Does Ethnicity of Victims and Bullies Really Matter? Suggestions for Further Research on Intra-Ethnic Bullying/Victimisation

Abstract

This review aims to address a growing concern: Why are ethnic minority students, such as of Roma, bullied by their in-group peers for an ethnical reason? According to recent findings, intra-ethnic bullying is becoming more prevalent across Europe; ethnic minority students are often bullied by one another more than by White-European peers. However, less is known about how intra-ethnic bullying happens in the same-or cross-ethnic minority groups and how it differs from inter-ethnic bullying. How classroom ethnic diversity affects not only inter-ethnic but also intra-ethnic bullying needs to be identified for an accurate estimation of the prevalence rate, which appears inconsistent in the literature. This narrative review focused on common measurement methods leading to this inconsistency, provided theoretical explanations and proposed several hypotheses for further research. Prospective findings might help to meet the growing concern for educational and social integration of ethnic minority students, particularly across Europe, Canada and the USA.

Why Do Immigrant and Swedish Adolescents Engage in Ethnic Victimization? Common and Distinct Underlying Factors

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The longitudinal course of childhood bullying victimization and associations with self‐injurious thoughts and behaviors in children and young people: A systematic review of the literature

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Moral disengagement mechanisms in interactions of human drivers with autonomous vehicles: Validation of a new scale and relevance with personality, driving style and attitudes

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