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Beau Oldenburg1, Marijtje van Duijn, Miranda Sentse
1Interuniversity Centre for Social Science Theory and Methodology, Department of Sociology, University of Groningen, Grote Rozenstraat 31, 9712 TG, Groningen, The Netherlands, b.oldenburg@rug.nl.
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
|January 8, 2014
Summary
Teacher characteristics significantly impact peer victimization in elementary schools. Teachers attributing bullying externally, lacking confidence, or having a bullying history correlate with higher rates, while multi-grade classrooms show lower rates.
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Child Development
- Sociology of Education
Background:
- Peer victimization is a significant issue in elementary schools.
- Understanding factors influencing victimization is crucial for intervention.
- Teacher characteristics are underexplored in relation to peer victimization.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between teacher characteristics and peer victimization.
- To identify specific teacher attributes linked to higher or lower classroom victimization rates.
- To explore the role of classroom composition in peer victimization.
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from 3,385 elementary students and 139 teachers.
- Employed Poisson regression analyses to examine classroom victimization rates.
- Controlled for classroom composition characteristics such as multi-grade and student age.
Main Results:
- Higher victimization rates were observed in classrooms of teachers attributing bullying to external factors.
- Teachers' perceived ability to handle bullying and their own bullying history were positively associated with victimization rates.
- Lower victimization rates were found in multi-grade classrooms and those with older students.
Conclusions:
- Teacher characteristics are demonstrably associated with peer victimization.
- Teacher attributions, self-efficacy, and personal history play a role in student bullying.
- Classroom environment factors like multi-grade settings can mitigate victimization.
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