Anti-bullying Attitudes Research Articles

Does competitive school climate really harm to students’ anti-bullying attitude: empirical evidence from China

BackgroundSchool bullying remains a social problem and changing students’ attitudes towards bullying is crucial for effective prevention in schools. Based on social-ecological system theory, this study examines how school climate influences anti-bullying attitudes among students. Specifically, it studies how a competitive school environment influences these attitudes, and how students’ competitive attitudes mediate these attitudes.MethodsThe data for this study comes from The Programmed for International Student Assessment (PISA), which is a global student assessment initiative led by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The sample consists of 12,058 Chinese students from the 2018 PISA survey. Data analysis was conducted using STATA (version 14.0) software.ResultsSchool competitive climate has a positive and substantial impact on their anti-bullying attitudes (r = 0.1551, p < 0.001). Students’ competitive attitudes are also positively and significantly correlated with their anti-bullying attitudes (r = 0.2249, p < 0.001). Competitive attitudes partially mediate the relationship between the school bullying climate and students’ anti-bullying attitudes.ConclusionIn the context of Chinese education, a competitive school climate clearly has a positive effect on students anti-bullying attitudes. Students’ competitive attitudes also act as partial mediator in this relationship. These findings suggest that a healthy school ecosystem that reflects sound value guidance and fair rules is imperative for fostering anti-bullying attitudes in students.

Self-ratings and peer-ratings of bullying perpetrators: Intrapersonal and interpersonal factors that differentiate bully subgroups

Using a large sample of students (N = 1373; 40% girls; Mage = 14 years) from 54 classrooms in South Korea, this study identified subtypes of bullies based on specific combinations of self-reports and peer-reports and examined the intrapersonal and interpersonal factors that explain the differences in characteristics between these identified groups. Latent profile analysis identified four subgroups of bullies: (a) non-bullies (59.5%), (b) peer-identified bullies (21%), (c) self-identified bullies (9.8%), and (d) self/peer-identified bullies (9.7%). Multinomial logistic hierarchical analysis revealed significant differences between the bully subgroups on the four intrapersonal factors (i.e., anti-bullying attitudes, perception of teachers' reaction to bullying, delinquent behavior, and depression; odds ratios [OR] ranged from 0.24 to 3.13) and three of the four interpersonal factors (i.e., overestimated popularity, rejection, and victimization; ORs ranged from 0.39 to 2.26). More specifically, compared to the peer-identified bully group, the non-bully and self/peer-identified bully groups showed opposite patterns of anti-bullying attitudes, delinquent behavior, and peer status (ORs ranged from 0.46 to 3.13). Relative to the peer-identified bully group, the self-identified bully group was more likely to exhibit depressive symptoms and perceive themselves as being victimized, was less likely to endorse anti-bullying attitudes, and had a less positive perception of teacher's reaction to bullying (ORs ranged from 0.24 to 1.40). Gender differences emerged as well. Implications for optimizing the screening of bullying perpetrators and anti-bullying interventions are discussed.

Perceived and Actual Norms, and Norm Misperceptions in Explaining Participant Roles in Bullying.

Bullying norms have been shown to affect adolescents' decisions on different behaviors in bullying situations, but little is known about the differential contribution of perceived and actual bullying norms as well as their agreement. The present study investigated the effects of perceived and actual norms, along with norm misperceptions in participant roles in bullying. A sample of 890 students (337 fourth-, 223 fifth-, and 320 sixth-graders; Female 48%; Mage = 11.98, SDage = 0.82) from 34 classrooms in South Korean elementary schools was assessed at two time points: at the beginning (Wave 1) and at the end of the semester (Wave 2). Multilevel modeling results indicated that empathy as well as perceived and actual anti-bullying norms had unique effects on different participant roles in bullying. The agreement between perceived and actual norms also varied across classes, and bullying, victimization, and bystanding were found to be higher in classes where individuals misperceived the actual anti-bullying norms. Adolescents were more likely to defend in response to their empathy in classes with higher anti-bullying norms, while they were less likely to bystand in response to their empathy in classes where individuals accurately perceived the actual anti-bullying norms. These findings underscore that intervention programs can focus on correcting adolescents' erroneous perceptions and convictions about peers' anti-bullying attitudes to alleviate bullying and its negative consequences.

