Student Bullying Research Articles

Stability and change in moral disengagement and bullying participation across three years of Japanese middle school

ABSTRACT The present study investigates the longitudinal relationships between bullying roles (bullying, passive bystanding, victimization) and moral disengagement to examine influences on the shifting role of bullying in Japanese middle school students. Participants were 271 Japanese students (Time 1: M age = 12.72, SD = .45, 136 boys and 135 girls) recruited from two public middle schools (9 classes). Five data collection occasions in Grades 7 to 9 alternated between surveys of self-reported bullying behavior (three timepoints) and moral disengagement (two timepoints). Structural equation modeling showed that moral disengagement was reciprocally related to bullying and passive bystanding. Victimization was only related to moral disengagement in Grade 9, such that moral disengagement in June predicted increased victimization experiences in December. These findings suggest that intervention and prevention programs in schools need to actively address moral disengagement, with a focus on bystanders as well as perpetrators and victims of bullying.

The Relationship between Campus Bullying and Depression: The Mediating Role of Personality.

School bullying and depression have a great negative psychological impact on college students, and personality analysis is the key to the detection of psychopathological states. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the mediating effect of personality on depression and school bullying in college students. This cross-sectional study investigated the bullying situation in colleges and universities by using the Olweus Scale, the Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire. The participants were 1200 college students. Spearman correlation analysis was used to analyze the data and the mediating effect of exposure, and the mediating effect was tested. Spearman correlation analysis showed that bullying experience was associated with introversion (r = 0.702), neuroticism (r = 0.219) and depressive symptoms (r = 0.600), but was negatively correlated with extraversion (r = -0.537). Depressive symptoms were positively correlated with neuroticism (r = 0.279) and introversion (r = 0.611), but negatively correlated with extraversion (r = -0.469). In relationship between bullying and depression, neuroticism showed positively partially mediating effect and mediating effect ratio was 4.39% (β = 0.161, p < 0.05), and introversion had an obvious mediating effect and the ratio was 40% (β = 0.611, p < 0.001). Otherwise, extraversion partially mediated between campus bullying and depression adversely and mediating ratio is 8.75% (β = -0.359, p < 0.05). Campus bullying is significantly associated with depression and personality, and personality has a remarkable mediating effect in campus bullying and depression.

Synergistic effects of students’ mathematics and science motivational beliefs on achievement, and their determinants

BackgroundStudents’ mathematics and science motivational beliefs are crucial determinants of their school academic achievement in math and science. The current study aimed to identify the group memberships of students’ motivational beliefs in math and science, which are closely related. Furthermore, this study probed the predictive effects of individual students’ experiences at school on forming group membership. We also tested the mean differences of the identified latent groups in math and science achievement.ResultsUsing latent profile analysis modeling, we examined data from 3857 Korean eighth-grade students participating in the 2019 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study. The theoretical rationale and supplementary statistical indices showed a five-group membership as the optimal solution. The five groups are high motivation, medium motivation, low math/high science motivation, low motivation, and very low motivation. Students’ sense of school belonging was the most crucial predictor in forming group membership, whereas perceived student bullying did not predict group membership. Finally, students in distinct motivational belief groups exhibited differences in their math and science achievements.ConclusionsThis study identified five subgroups of students based on their distinct motivational beliefs in math and science, and variations in their association with achievements. In terms of policy development and intervention, it is important to nurture students’ sense of school belonging. This study advances motivational theories in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education, and provides practical suggestions for improving educational practices to enhance student math and science motivational beliefs.

