Bullying Victimization and Juvenile Delinquency in Ghanaian Schools: The Moderating Effect of Social Support
Researchers from Western countries and Asia have documented that bullying victimization positively predicts juvenile delinquency. Other researchers have reported that social support considerably reduces adolescent offending. However, little is known about the role of social support in the associatio...
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| description | Researchers from Western countries and Asia have documented that bullying victimization positively predicts juvenile delinquency. Other researchers have reported that social support considerably reduces adolescent offending. However, little is known about the role of social support in the association between bullying victimization and teenage delinquency. This study investigated the moderating effect of social support on the relationship between bullying victimization and juvenile delinquency in Ghanaian schools. Data for this research were drawn from the 2012 Global School-Based Student Health Survey. Negative binomial regression was used to analyze the data. The results revealed that bullying victimization significantly predicted adolescent delinquency. In addition, physical bullying significantly increased teenage offending. Moreover, parental and school support meaningfully reduced antisocial behavior. Finally, social support did not moderate the effect of bullying victimization on delinquency. The limitations and policy implications of this study are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-63a4240de8a64927bd921e152b117ada2023-11-18T08:49:18ZengMDPI AGAdolescents2673-70512023-03-013222823910.3390/adolescents3020017Bullying Victimization and Juvenile Delinquency in Ghanaian Schools: The Moderating Effect of Social SupportEbenezer Duah0Department of Social Sciences, Community College of Rhode Island, Lincoln, RI 02865, USAResearchers from Western countries and Asia have documented that bullying victimization positively predicts juvenile delinquency. Other researchers have reported that social support considerably reduces adolescent offending. However, little is known about the role of social support in the association between bullying victimization and teenage delinquency. This study investigated the moderating effect of social support on the relationship between bullying victimization and juvenile delinquency in Ghanaian schools. Data for this research were drawn from the 2012 Global School-Based Student Health Survey. Negative binomial regression was used to analyze the data. The results revealed that bullying victimization significantly predicted adolescent delinquency. In addition, physical bullying significantly increased teenage offending. Moreover, parental and school support meaningfully reduced antisocial behavior. Finally, social support did not moderate the effect of bullying victimization on delinquency. The limitations and policy implications of this study are discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7051/3/2/17bullyingvictimizationdelinquencysocial support |
| spellingShingle | Ebenezer Duah Bullying Victimization and Juvenile Delinquency in Ghanaian Schools: The Moderating Effect of Social Support Adolescents bullying victimization delinquency social support |
| title | Bullying Victimization and Juvenile Delinquency in Ghanaian Schools: The Moderating Effect of Social Support |
| title_full | Bullying Victimization and Juvenile Delinquency in Ghanaian Schools: The Moderating Effect of Social Support |
| title_fullStr | Bullying Victimization and Juvenile Delinquency in Ghanaian Schools: The Moderating Effect of Social Support |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bullying Victimization and Juvenile Delinquency in Ghanaian Schools: The Moderating Effect of Social Support |
| title_short | Bullying Victimization and Juvenile Delinquency in Ghanaian Schools: The Moderating Effect of Social Support |
| title_sort | bullying victimization and juvenile delinquency in ghanaian schools the moderating effect of social support |
| topic | bullying victimization delinquency social support |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7051/3/2/17 |
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