Journal article
Bullying victimization and the social and emotional maladjustment of bystanders: A propensity score analysis
Journal of school psychology, Vol.53(4), pp.295-308
08/2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2015.05.004
PMID: 26270274
Abstract
This study investigated how bystanders, who have and have not been bullied, perceive their social and emotional maladjustment depending on the form of bullying (physical or verbal) they witness. Using propensity score matching, equivalent groups of 270 victimized and 270 non-victimized bystander groups were created based on middle school students' responses on the Bully Survey-Student Version (BYS-S; Swearer, 2001). Victimized bystanders experienced higher social maladjustment than non-victimized bystanders. Path analysis results suggest that social and emotional maladjustment as a bystander is related not only to social–emotional maladjustment as victim, but to gender and the form of bullying witnessed. The way in which bystanders are influenced by their personal victimization may be a critical factor in predicting, understanding, and increasing active bystander intervention.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Bullying victimization and the social and emotional maladjustment of bystanders: A propensity score analysis
- Creators
- Jilynn M. Werth - State University of New YorkAmanda B. Nickerson - State University of New YorkAriel M. Aloe - University of IowaSusan M. Swearer - University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of school psychology, Vol.53(4), pp.295-308
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jsp.2015.05.004
- PMID
- 26270274
- ISSN
- 0022-4405
- eISSN
- 1873-3506
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2015
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9984371283202771
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