TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Individual and social network predictors of the short-term stability of bullying victimization in the United Kingdom and Germany
JO  - British journal of educational psychology
A1  - Sapouna, Maria
A1  - Wolke, Dieter
A1  - Vannini, Natalie
A1  - Watson, Scott
A1  - Woods, Sarah
A1  - Schneider, Wolfgang
A1  - Enz, Sibylle
A1  - Aylett, Ruth
SP  - 225
EP  - 240
VL  - 82
IS  - Pt 2
N2  - Background.  There is still relatively little research on the social context within which bullying develops and remains stable. Aim.  This study examined the short-term stability of bullying victimization among primary school students in the United Kingdom and Germany (mean age, 8.9 years) and the individual and social network factors that contributed to remaining a victim of bullying. Sample.  The sample consisted of 454 children (247 males and 207 females). Methods.  Participants completed questionnaires on bullying victimization at three assessment points over a 9-week period. Other measures consisted of self-reported demographic, peer, and family relationship characteristics. Social network indices of density, reciprocity, and hierarchy were constructed using friendship and peer acceptance nominations. Results.  Relative risk analyses indicated a six-fold increased risk of remaining a victim at consequent follow-ups, compared to a child not victimized at baseline becoming a victim over the follow-up period. Individual characteristics explained substantially more variance in the stability of bullying victimization than class-level factors. Hierarchical logistic regression analyses revealed that being victimized by siblings and being rejected by peers predicted remaining a victim over a 9-week period. Conclusions.  Bullying victimization among primary school students proved moderately stable over a 9-week period. Individual characteristics were more influential in predicting the stable victim role than class-level factors. Our findings have implications for the identification of stable victims in primary school and early preventative bullying programs.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0007-0998
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8279.2011.02022.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -