@article{ref1,
title="Social comparison, competition and teacher-student relationships in junior high school classrooms predicts bullying and victimization",
journal="Journal of Adolescence",
year="2016",
author="Di Stasio, Maria Rosaria and Savage, Robert and Burgos, Giovani",
volume="53",
number="",
pages="207-216",
abstract="This cross-sectional research examines how social comparison, competition and teacher-student relationships as classroom characteristics are associated with bullying and victimization among junior high school students in grades 7 and 8 in Canada. The study tests a conceptual model of youth outcomes that highlights the importance of modeling the effects of teaching practices as proximal structural conditions at the classroom level (N = 38) that affect bullying outcomes at the individual level (N = 687). <br><br>RESULTS of Hierarchal linear modeling (HLM) revealed significant classroom-level effects in that increased social comparison, competition and teacher-student relationships were related to bullying and victimization. An interaction for teacher-student relationships and gender also emerged. These findings may guide future intervention programs for junior high schools that focus on enhancing cooperation and pro-social behavior in classrooms. The findings could also inform programs that focus on building strong relationships between students and teachers to help prevent bullying and victimization, particularly among boys.<br><br>Copyright © 2016 The Foundation for Professionals in Services for Adolescents. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0140-1971",
doi="10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.10.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.10.002"
}