Future Orientation among Students Exposed to School Bullying and Cyberbullying Victimization

Abstract

Future orientation can be defined as an individual’s thoughts, beliefs, plans, and hopes for the future. Earlier research has shown adolescents’ future orientation to predict outcomes later in life, which makes it relevant to analyze differences in future orientation among youth. The aim of the present study was to analyze if bullying victimization was associated with an increased likelihood of reporting a pessimistic future orientation among school youth. To be able to distinguish between victims and bully-victims (i.e., students who are both bullies and victims), we also took perpetration into account. The data were derived from the Stockholm School Survey performed in 2016 among ninth grade students (ages 15–16 years) (n = 5144). Future orientation and involvement in school bullying and in cyberbullying were based on self-reports. The statistical method used was binary logistic regression. The results demonstrated that victims and bully-victims of school bullying and of cyberbullying were more likely to report a pessimistic future orientation compared with students not involved in bullying. These associations were shown also when involvement in school bullying and cyberbullying were mutually adjusted. The findings underline the importance of anti-bullying measures that target both school bullying and cyberbullying.

Cyberbullying: A narrative review

“…In a sample of 910 adolescents, higher scores were noted for neuroticism, openness and agreeableness in victims, but they had lower scores than non-victims on conscientiousness [41]. In a study on 2016 Stockholm students, victims of cyberbullying reported a more pessimistic future orientation as compared to non-victims [42].…”

Future orientation, gambling and risk gambling among youth: a study of adolescents in Stockholm

“…The survey covers topics such as alcohol use, drug use, smoking and delinquent behaviour, but also various aspects of the school climate including bullying (e.g., Låftman, Alm, Sandahl, & Modin, 2018;Olsson & Fritzell, 2015Olsson, Låftman, & Modin, 2018;Ramberg, Låftman, Fransson, & Modin, 2018;Sandahl, 2016;Stockholm Municipality, 2016). The survey in 2016 also included a question on students' future orientation (Alm, Låftman, Sandahl, & Modin, 2019;Låftman et al, 2018). The response rate in 2016 was 78 per cent (Stockholm Municipality, 2016), resulting in a total of 12,943 participating students (6,465 students in the ninth grade and 6,478 students in the second grade of upper secondary school).…”

Punição física em casa e reprovação escolar relacionadas ao bullying

“…depth investigations regarding not only variables related to the school context, but also family, social, community and cultural variables. The study related to the different nuances that it can present in the multiple sociocultural realities are of fundamental importance for its prevention and coping 10 .…”