Need-satisfaction as a Mediator of Teaching Style and School-Bullying Intentions

Background In response to the escalating incidents of bullying, the Indonesian government initiated the Roots Program. This program emphasizes the establishment of positive discipline through the involvement of teachers employing an authoritative teaching style. Aim This research aimed to analyze the role of teachers in shaping bullying intentions by employing a model based on the framework of the basic psychological needs theory. Objective The objective of this study was to explore the mediating effect of need satisfaction on the relationship between an authoritative teaching style and bullying intentions among high school students. Methods This study employed a correlational quantitative approach, utilizing convenience sampling to gather data from 396 high school and vocational school students. Data collection involved the use of three scales: the modified Bullying Intention Scale, the Indonesian version of TASCQ, and the Indonesian version of the BPNSFS Satisfaction subscale. Data analysis was conducted using PLS-SEM. Results The findings indicated that basic psychological need-satisfaction significantly mediates the relationship between authoritative teaching style and bullying intentions (β = -0.11, p&lt;0.05, 95%CI = -0.17, -0.07). Although the relationship is significant, the effect of an authoritative teaching style on bullying intentions through the mediation of basic psychological need satisfaction remains weak. Discussion Consistent with the basic psychological needs theory framework, this study confirms the critical role of need satisfaction in promoting anti-bullying attitudes. Students who perceive their psychological needs being met through the implementation of an authoritative teaching style by teachers exhibit lower bullying intentions. Conclusion The study concludes that periodic assessments of the basic psychological need-satisfaction of students are essential for the sustainability of anti-bullying programs, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of such initiatives.

Admitting to bullying others or denying it: Differences in children’s psychosocial adjustment and implications for intervention

This study examined whether, for bullying perpetrators, admitting to their behavior was associated with specific psychosocial characteristics, and whether it predicted decreases in bullying behavior and a higher responsiveness to a successful anti-bullying program after 9 months of implementation. It also investigated whether participation in an anti-bullying program deterred admitting to the behavior. At pretest, our sample included 5,908 children and early adolescents ( Mage: 11.2 years) in 39 intervention and 38 control schools; among them, 1,304 were peer-identified bullying perpetrators (scoring higher or equal to 0.5 SD above the same-sex classroom mean). Regression analyses indicated that peer-identified bullying perpetrators who admitted to their behavior were more likely to suffer from internalizing problems and reported lower anti-bullying attitudes than those who did not admit to bullying others. There was no significant main effect of admitting to bullying on changes in peer-reported bullying 1 year later. However, in control schools only, those who admitted to bullying at pretest were more likely to continue bullying a year later than those who denied it. There was no evidence that participating in the anti-bullying program made it less likely for peer-identified bullying perpetrators to admit to their behavior.

The health context paradox in the relationship between victimization, classroom bullying attitudes, and adolescent depression: An analysis based on the hlm model

From the perspective of the health context paradox, this study examined the relationship between adolescent victimization and depression based on the diathesis-stress model and attribution theory using a nested model. A survey was conducted on 3743 Chinese adolescents using the Bullying & Victimization Scale, Rumination Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, and Bullying Attitude Scale. The results disclosed that victimization had a positive impact on depression, rumination played a mediating role between victimization and depression, and classroom anti-bullying attitudes heightened the correlation between victimization and developing depression as well as between victimization and engaging in rumination thinking. This study provides a new cross-level perspective to reduce the occurrence of depression among bullied adolescents and further validates the health context paradox, expanding its applicability range. It also provides new experimental research references for reducing depression among bullied adolescents from a more comprehensive, cross-level perspective in the future.

