Impact of the leadership styles of school principals on bullying victimization and perpetration among youth
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.School principal leadership styles impact student bullying. Charismatic leadership correlates with more bullying, while team-oriented and humane-oriented styles offer protection against victimization and perpetration.
Area Of Science
- Educational Psychology
- Public Health
- Organizational Behavior
Background
- School bullying is a pervasive issue impacting student development and public health.
- Socioecological models highlight individual and contextual factors in bullying.
- Emerging research suggests school principal leadership influences bullying dynamics.
Purpose Of The Study
- To investigate the relationship between principal leadership styles and student-reported bullying.
- To determine if specific leadership approaches mitigate or exacerbate bullying.
Main Methods
- Survey data from 3,863 students (grades 7-9) across 22 schools.
- Collected data on student bullying (victimization/perpetration), school climate, and principal leadership styles.
- Utilized logistic regression for data analysis.
Main Results
- Charismatic leadership associated with increased student bullying (victimization and perpetration).
- Team-oriented leadership linked to decreased student victimization.
- Humane-oriented leadership associated with reduced student bullying perpetration.
Conclusions
- Principal leadership styles can function as either risk or protective factors in peer bullying.
- Findings add complexity to understanding leadership's role in school safety.
- Highlights the importance of specific leadership approaches in preventing bullying.
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