ERIC Number: EJ1420375
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-2523-3653
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Fear of Bullying Victimization in Middle School: Types of Victimization and Advocacy Considerations
Maysam Rezapour; Abbas Nezam Tabar; Narges Khanjani
International Journal of Bullying Prevention, v4 n2 p89-98 2022
This study examines the relation between fear of victimization, types of victimization, and advocacy, adjusted for grade and gender on 834 students from 16 Iranian public middle schools. Multilevel linear modeling was used to explore relations between types of victimization and fear of victimization. The results showed that higher fear of victimization was associated with higher verbal, social, and cyber victimization, and higher peer advocacy. The cyber victimization experience had the most impact on fear of bullying victimization ([beta] = 0.15, P < 0.001). Also, higher teacher and peer advocacy were related to higher fear of bullying victimization ([beta] = 0.11, P < 0.001 for teacher advocacy and [beta] = 0.06, P < 0.05 for peer advocacy). Implications of these findings for school anti-bullying programs as well as directions for future research are discussed.
Descriptors: Bullying, Fear, Victims, Advocacy, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Middle School Students, Peer Influence, Teacher Influence, Instructional Program Divisions, Computer Mediated Communication, Verbal Communication, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran
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