EDUKASI PENINGKATAN PENCEGAHAN PERILAKU PERUNDUNGAN DAN KEKERASAN SISWA SEKOLAH DASAR MELALUI PENDEKATAN BEHAVIORISTIK

The recent increase in cases of bullying and violence committed by elementary school students is very concerning. Cases of bullying and violence against students also occurred at SDN Kejambon 2, Ngemplak. To overcome this problem, education was carried out to prevent bullying and violence through a behavioristic approach. The aim is to provide education and assistance to students in grades 4, 5 and 6 so that they better understand bullying and violence, recognize types of bullying, provide an understanding of the impacts of bullying, and provide an understanding of things that can be done to avoid bullying behavior. The method used is through a campaign in the form of training related to the ins and outs of bullying and violence by starting with a pre-test to determine students' knowledge, then continuing with training while inviting students to do a sharing session, ending with a post-test so that after the training students can have awareness and mindset that bullying behavior should not be done. The results of the paired sample correlation test showed a correlation coefficient value of 0.609 with a significance value (Sig.) of &lt;0.001. While the Paired Samples Test showed a Sig. (2-tailed) value of &lt;0.001, with an average pre-test value of 60.00 and a post-test result value of 82.39. These results mean that there is an influence of education in increasing the prevention of bullying and violent behavior in students of Kejambon 2 Elementary School. The recommendation for Kejambon 2 Elementary School is to immediately form a task force, have counselors and build synergy with student guardians in order to optimize the handling of bullying in the Kejambon 2 Elementary School environment.

The Relationship between Bullying, Organizational Silence and Sports Behaviors of Secondary School Students

This research was conducted to examine the perceptions of bullying, organizational silence and sports of secondary school students. According to the results of the research, the vast majority of the participants (75%) stated that they broke the rules at school. First of all, almost half of the participants stated that they prefer not to be exposed to bullying. Participants stated that they tried to explain the situation in general to those they thought were superior. In addition, resorting to physical violence, using psychological superiority and being patient are among the opinions expressed. It was determined that there were the same behaviors in the reactions given to them or given by themselves in the face of these behaviors. In the study, when the participants showed a bullying attitude to their friends, they stated that they would generally intervene and apply solutions in different ways in their own way.

Prevention of Bullying Behavior through the Roots Program

The study aims to identify the bullying of students and the preventive efforts of the school through the Roots School Movement program. This type of research is qualitative descriptive with a phenomenological approach, and the research location is in the 7th Makassar State High School. The population in this study is the head of school, teachers, and pupils with sampling techniques using probability random samplings. Data collection techniques are done using observations, interviews, and documentation; then, data will be analyzed using triangulation data, i.e., data collection, data reduction, and verification. Based on the research results, conversation forms often occur in both verbal and non-verbal forms. The verbal conversations experienced by the students are extortion, body shaming, kissing, igniting, and exorcism. Whereas the non-verbal negotiations that occur with the pupils are deliberately pushed and beaten. This beating is done between individuals and individuals, groups to individuals, and groups to groups. So based on that, the things that the 7 Makassar State High Schools are doing in dealing with the negotiations are forming anti-negotiation teams, socializing, forming pupils as anti-counseling agents, training teachers, training pupils, anti-conversion exhibitions for pupils and activating school committees and changing the learning paradigm between teachers and pupils.

Alexithymia and bullying behavior in students

Background: Bullying behavior among students has become a severe problem that affects their mental and physical well-being. The factors that cause bullying behavior are very complex and involve various aspects. One factor that is receiving increasing attention is alexithymia.Purpose: This study explores the relationship between alexithymia and student bullying behavior.Methods: The research used a quantitative design with a cross-sectional study approach. The research sample consisted of 120 class X students at Senior High School X in Bandung, selected using a total sampling technique. Data was collected by distributing online questionnaires, including the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 (TAS-20) to measure alexithymia and the Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire for bullying behavior. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the Spearman correlation test.Results: The data obtained show that less than half of the respondents (36.7%) experienced high levels of alexithymia, 38.3% likely experienced possible alexithymia, and 25% did not experience alexithymia, while the majority of respondents exhibited high bullying behavior (43.5%). This study shows a positive relationship between alexithymia and student bullying behavior (p &lt;0.0001; r: 0.309).Conclusion: Alexithymia can increase bullying behavior in school children. The higher the level of alexithymia, the greater the tendency to engage in bullying behavior.

