Observing bullying at school
The mental health implications of witness status.
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23345282 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Isabel Rivers (0000-0001-6102-9075, Brunel University of London), Paul Poteat (0000-0002-0289-9289, Boston College), V Paul Poteat, Nathalie Noret (0000-0003-4393-1887, York St John University), Nigel Ashurst (Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 211-223 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | School Psychology Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-3830 • E-ISSN: 1939-1560 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/a0018164 |
| OpenAlex | W2125468527 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 104 |
| References cited | 22 |
This study explores the impact of bullying on the mental health of students who witness it. A representative sample of 2,002 students aged 12 to 16 years attending 14 schools in the United Kingdom were surveyed using a questionnaire that included measures of bullying at school, substance abuse, and mental health risk. The results suggest that observing bullying at school predicted risks to mental health over and above that predicted for those students who were directly involved in bullying behavior as either a perpetrator or a victim. Observing others was also found to predict higher risk irrespective of whether students were or were not victims themselves. The results are discussed with reference to past research on bystander and witness behavior. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)
Environmental health · Injury prevention · Mental health · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Sample (material) · Suicide prevention · Witness · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Psychology
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