ERIC Number: EJ1310678
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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Unequally Safe: Association between Bullying and Perceived School Safety and the Moderating Effects of Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Grade Level
Yang, Chunyan; Lin, Xueqin; Stomski, Meg
School Psychology Review, v50 n2-3 p274-287 2021
Guided by the social-ecological, social identity, and social misfit theories, the present study examined the gender, racial/ethnic, and grade-level differences of students' perceived school safety and their associations with bullying victimization and school-wide bullying using a sample of 25,896 students from 114 public schools. Results of hierarchical linear regression modeling suggested that the negative association between individual-level bullying victimization and perceived school safety was stronger among White than Black students, and stronger among middle school than high school students. The negative association between school-wide bullying and perceived school safety was stronger in middle schools than in elementary schools. The perception of school safety also varied across racial/ethnic groups. The findings highlight the ecological influences of school-wide bullying and bullying victimization on student school safety perception. They also highlight the importance of understanding students' perceptions of racial/ethnic identity, membership, and social status in schools when developing interventions that promote school safety.
Descriptors: Bullying, School Safety, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Gender Differences, Instructional Program Divisions, Victims, White Students, African American Students, Elementary Schools, Middle School Students, Elementary School Students, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Social Status, Student Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Delaware
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