Implementasi Kegiatan Projek Penguatan Profil Pelajar Pancasila (P5) pada Kurikulum Merdeka dalam Mencegah Perilaku Bullying Pelajar di SMKN 6 Medan

Bullying is one of the serious problems in the world, where it can damage the physical and mental well-being of the parties involved. The problem of bullying cannot be ignored, especially in a school environment where at those ages a person is experiencing growth that is very important for their future. Prevention of bullying can also be done through activities in schools, one of which is the Pancasila Student Strengthening Project (P5) program. This research was conducted by describing findings in the field related to P5 activities in preventing bullying behavior. This research is descriptive research with a qualitative approach. Data collection through socialization (workshops), field observations, provision of diagnostic and formative assessments, and in-depth interviews with informants of research objects. Data analysis is carried out in stages of data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. Build their mind and body to be able to provide information about bullying so that participants can respond wisely in the future. The methods used are socialization (workshop), observation, discussion, brainstorming, challenges and project benefits. The selection of students at vocational schools as the object of research is due to the rampant bullying of students in schools

Identifying the relationship between recreation engagement, bullying, and suicidality in high school students

Bullying is prevalent among adolescents causing significant impacts to adolescent health. Engaging in recreation provides an opportunity for positive health outcomes. This study examined associations among adolescent sex and sexual identity, recreation engagement, bullying, and suicidality. The findings from this paper support that suicidality during adolescence remains elevated. Results demonstrated that cyberbullying is more prevalent than in-person bullying but neither form of bullying influenced suicidality for high school students. Recreation engagement did not show a significant interaction with suicidality, but high school students did report a reduction in recreation engagement. Findings suggest that prevention efforts and further research are needed to minimize the high prevalence of bullying behaviors and suicidality during adolescence. In addition, more research is needed to identify programs that can be implemented in schools and communities that provide outlets for adolescents during the adverse experience of being bullied.

Emotional Intelligence, Mental Distress and Handling Bullying in School Teachers

In process to combat bullying, it may be integral for well-being of students to have a teacher who they perceive as active, emotionally intelligent, resilient, and using an effective strategy of intervening to reduce bullying. The major goal of this study is to explore nexus between Mental Distress and Handling Bullying of School Teachers and Emotional Intelligence. A cross sectional Correlational research design was used and non-probability sampling technique was used to recruit the participants. The participants included private and government school teachers, N=292 (114 males and 164 females) with the age range of 25-50. The assessment tools (Urdu translated versions) used for this research were Handling Bullying Questionnaire (Bauman, Rigby, &amp; Hoppa, 2008), Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21; Lovibond &amp; Lovibond, 1995) and Emotional Intelligence scale (Batool &amp; Khalid, 2011). A significant mean difference between private and government schools on handling bullying and emotional intelligence was evident by the results. Moreover, a significant difference was found between teacher’s emotional intelligence and number of years of experience. The results also indicated that there was a negative correlation between emotional intelligence and mental distress. Positive correlations were also found between subscales of handling bullying and emotional intelligence. It was revealed that emotional intelligence was a significant negative predictor of mental distress. This study likely to give insight to the policy makers of Anti-bullying programs to focus on emotional intelligence of teachers to help them deal with bullying in students. Moreover, strategies can be planned to deal with mental distress of teachers so that they can perform their role well.

Interpretation of School Bullying of Middle School Students: A Study on the Path of Collaborative Education

Interpretation of School Bullying of Middle School Students: A Study on the Path of Collaborative Education

Examination of Peer Bullying and Sense of Loneliness in Secondary School Students in Terms of Various Variables

Purpose: This study aimed to examine peer bullying and loneliness levels of secondary school students in terms of various variables. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study included 823 middle school students in the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades during the autumn semester of the 2021-2022 academic year. A correlational survey model was used as the research approach. The Peer Bullying Scale and the Loneliness Scale for Children were used to collect data. Findings: The findings indicated that feelings of loneliness increased as peer bullying increased among secondary-school students. Gender-based differences were evident in the levels of loneliness and bullying. Additionally, there was a significant difference in loneliness levels according to the school type, grade level, parent’s education level and mother's employment status. Highlights: Furthermore, a significant disparity was observed in the bullying subdimension based on the mother's employment status. Conversely, there wasn’t significant correlation between father's employment status and student’s level of peer bullying and loneliness.

