TY - JOUR PY - 2011// TI - A Multilevel Perspective on the Climate of Bullying: Discrepancies Among Students, School Staff, and Parents JO - Journal of school violence A1 - Waasdorp, Tracy Evian A1 - Pas, Elise T. A1 - O'Brennan-Grimm, Lindsey M. A1 - Bradshaw, Catherine Pilcher SP - 115 EP - 132 VL - 10 IS - 2 N2 - Although many bullying prevention programs aim to involve multiple partners, few studies have examined perceptual differences regarding peer victimization and the broader bullying climate among students, staff, and parents. The present study utilized multilevel data from 11,674 students, 960 parents, and 1,027 staff at 44 schools to examine the association between school-level indicators of disorder, norms regarding bullying and bullies, and students, parents, and staff perceptions of safety, belonging, and witnessing bullying. Results revealed several important discrepancies between adults and youth with regard to their perceptions. Moreover, results highlight the significance of normative beliefs about bullies, retaliation, and the influence of school contextual factors on students' risk for exposure to bullying.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 1538-8220 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2010.539164 ID - ref1 ER -