PERAN MEDIA SOSIAL DALAM MEMBENTUK SIKAP ANTI PERUNDUNGAN PADA REMAJA

This research aims to explore the role of social media in shaping anti-bullying attitudes among adolescents, with a focus on a case study conducted at SMP Negeri 14 Kota Bandung. The research adopts a qualitative approach with a case study design, involving in-depth interviews, observations, and social media content analysis. The results indicate that social media plays a significant role in shaping anti-bullying attitudes among adolescents. Content that supports positive norms, educates about the impact of bullying, and engages in anti-bullying campaigns through social media can positively influence adolescent attitudes. However, social media can also become a platform for bullying if not monitored closely, with the presence of negative content and online bullying behaviors. This research provides a profound understanding of the complexity of the role of social media in shaping anti-bullying attitudes among adolescents, serving as a foundation for the development of more effective educational programs to reduce bullying among adolescents, especially within the school environment.

Does Parental Support Moderate the Association Between Bullying Victimization and Anti-bullying Attitudes Among Chinese Adolescents

Does Parental Support Moderate the Association Between Bullying Victimization and Anti-bullying Attitudes Among Chinese Adolescents

New Wine in an Old Bottle? Exposure to Bullying-Related Media and Bullying Perpetration Behavior in Daily Life Among Adolescents.

Although the effect of media violence on aggression has garnered major attention, little is known about the link between bullying-related media exposure and bullying behaviors. Across three studies, we examined this association among Chinese adolescents. Study 1 used a large sample of adolescents (n=10,391, 51.4% boys) to investigate the link between bullying-related media exposure and bullying perpetration. Using another adolescent sample (n=3,125, 49.5% boys), Study 2 replicated the findings from Study 1 and extended the investigation from traditional bullying to cyberbullying perpetration. Study 3 examined the longitudinal associations between bullying-related media exposure and (cyber)bullying perpetration 6 months later (n = 2,744, 47.0% boys). The results suggested a positive, albeit small, association between exposure to bullying-related media and (cyber)bullying perpetration. Importantly, personal anti-bullying attitudes moderated this link, with a significant association observed among adolescents holding weak anti-bullying attitudes. Findings are discussed with respect to the media's effect on bullying behaviors.

Infisdial as Learning Media for Strengthening "Anti Bullying" Attitudes

Bullying is increasingly common in Indonesia, especially in school environments. Teachers have a very important contribution to overcoming bullying behavior towards students, one of which is by providing interesting but still effective learning to transform knowledge and information as well as life values through learning at school. The learning process can be carried out using learning media. The aim of this research is to develop infographic-based learning media through social media that can strengthen students' anti-bullying attitudes. This development uses the ADDIE model. This study involving material experts and media experts, as well as Pancasila Education subject teachers and 30 Phase E students as research subjects. Data collection was carried out using questionnaires and interviews. At the validation stage, the material expert received the "Very good" category. The results of the Independent Sample T-test were interpreted to show that the calculated t value was greater than the t table so that it could be concluded that H0 was rejected and H1 was accepted with the test decision being that the experimental class mean was greater than the control class. This shows that treatment using informal media has a significant impact on strengthening the value of anti-bullying attitudes in students.

Feasibility of a Bullying Bystander Intervention (STAC) Parent Module for Rural Schools.

The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of parent training designed as a companion module to a bullying bystander intervention (STAC) for middle school students in rural communities. Parents (N = 23) invited from three rural middle schools viewed a parent training and completed measures to assess limited efficacy through immediate program outcomes (e.g., knowledge, confidence, self-efficacy, attitudes, behavioral intentions) and program feasibility, as well as participated in focus groups to provide feedback about program acceptability, demand, practicality, and online delivery adaptation. Parents reported increases in knowledge and confidence in supporting their adolescents to intervene in bullying situations, confidence and comfort in managing bullying, bullying self-efficacy, communication self-efficacy, responsibility to actively engage in bullying prevention, and anti-bullying attitudes from pre-training to post-training. Parents also reported behavioral intentions to use strategies they learned to support their adolescents to intervene in bullying situations. Further, parents' responses suggested high levels of program acceptability, as well as interest in an interactive, self-paced online parent training. Themes from focus groups (n = 12) revealed a need for bullying prevention training for both students and parents in rural communities and found the training to be useful, easy to understand, and relevant and appropriate for their community. Parents identified barriers including cost, time, program flexibility, and the importance of parent buy-in. Parents also provided feedback specific to an online training, including a preference for a smartphone application and design elements to increase engagement. Implications for program development for rural communities are discussed.

