TY - JOUR
T1 - A multilevel perspective on the climate of bullying
T2 - Discrepancies among students, school staff, and parents
AU - Waasdorp, Tracy Evian
AU - Pas, Elise T.
AU - O'Brennan, Lindsey M.
AU - Bradshaw, Catherine P.
N1 - Funding Information:
Received March 18, 2010; accepted August 10, 2010. Funding for this study was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1U49CE 000728-011 and K01CE001333-01) and the National Institute of Mental Health (T32 MH18834 and T32 MH19545-11). Address correspondence to Tracy Evian Waasdorp, PhD, MEd, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Psychology, 3535 Market St., 14th Floor, #1409, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. E-mail: twaasdor@ jhsph.edu
PY - 2011/4
Y1 - 2011/4
N2 - Although many bullying prevention programs aim to involve multiple partners, few studies have examined perceptual differences regarding peer victimization and the broader bullying climate among students, staff, and parents. The present study utilized multilevel data from 11,674 students, 960 parents, and 1,027 staff at 44 schools to examine the association between school-level indicators of disorder, norms regarding bullying and bullies, and students, parents, and staff perceptions of safety, belonging, and witnessing bullying. Results revealed several important discrepancies between adults and youth with regard to their perceptions Moreover, results highlight the significance of normative beliefs about bullies, retaliation, and the influence of school contextual factors on students' risk for exposure to bullying.
AB - Although many bullying prevention programs aim to involve multiple partners, few studies have examined perceptual differences regarding peer victimization and the broader bullying climate among students, staff, and parents. The present study utilized multilevel data from 11,674 students, 960 parents, and 1,027 staff at 44 schools to examine the association between school-level indicators of disorder, norms regarding bullying and bullies, and students, parents, and staff perceptions of safety, belonging, and witnessing bullying. Results revealed several important discrepancies between adults and youth with regard to their perceptions Moreover, results highlight the significance of normative beliefs about bullies, retaliation, and the influence of school contextual factors on students' risk for exposure to bullying.
KW - Bullying
KW - Discrepancies
KW - Indirect aggression
KW - Multilevel modeling
KW - School climate
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U2 - 10.1080/15388220.2010.539164
DO - 10.1080/15388220.2010.539164
M3 - Article
C2 - 21552337
AN - SCOPUS:79952983547
SN - 1538-8220
VL - 10
SP - 115
EP - 132
JO - Journal of School Violence
JF - Journal of School Violence
IS - 2
ER -