Child abuse, resilience, family functionality, bullying, substance use and violence in female university students

Child abuse, resilience, family functionality, bullying, substance use and violence in female university students

Empathy's Crucial Role: Unraveling Impact on Students Bullying Behavior - A Scoping Review.

Bullying behavior among students is a serious problem in the educational context and has an impact on victims and perpetrators. Bullying has serious impacts, both emotionally and psychologically, especially for victims who are vulnerable to stress, depression, and even in extreme cases, can lead to suicidal tendencies. Empathy is a key factor in responding to bullying situations. So empathy is an important aspect in reducing bullying behavior. The aim of this research is to explore the role of empathy in bullying behavior in students. The scoping review method was used in this research. The keywords used are empathy, bullying, and students. Search for articles in three databases, namely CINAHL, PubMed, and Scopus. The inclusion criteria in the article search were samples are students (elementary schools students until high schools students) English language, discussion of empathy, publication of articles in the last 10 years (2014-2023), and original research. Grey literature excluded in this scoping review. Data analysis using thematic analysis. The authors found 13 articles that discussed the influence of empathy on bullying behavior in students. Findings from the articles analyzed highlight the complexity of the interactions between affective and cognitive empathy and students behavior in the context of bullying. Students with high levels of empathy tend to be more active in defending victims of bullying, while low levels of empathy tend to reinforce bullying behavior or passive bystander attitudes. Intervention programs that include social and emotional skills training, awareness campaigns, and learning approaches that promote tolerance and respect for diversity can have the potential to reduce the incidence of bullying in students. Increasing understanding and empathetic responses can be an effective strategy in addressing bullying problems in schools and communities.

The Effect of Individual Counseling on Assertive Training Techniques on Assertive Behavior Facing Student Bullying

This research aims to determine the effect of individual counseling on assertive training techniques on assertive behavior in dealing with student bullying. The research method used in this research is a quantitative method quest eksperimen . The subjects of this research were 4 students in class X-10 who had high assertive behavior scores in the face of bullying. The instrument used is to measure the scale of assertive behavior in dealing with bullying, which consists of 45 valid and reliable question items. Instruments were given before and after the implementation of individual counseling services. The data analysis technique used in this research is the Wilcoxon analysis technique with α = 0.05. The results of this research show that before (pre-test) individual counseling was carried out, the assertive training technique was 110.5 and after individual counseling was carried out, the assertive training technique was 69.5. Based on the Wilcoxon test results, we get 𝐽ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑛g &gt; 𝐽𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑒𝑙 where 5 &gt; 0. So it can be said There is "the influence of individual counseling on assertive training techniques on assertive behavior in dealing with bullying in Class X Science at SMAN 12 Medan". This hypothesis can be accepted.

Curbing Students' Bullying Among Secondary School Learners: The Effectiveness of School Bullying Interventions

This study investigates the effectiveness of bullying interventions in addressing student bullying within secondary schools in Machakos County. Anchored on social learning theory, which elucidates the role of behavior in fostering bullying among learners, the research employed a descriptive survey research design to gather and analyze primary data. A sample of 333 respondents was drawn from a population of 116,053 individuals across 36 schools. Questionnaires and interview guides served as the primary research instruments. The analysis encompassed both qualitative and quantitative methods. Results revealed persistent student bullying despite intervention efforts, with disciplinary measures like suspensions and punishments predominantly employed. Conversely, restorative interventions, anti-bullying programs, and supportive measures were underutilized, demonstrating ineffectiveness in bullying eradication. The study underscores the prevalence of student bullying in secondary schools, attributing it to the inadequate implementation of interventions. Recommendations urge school principals and stakeholders to enhance the efficacy of bullying interventions in secondary education settings.