Overcoming Limitations in Peer-Victimization Research That Impede Successful Intervention: Challenges and New Directions

Peer victimization at school is a worldwide problem with profound implications for victims, bullies, and whole-school communities. Yet the 50-year quest to solve the problem has produced mostly disappointing results. A critical examination of current research reveals both pivotal limitations and potential solutions. Solutions include introducing psychometrically sound measures to assess the parallel components of bullying and victimization, analyzing cross-national data sets, and embracing a social-ecological perspective emphasizing the motivation of bullies, importance of bystanders, pro-defending and antibullying attitudes, classroom climate, and a multilevel perspective. These solutions have been integrated into a series of recent interventions. Teachers can be professionally trained to create a highly supportive climate that allows student-bystanders to overcome their otherwise normative tendency to reinforce bullies. Once established, this intervention-enabled classroom climate impedes bully-victim episodes. The take-home message is to work with teachers on how to develop an interpersonally supportive classroom climate at the beginning of the school year to catalyze student-bystanders’ volitional internalization of pro-defending and antibullying attitudes and social norms. Recommendations for future research include studying bullying and victimization simultaneously, testing multilevel models, targeting classroom climate and bystander roles as critical intervention outcomes, and integrating school-wide and individual student interventions only after improving social norms and the school climate.

Peran Guru Dalam Penanaman Sikap Anti Bullying Verbal Dalam Pembelajaran PKN di Sekolah Dasar

This study aims to determine, (1) Strategies for preventing verbal bullying behavior at SDIT Kemuning through Civics Education, (2) factors that influence the occurrence of verbal bullying behavior at SDIT Kemuning. (3) The role of teachers in instilling anti-bullying attitudes at SDIT Kemuning through Civics learning. (4). The impact of verbal bullying on students at SDIT Kemuning. This research is a qualitative study using descriptive methods to find out the role of teachers in instilling anti-verbal bullying attitudes at SDIT Kemuning through Civics Learning. The research subjects in the research school were SDIT Kemuning teachers, who implemented the learning process of the learning process using the 2013 Curriculum which implemented Character Education in Learning. This research uses an indirect interview method. The primary data source used was the Civics subject teacher. Secondary data in the form of journals and books. The data collection techniques used are observation and interviews. The data analysis technique uses the interaction model analysis technique according to Miles and Huberman, namely data reduction, data presentation (data visualization) and conclusion drawing (verification). The results showed that the strategy of preventing Verbal bullying behavior through Civics learning in students at SDIT Kemuning is by calling the two problematic students and then talking to them after that they are advised and given direction. Then, the supporting factor for bullying behavior at the SDIT Kemuning level is because students often do not realize that what they do, such as mocking, includes verbal bullying. Then, the role of teachers in instilling anti-bullying attitudes is to provide advice to students both individually and classically to all students. building awareness and understanding of bullying and its effects to all parties, especially students, working with parents, filling positive activities, and forms of cooperation that can involve students such as duha prayers, murojaah activities to instill character, collaborating with subject teachers to carry out supervision.

