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The Social Contexts of Bullying and Victimization

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ID11670631
AuthorsSusan J Parault (University of Maryland,, corresponding author), Heather A Davis (0009-0003-5046-4612, The Ohio State University), Anthony D Pellegrini (University of Minnesota)
Year2007
Volume27
Issue2
Pages145-174
Publication date2007-04-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0272431606294831
OpenAlexW2140305984
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited52

This article examines the amount of middle school students' bullying and nonbullying behaviors observed in three less-structured school venues: the monthly school dance, the cafeteria, and the locker/hall area. Two questions guided our analysis: (a) How do students' bullying and victimization behaviors and nonbullying social behaviors vary by context? (b) How does social status as a bully or target of bullying influence students attendance at school dances? Findings revealed that, although one school showed much higher incidences of aggression, overall the amount of bullying behavior observed was low compared to nonbullying behaviors. When bullying behavior was observed, it was most often in the cafeteria and least often at the school dances, and there were very few incidences of aggression at the school dances. Rates of dance attendance showed that although students classified as bullies by peer nomination data were likely to attend dances at both schools, students classified as victims were likely to attend dances only at the school with almost no incidences of aggression. Implications for working with children who bully and the victims of their behavior, as well as further research, are discussed

Aggression · Attendance · Cafeteria · Context (archaeology · Dance · Developmental psychology · Geography · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Education Discipline and Inequality · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support

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