual and contextual characteristics. Despite broad knowledge on the importance of the family for children's development, many studies about bullying neglect the family's active role. In that sense, investigating caregivers' conception about bullying can be an important strategy to promote effective interventions. The objective in this study was to analyze the caregivers' conception on the phenomenon of bullying, specifically regarding its occurrence, motivations, and risks for the children's development, and verify if this conception is consistent with the findings of the international literature. The study participants were 401 caregivers (77.1% were mothers) of children in elementary education at Brazilian schools. An online questionnaire was used with closed questions and an open question on what the caregivers considered bullying. The data were analyzed based on descriptive statistics and quantitative textual analysis. Results: Caregivers have good knowledge on signs and forms of coping with bullying. On the other hand, they tend not to recognize their children as potential aggressors and do not mention the family's role as a risk factor for the occurrence of this type of problem. Conclusions: The results allowed us to understand what Brazilian caregivers think about bullying and how they act or would act towards situations of bullying and reveals a relevant gap on this comprehension.

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Reaching Out versus Lashing Out: Examining Gender Differences in Experiences with and Responses to Bullying in High School

Cited by 42 publications

References 91 publications

High School Bullying and Mental Disorder: an Examination of the Association with Flourishing and Emotional Regulation

High School Bullying and Mental Disorder: an Examination of the Association with Flourishing and Emotional Regulation

Parents’ Responses to Coping with Bullying: Variations by Adolescents’ Self-Reported Victimization and Parents’ Awareness of Bullying Involvement

Brazilian caregivers’ conception on child bullying

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