Student attitudes and perceptions of teacher responses to bullying: An experimental vignette study

ABSTRACT Although teachers are key in bullying intervention, little is known about their responses to bullying and how students perceive them. This study investigated whether experimentally manipulated teacher responses in vignettes (i.e., non‐response, comforting victim, correcting bully, both comforting victim and correcting bully) predict differences in student attitudes and perceptions (i.e., students’ bullying attitudes, empathy towards victims, perception of teacher bullying attitudes, response evaluations). Fourth‐to‐sixth graders (N = 251, 44.2% boys, M age = 10.86) read a bullying incident vignette that differed regarding the teacher’s response, before completing questionnaires. Analyses of variance demonstrated no differences in students’ bullying attitudes and empathy between conditions. The multiple response was evaluated as more appropriate than the single active responses. Correcting bully was perceived as the most appropriate single response and was associated with more perceived teacher anti-bullying attitudes, indicating that students deduced beliefs from teacher behaviour. Non-response was associated with the most negative student perceptions.

Implementation and evaluation of the Youth Police Academy school bullying prevention program in South Korea

This study demonstrates the effectiveness of the Youth Police Academy bullying prevention program using a sample of 1649 students. Applying a semi-experimental research design, pre-test and post-test surveys were administered to an experimental group (N = 1,027) and a control group (N = 622). The results of the study reveal that the community-based anti-bullying program targeting bystanders had a positive impact in four areas: bystander indicators, empathy towards victims, anti-bullying attitudes, and coping responses to observations of bullying. Regarding the gender effect, the results show that the YPA program was more effective for female participants in decreasing reinforcer behaviors. We then explored the implications of the results and proposed suggestions for policy-makers and program developers committed to bullying prevention.

Perceived Teacher Responses to Bullying Influence Students' Social Cognitions.

Teachers’ responses to bullying incidents are key in bullying intervention at school. Scholars have suggested that teacher responses can predict student cognitions that are associated with their bullying behaviors. However, little is known about whether and how teacher responses affect these cognitions. Therefore, the current study investigated the effects of four immediate teacher responses on four bullying-related student cognitions, using an experimental vignette design. Additionally, it was examined whether students’ own participant role behaviors in actual bullying moderated these effects. The investigated teacher responses were non-response, comforting the victim, correcting the bully, and a combination of comforting the victim and correcting the bully. The investigated student cognitions were perceived teacher attitudes toward bullying, perceived teacher moral disengagement regarding bullying, student willingness to report bullying to the teacher and student expectations regarding bullying participant role behaviors in the classroom. Fourth-to-sixth grade students (N = 910; 47% boys; Mage = 11.04 years, SD = 0.91) read a vignette describing a hypothetical teacher’s response to a same bullying incident, following random assignment to one of eight conditions (i.e., four teacher responses × two genders of bully and victim in the vignette). Afterward, students completed questionnaires about their social cognitions and manipulation checks. ANOVA demonstrated that students perceived stronger teacher anti-bullying attitudes and less teacher moral disengagement when the hypothetical teacher displayed an active response. These effects were even stronger when the teacher corrected the bully compared to when only the victim was comforted. Further, students were more willing to report bullying when the teacher corrected the bully than when the teacher only comforted the victim. Finally, students expected less pro-bullying behaviors, more defending and less victimization in the vignette’s classroom following active teacher response compared to non-response. The effects of teacher responses on student cognitions were not moderated by students’ own participant roles in bullying. Taken together, these findings emphasize the importance of active teacher responses to bullying, and especially, responses that clearly show that bullying is not tolerated. Teachers are encouraged to be aware that students can deduce beliefs from teacher responses which can, in turn, affect bullying processes in the classroom.

