Citation

Hong JS, Zhuang L, Thornberg R, Jungert T, Grmusa A. J. Clin. Psychol. (Hoboken) 2023; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/jclp.23594

PMID

37705494

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The current study examined whether bullying victimization was associated with bringing a weapon to school, fully or partly mediated by feeling unsafe in school, negative future education orientation, and skipping school.

METHOD: Data from 6199 students (12-18 years old), who had filled out the 2017 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey, were analyzed.

RESULTS: The results showed a positive association between bullying victimization and bringing a weapon to school. The link was both direct and indirect through the mediating roles of feeling unsafe in school, having a negative future education orientation, and skipping school.

CONCLUSION: Thus, victims of bullying tended to feel unsafe in school, have a negative future education orientation, and skip school-all of which were positively associated with bringing a weapon to school.

Language: en

Keywords

victimization; bullying victimization; perceived future; school safety; skipping school