TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Understanding the relationship between perceived school climate and bullying: a mediator analysis
JO  - Journal of school violence
A1  - Acosta, Joie D.
A1  - Chinman, Matthew
A1  - Ebener, Patricia
A1  - Malone, Patrick S.
A1  - Phillips, Andrea
A1  - Wilks, Asa
SP  - 200
EP  - 215
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
N2  - This study assesses how perceptions of school climate and four mediating factors (school connectedness, peer attachment, assertiveness, and empathy) influence reports of bullying behaviors among 2,834 students in 14 middle schools. <br><br>RESULTS revealed that students in positive school climates reported experiencing fewer physical, emotional, and cyberbullying behaviors. They also reported greater levels of school connectedness, peer attachment, assertiveness, and empathy, which in turn helped explain the influence of perceived school climate on bullying. In addition, the greater levels of empathy that students reported, the more likely they were to report being bullied. These results highlight the role that perceptions of school climate can play in influencing bullying and underscore the importance of mediating factors as schools work to track and improve school climate.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1538-8220
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2018.1453820
ID  - ref1
ER  -