@article{ref1,
title="Coping with peer arguments in school-age children with bully/victim problems",
journal="British journal of educational psychology",
year="1998",
author="Bijttebier, P. and Vertommen, H.",
volume="68",
number="3",
pages="387-394",
abstract="BACKGROUND AND AIMS: This paper reports data on the relationship between bully/victim problems and the coping strategies used when confronted with a peer argument. Specifically, we examine the extent to which bully/victim problems are related to five types of coping strategies (Social Support Seeking, Problem-Solving, Distancing, Internalising and Externalising). SAMPLE: The sample consists of 329 children (168 boys, 161 girls), drawn from the fourth- through sixth-grade classrooms of three Flemish elementary schools. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: In the correlational analyses, both victimisation and social neglect are shown to be related to internalising coping, whereas bullying is associated with externalising coping and with a lack of problem-solving. Moreover, a positive relationship between victimisation and social support seeking was found. Separate analyses for boys and girls and a consecutive categorical approach provide a more precise picture of the link between social coping strategies and bully/victim problems.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-0998",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}