Middle school victims of bullying: Who reports being bullied?

JAMES D. UNNEVER; Dewey G. Cornell

doi:10.1002/ab.20030

journal article Sep 17, 2004

Middle school victims of bullying: Who reports being bullied?

JAMES D. UNNEVER Dewey G. Cornell

Aggressive Behavior Vol. 30 No. 5 pp. 373-388 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractThis study examined factors that influence a student's decision to report being bullied at school. An anonymous survey of 2,437 students in six middle schools identified 898 students who had been bullied, including 25% who had not told anyone that they were bullied and 40% who had not told an adult about their victimization. We investigated chronicity and type of bullying, school climate, familial, demographic, and attitudinal factors that influenced victim reporting to anyone versus no one, to adults versus no one, and to adults versus peers. Logistic regression analyses indicated that reporting increased with the chronicity of victimization. Reporting was generally more frequent among girls than boys, and among lower grade levels. Students who perceived the school climate to be tolerant of bullying, and students who described their parents as using coercive discipline were less likely to report being bullied. Implications for improving victim reporting of bullying are discussed. Aggr. Behav. 30:373–388, 2004. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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Published: Sep 17, 2004
Vol/Issue: 30(5)
Pages: 373-388
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University of Virginia, USA

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JAMES D. UNNEVER, Dewey G. Cornell (2004). Middle school victims of bullying: Who reports being bullied?. Aggressive Behavior, 30(5), 373-388. https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.20030

Middle school victims of bullying: Who reports being bullied?

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