Students' Family Support, Peer Relationships, and Learning Motivation and Teachers Fairness Have an Influence on the Victims of Bullying in Middle School of Hong Kong

Ruo Bing Zhao,Yuan-Cheng Chang

doi:10.12973/ijem.5.1.111

Abstract

<p style="text-align:justify">This study aims to explore the effect of students’ family socio-economic status, gender, family support, learning motivation and peer relationships and teachers’ equity on the victims of school bullying in Hong Kong. Additionally, the model was analyzed by SEM. The participants in this study were 15 year-old middle school students living in Hong Kong. The data were collected from the PISA 2015 database and the valid number was 4856. The results indicating that family support, peer relationships, and teacher fairness have a negative influence on school bullying. Family support affects one’s risk of being bullied by influencing learning motivation. Peer relationship affects one’s risk of being bullied by influencing learning motivation. Teacher fairness affects one’s risk of being bullied by influencing learning motivation. </p>

Highlights

With Bullying is one of the most important issues at school and some students are reported to be victims
The results indicating that family support, peer relationships, and teacher fairness have a negative influence on school bullying
This study examined the following questions: 1. What influences do family support, learning motivation, peer relationships, and teacher fairness have on school bullying victimization?

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Introduction

With Bullying is one of the most important issues at school and some students are reported to be victims. According to the report of the OECD (2016), nearly 4% of the students from OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) member countries were pushed or hit a few times a month. The percentage of the victims varies from 1% to 9.5% according to each country. 20% of the students from OECD member countries felt they were treated unfairly by their teachers at least a few times a month (they felt they were offended, teased or severely punished in front of others) (OECD, 2016). The above mentioned fully indicates that the school bully can be a bad influence on students’ performance in school and this issue has caused the attention over the world. To the administration of the school, a proper management should be adopted to reduce the school bully

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