Correcting for norm misperception of anti-bullying attitudes

Research has documented the presence of norm misperception in the context of school bullying, as children and adolescents typically underestimate the degree to which their peers disapprove of bullying behavior. Despite commonly held attitudes in opposition to bullies and in support of helping victims, widespread misperception of the norm makes students vulnerable to acting in a manner that reinforces bullying, as they aim to align themselves with perceived peer beliefs. This study investigated whether personalized normative feedback, a social norms intervention that juxtaposes individuals’ own perceptions of peer norms against their peers’ true normative values, could operate as a mechanism by which to reduce norm misperception of peer attitudes toward bullying. Whereas this type of intervention has shown promising effects in a variety of contexts, no study to date has examined its utility in the specific context of bullying. Baseline participants included 188 seventh grade students, 175 of whom were randomized into four study groups for follow-up data collection. Individuals in the experimental condition received personalized normative feedback on attitudes toward bullying. Control conditions were the following: general normative feedback on anti-bullying attitudes, the absence of normative feedback, and personalized normative feedback on a construct separate from bullying (i.e., antidrug use attitudes). Findings indicated that personalized normative feedback on bullying attitudes led to significant change in perceived peer attitudes in the direction of the group norm, with an effect size in the small-to-medium range. No intervention effects emerged on personal attitude change. Implications highlight strategies for improving the strength of similar interventions in future research as well as the positive clinical outcomes that could result from reduced norm misperception and increased engagement in prosocial bystander behavior.

Moderating Effect of Perceived Teacher’s Intervention Ability in the Relationship of Bystanders’ Anti-bullying Attitudes on their Behavioral Reactions

Moderating Effect of Perceived Teacher’s Intervention Ability in the Relationship of Bystanders’ Anti-bullying Attitudes on their Behavioral Reactions

School-based anti-bullying strategies in Taiwan and their effects

The Ministry of Education in Taiwan provides subsidies to selected schools to implement school-based anti-bullying strategies. This study explored the types of strategies that were adopted in anti-bullying schools and investigated whether the prevalence rates of bullying were decreased and anti-bullying awareness increased among students in these schools relative to ordinary schools. Six anti-bullying schools and six ordinary schools participated in this project. A total of 1712 and 1593 students participated in the pre-test and post-test, respectively. Results found that higher numbers anti-bullying strategies adopted in schools did not correspond to lower prevalence rates of bullying and victimization. There were no significant differences in the mean scores for anti-bullying attitudes, the prevalence rates of bullying, victimization, and bully-victims between anti-bullying schools and ordinary schools. This suggests that schools should focus on the quality or effectiveness of their anti-bullying strategies rather than the number of strategies employed.

EFEKTIVITAS LAYANAN INFORMASI MENGGUNAKAN MEDIA ANIMASI MENINGKATKAN SIKAP ANTI BULLYING PESERTA DIDIK

Sikap individu bisa terjadi karena interaksi sosial. Beberapa peserta didik ada yang berani menentang, diam dan terlibat dalam tindakan bullying, sehingga diperlukan usaha untuk memperbaiki sikap anti-bullying. Sikap peserta didik terhadap bullying itu bisa dilihat pada kasus jurnal BK guru / konselor sekolah. Salah satu upaya yang dilakukan dalam meningkatkan peserta didik anti bullying dengan layanan informasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji efektivitas layanan informasi dengan menggunakan media animasi untuk meningkatkan sikap anti-bullying peserta didik. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif. Penelitian ini merupakan percobaan kuasi dengan rancangan kelompok kontrol pretest-posttest. Populasi penelitian adalah peserta didik SMPN 13 Padang sebagai kelompok eksperimen dan SMP 12 Padang sebagai CG dan sampelnya dipilih dengan teknik purposive sampling. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan model Likert Scale, kemudian dianalisis dengan menggunakan uji t dengan SPSS versi 17. Temuan dalam penelitian ini adalah: (1) terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antara peserta didik anti bullying sebelum dan sesudah layanan informasi dengan menggunakan media animasi, (2) ada perbedaan antara sikap anti bullying kelompok kontrol sebelum dan sesudah mengikuti layanan informasi tanpa menggunakan media animasi, (3) terdapat perbedaan perbedaan sikap anti bullying peserta didik yang layanan informasi perawatan menggunakan media dan tidak menggunakan media animasi. Berdasarkan temuan di atas, dapat disimpulkan bahwa layanan informasi dengan menggunakan media animasi secara efektif meningkatkan sikap anti-bullying peserta didik.