ERIC Number: EJ879611
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0143-0343
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Children's Bullying Experiences Expressed through Drawings and Self-Reports
Andreou, Eleni; Bonoti, Fotini
School Psychology International, v31 n2 p164-177 2010
Traditionally, studies assessing children's experiences of bullying and victimization have focused on the use of questionnaires and peer-nominations. The present study aimed to investigate this phenomenon by using two complementary assessment tools, namely self-reported questionnaires and children's drawings. The sample consisted of 448 boys and girls drawn from the 4th to 6th grade classrooms of ten primary schools in Central Greece. Children were asked to: (a) draw a scene of peer victimization taking place in their school and (b) complete self-reported questionnaires regarding bullying behaviour, victimization and participant roles in bully/victim incidences. Although the results showed that the relation between drawing and self-report measures is not a straightforward one, they do reveal some interesting associations primarily related to gender differences. In other words, it was found that boys outnumbered girls in both bullying behaviour and victimization. Regarding the employed forms of victimization, boys tended to depict themselves in more physical aggression scenes than girls, while girls tended to draw themselves in more verbal victimization scenes than boys. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Bullying, Aggression, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Gender Differences, Victims of Crime, Freehand Drawing, Peer Groups, Measures (Individuals), Verbal Communication
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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