Inter-Peer Group Status and School Bullying: The Case of Middle-School Students in Japan
The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between school bullying and inter-peer group status among Japanese middle-school students. A total of 2294, 7th–9th grade Japanese middle-school students participated in this study. Using a self-report questionnaire, we measured their...
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| description | The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between school bullying and inter-peer group status among Japanese middle-school students. A total of 2294, 7th–9th grade Japanese middle-school students participated in this study. Using a self-report questionnaire, we measured their inter- and intra-peer group status, bullying behavior, victimization, coping strategy, and current victimization status. The results showed that, compared to those in the higher-status groups, students in lower-status peer groups tended to be bullied and experienced prolonged victimization. These findings suggest that a lower peer-group status predisposes students to victimization. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b66f2cb01bc642fe99baf011d59e3fe62023-11-23T15:04:59ZengMDPI AGAdolescents2673-70512022-04-012225226210.3390/adolescents2020020Inter-Peer Group Status and School Bullying: The Case of Middle-School Students in JapanKumpei Mizuno0Yue Shu1Masayoshi Ota2Hiromichi Kato3Graduate School of Education, Hokkaido University of Education Asahikawa Campus, Asahikawa 070-8621, Hokkaido, JapanGraduate School of Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0811, Hokkaido, JapanFaculty of Education, Tokoha University, Shizuoka-city 422-8581, Shizuoka, JapanGraduate School of Education, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0811, Hokkaido, JapanThe aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between school bullying and inter-peer group status among Japanese middle-school students. A total of 2294, 7th–9th grade Japanese middle-school students participated in this study. Using a self-report questionnaire, we measured their inter- and intra-peer group status, bullying behavior, victimization, coping strategy, and current victimization status. The results showed that, compared to those in the higher-status groups, students in lower-status peer groups tended to be bullied and experienced prolonged victimization. These findings suggest that a lower peer-group status predisposes students to victimization.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7051/2/2/20school bullyingaggressionpeer relationsvictimization |
| spellingShingle | Kumpei Mizuno Yue Shu Masayoshi Ota Hiromichi Kato Inter-Peer Group Status and School Bullying: The Case of Middle-School Students in Japan Adolescents school bullying aggression peer relations victimization |
| title | Inter-Peer Group Status and School Bullying: The Case of Middle-School Students in Japan |
| title_full | Inter-Peer Group Status and School Bullying: The Case of Middle-School Students in Japan |
| title_fullStr | Inter-Peer Group Status and School Bullying: The Case of Middle-School Students in Japan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inter-Peer Group Status and School Bullying: The Case of Middle-School Students in Japan |
| title_short | Inter-Peer Group Status and School Bullying: The Case of Middle-School Students in Japan |
| title_sort | inter peer group status and school bullying the case of middle school students in japan |
| topic | school bullying aggression peer relations victimization |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7051/2/2/20 |
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