Prevalence of School Bullying in Korean Middle School Students

Kim, Young S.; Koh, Yun Joo; Leventhal, Bennett L.

doi:10.1001/archpedi.158.8.737

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“…The results were inconsistent with those of many studies carried out in this field in various countries (1,3,5,11,15,(27)(28)(29). This prevalence rate was lower in comparison with those of some studies, especially for bully only that may contain a variety of reasons such as: good management of schools, higher peer supports, and religious beliefs that condemn bullying.…”

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Epidemiological Pattern of Bullying among School Children in Mazandaran Province-Iran

Soori¹,

Rezapour²

2014

J Child Adolesc Behav

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Background: School bullying, the most common type of school violence, comprises a spectrum of aggressive behaviors that involve both perpetrators and victims. Objectives: The current study aimed to investigate the extent and nature of school bullying among middle school students in the North of Iran. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 834 Iranian middle school students. Participants completed a self-report anonymous questionnaire measuring bullying and victimization (Iranian-Olweus bullying questionnaire). Descriptive statistics and the Pearson's chi-squared test and multinomial logistic regressions with area, gender and grade variables were applied. Results: Prevalence rates of bullying behaviors based on the cut-off point at 2 or 3 times a month were 5.4% for only bully, 22.1% for only victim and 11% for both bully-victim. The prevalence of each form of victimization were 24.7% verbal, 15% relational, 10.3% physical and for each form of bullies 11% verbal, 5.3% relational, 6.4% physical. Boys were more involved in all forms of bullying behaviors. The students from rural areas were more involved in bullying .The most common places of victimization were the playground or athletic fields. The majority of victims were bullied by their classmates. Conclusions: Different forms of bullying have a distinct nature and the epidemiological pattern indicates that bullying exists in the Iranian schools. Thus, the effective bullying prevention and appropriate intervention programs are recommended.

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“…School bullying, the widespread type of school violence, includes a spectrum of aggressive behaviors that involve both bullies and victims (1). Bullying is defined as a special form of aggression, which is intentional, repeated (2), and involves an imbalance of power between the victim and bullies (3).…”

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Epidemiological Pattern of Bullying among School Children in Mazandaran Province-Iran

Soori¹,

Rezapour²

2014

J Child Adolesc Behav

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“…In South Korea (Kim, Boyce, Koh, & Leventhal, 2009;Kim et al, 2004;Lee, 2001;Lee & Jun, 2011;Oh, 2014;Shin & Kim, 2014;Yang et al, 2006) boys are significantly more likely than girls to bully their peers. However, girls are more likely than boys to be perpetrators of relational aggression and social exclusion (wang-tta; Koo, Kwak, & Smith, 2008).…”

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“…Kim et al's (2009) prospective study of 1,666 7 th and 8 th grade students found that adolescents whose father had lower educational attainment, and those whose mother had higher educational attainment, were at an increased risk for peer victimization. Family structure, particularly non-traditional structures (e.g., single parent household) is also significantly associated with bullying and peer victimization (Kim et al, 2004;Kim et al, 2009;Yang et al, 2013).…”

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“…Rather, most research in South Korea has focused on multiple contextual predictors of one or two subgroups of bullying involvement, namely perpetrators or victims (Cho & Chung, 2012;Shin & Kim, 2014;Song, 2013). Factors related to all subgroups of bullying within one or two immediate contexts have also been explored (Han & Yoon, 2010;Hu, Park, & Jung, 2009;Jung, Kim, Lee, Kim, & Song, 2002;Kim, Koh, & Leventhal, 2004;Kim & Sim, 2002;Yang, Kim, Kim, Shin, & Yoon, 2006). The present study is unique in that we clarify the group structures, and explore the antecedents of those groups (bullies, victims, bully-victims, and uninvolved) across multiple levels, namely the individual, family, peer, and school.…”

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Applying the social–ecological framework to explore bully–victim subgroups in South Korean schools.

Hong¹,

Kim²,

Hunter³

2019

Psychology of Violence

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Objective: The present study sought to identify the structure of South Korean student bully and victim groups based upon longitudinal data, and the association of groups with socialecological based factors at the individual (age, sex, father and mothers' educational status, household income, aggression, depression, smoking, drinking, type of family structure), family (neglect, abuse), friend/peer (peer relationships, number of delinquent friends), and school (school activity, school rules, teacher relationship) levels.Method: Participants were 2,284 second year middle school students (50.5% male; Mage = 14.0 years old) who completed the Korea Children and Youth Panel Survey annually for three years.Results: Latent Class Analysis identified victims (4.5%), bullies (2.8%), bully-victims (1%), and uninvolved students (91.8%) across time. At the individual level, compared to uninvolved group, bully-victims and bullies were more likely to smoke and drink alcohol, all subgroups have higher levels of aggression, and bullies and victims were more likely to have depression. At the peer/friend level, victims reported poorer quality peer relationships, and both bully-victims and bullies reported having more delinquent friends. At the school level, victims and bullies reported being less likely to engage in school activities, and bullies and bully-victims reported being less likely to follow school rules. Conclusion:Certain social-ecological variables are relevant risk factors associated with each group of adolescents in South Korea. Our findings call for a holistic intervention strategy which not only addresses bullying but also problems such as smoking and drinking, and depressive symptomatology.

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The Rewards of Reducing Risk

Brent¹

2004

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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Prevalence of School Bullying in Korean Middle School Students

Abstract: School bullying is highly prevalent in Korean middle school students. Demographic characteristics can help identify students at greater risk for participation in school bullying.

Cited by 137 publications

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Epidemiological Pattern of Bullying among School Children in Mazandaran Province-Iran

Epidemiological Pattern of Bullying among School Children in Mazandaran Province-Iran

Applying the social–ecological framework to explore bully–victim subgroups in South Korean schools.

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