Bullies And Victims In Middle School

<p>837 students from two suburban middle schools in southeast Michigan participated in this study to assess bully/victim behavior. Sixth and seventh grade students were assessed along a continuum of interpersonal behavior (social information processing, emotion-related regulation, and social skills). The Olweus Bully/Victim measure was used to assess bully/victim tendencies. The school climate measure was used to assess whether student perceptions of their school environment mediated bully/victim outcomes. School climate mediated bully/victim and victim behaviors; bully and bully/victims shared aggressive and hostile social information processing and aggressive behavior. Victims and bully/victims shared worry, frustration and sadness, while bullies did not. Future research should include the assessment of teacher perceptions of the school climate and their role as mediators of bully/victim behavior.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2010

Author dc:creator

• Zambo, Joseph James

Contributors dc:contributor

• Stephen Hillman

• bullying
• mediation analysis
• school climate
• victimization
• Educational Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/226

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.wayne.edu:oa_dissertations-1225