Year: 2007
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Bullying at school is prevalent in the United States and worldwide, but little is known about the relationship between students' experiences with bullying and their perceptions of school climate.This study investigated the link between bullying and three elements of school climate-social support from teachers, social support from peers, and school connectedness.The study used MANOVA analyses to confirm differences between students categorized as bullies, victims, bully-victims, and bystanders.Findings indicate that students who are not directly involved in bullying perceive more social support and school connectedness than all other students.Students who are bullied perceive less social support from peers than other students, while students who bully perceive less social support from teachers and connection to school than other students.Findings from this study support strategies to increase social support and school connectedness, as well as the meaningful involvement of both teachers and students in bullying prevention efforts.Flaspohler, for his guidance and support throughout the process of completing this project, and over the past two years.I also gratefully acknowledge my committee members, Dr. Carl Paternite and Dr. Zak Birchmeier, for their encouragement and valuable feedback.Additionally, I appreciate the guidance Zak Birchmeier provided during the process of data analysis.I wish to acknowledge the contributions of all the fellow MUSCRATs and undergraduate research assistants who are collaborators on the Olweus Project and were an integral part of data collection.I would also like to express thanks to the fellow graduate students whose support has meant so much to me over the past two years.Finally, I would like to thank my family.I thank my sister, brother, and grandparents for all the love and encouragement they have given me over the years.I also thank Brad Gibson
Author: Jennifer L. Elfstrom
Institution: Miami University
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2275748706