Confronting the Bullies, Comforting the Victim, or Reporting to University Staff? Prosocial Intentions Towards Social Exclusion in University Students

AbstractSocial exclusion as a form of in-person relational bullying in higher education (HE) leads to loneliness in students and puts their mental well-being at risk. Utilising and extending the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), we investigated prosocial intentions towards bullying in HE students. We included empathic concern and anticipated regret to potentially explain differences in three behavioural intentions towards bullying: comforting the victim, confronting the bullies, and reporting the bullying to the university. The sample comprised 419 participants in an online sample from the UK (MAge = 22.76 years, SDAge = 4.02 years; 47.0% male, 50.6% female, 2.4% other) who filled in a digital questionnaire consisting of a short vignette describing an in-person situation of relational bullying. Applying structural equation modelling, we examined the three prosocial behavioural intentions towards bullying as outcome variables in two models while controlling for age, gender, and socially desirable responding. Traditional TPB predictors were positively associated with confronting the bullies. Empathic concern and anticipated regret were positively associated with comforting the victim. These results demonstrate how cognitive and emotional predictors uniquely contribute to prosocial intentions towards bullying among students. We discuss practical implications for the design of anti-bullying strategies in HE.

Prediction of school bullying based on school climate and emotional self-regulation: the mediating role of brain-behavioural systems

ABSTRACT Today, school bullying is considered an important social problem that causes developmental injuries and health issues in bullies and victims. The present study investigated the mediating role of brain-behavioural systems in relationships between school climate and emotional self-regulation with school bullying in high school students. This study had a cross-sectional correlational design. The sample size was 257, and the participants were selected using cluster sampling. They completed the Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire, Organizational Climate Index, Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, and Behavioural/Brain Systems Questionnaire. The data were analysed using the Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation modelling (SEM). The findings revealed that the school bullying model based on the school climate and emotional self-regulation with the mediating role of brain-behavioural systems had a good fit. They also demonstrated that school climate had a direct negative effect on school bullying, whereas emotional self-regulation had a direct positive effect on it (p < 0.01). The school climate and emotional self-regulation were found to have a positive indirect effect on school bullying through the mediating role of brain-behavioural systems (p < 0.01). Therefore, it is necessary to develop plans to improve school climate, emotional self-regulation, and brain-behavioural systems to reduce school bullying.

Zero Tolerance for Bullying: Effective Measures to Stop and Prevent Harassment in Schools

Bullying of students is a problem that is widespread in Jakarta. This bullying is caused by several factors such as parenting patterns, school, self-esteem and group norms. The aim of this research is to socialize to stop and prevent bullying at Sejahtera Vocational School. The research method uses quantitative descriptive to describe the conditions that occurred during the research. The focus of the research was Sejahtera Pare Vocational School, Kerdiri Regency, East Java with 40 students as respondents. Sampling was carried out through random sampling and data collection using a questionnaire as a tool. Quantitative Research Methods are used to research certain populations or samples. The data analysis technique uses frequency distribution. Research results Based on the analysis of the results and discussion, it can be concluded that the bullying that occurred at Sejahtera Pare Vocational School, Kadiri Regency, East Java, when viewed as a whole, is in the moderate category. This means that bullying at Sejahtera Pare Vocational School, Kediri Regency, East Java needs to be watched out for so that it can be minimized as much as possible.

Teknik Modeling untuk Mengurangi Perilaku Bullying

Bullying is not a new thing that we encounter. However, in today's disruptive era, bullying behaviour is increasingly rampant and must get serious attention from various parties. The purpose of this study is to determine how effective the modelling method is in reducing student bullying behaviour at MTs Unggulan Nuris Jember. For this study, a quasi-experimental method was used, and a non-matched pre-test and post-test control group was designed. A total of 30 students who showed high category bullying behaviour were divided into two groups: 15 students in the experimental group and 15 students in the control group. The results showed that the posttest scores of the independent sample T-test were different between the experimental group and the control group. Furthermore, the Paired Sample T-Test was used to test whether the modelling technique succeeded in reducing bullying behaviour at MTs Unggulan Nuris Jember. The results showed that the modelling technique succeeded in reducing students' bullying behaviour. Keywords: Bullying, Modeling Technique