Individual Characteristics and the Multiple Contexts of Adolescent Bullying: An Ecological Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Barboza, Gia Elise; Schiamberg, Lawrence B.; Oehmke, James; Korzeniewski, Steven J.; Post, Lori A.; Heraux, Cedrick G.
Titel	Individual Characteristics and the Multiple Contexts of Adolescent Bullying: An Ecological Perspective
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 38 (2009) 1, S.101-121 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-008-9271-1
Schlagwörter	Television Viewing; School Activities; Individual Characteristics; Bullying; Family Income; Self Efficacy; Social Support Groups; Health Behavior; Group Behavior; Intervention; African Americans; Asian Americans; Peer Groups; Adolescents; Educational Environment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fernsehkonsum; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Mobbing; Familieneinkommen; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Gruppenverhalten; Afroamerikaner; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Gleichaltrigengruppe; Peer Group; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt
Abstract	This paper uses an ecological perspective to explore the risk factors associated with bullying behaviors among a representative sample of adolescents aged 11-14 (n = 9816, mean = 12.88, s = 0.9814). Data derived from the "Health Behavior in School Children: WHO Cross-National Survey" were used to model the relationship between bullying and media effects, peer and family support systems, self-efficacy, and school environment. Overall, the results of this study suggest that bullying increases among children who watch television frequently, lack teacher support, have themselves been bullied, attend schools with unfavorable environments, have emotional support from their peers, and have teachers and parents who do not place high expectations on their school performance. In addition, we found an inverse relationship between being Asian or African American, feeling left out of school activities and bullying. Our results lend support to the contention that bullying arises out of deficits in social climate, but that social support systems mediate bullying behavior irrespective of the student's racial/ethnic characteristics, parental income levels or media influences. Because the number of friends and the ability to talk to these friends increases the likelihood of bullying, we suggest that bullying is not simply an individual response to a particular environment but is a peer-group behavior. We conclude that limiting television viewing hours, improving student's abilities to access family support systems and improving school atmospheres are potentially useful interventions to limit bullying behavior. (As Provided).
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