ERIC Number: EJ1458560
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Dec
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-2523-3653
EISSN: EISSN-2523-3661
The Moderation of School Climate on the Associations of Bullying Participant Behavior and GPA, Attendance, Office Disciplinary Referrals
Kathleen M. Kelly; Logan N. Riffle; DaShae Rodriguez-Harris; Kristina Wiemer; Ruth Jeong; Kaitlyn M. Ayala; Michelle K. Demaray; Christine K. Malecki
International Journal of Bullying Prevention, v6 n4 p373-388 2024
Associations between bullying involvement and academic and behavioral indicators among youth have been established in prior research. However, how perceptions of school climate might moderate the association between bullying participant behaviors (bullying perpetration, assisting, victimization, defending, outsider behavior) and academic and behavioral indicators such as grade point average (GPA), tardies, and office disciplinary referrals (ODRs) has yet to be explored. The current study draws from Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory as a foundation to examine how bullying participant behaviors are associated with GPA, ODRs, and tardies. Additionally, the study examined the potential moderating effect of perceptions of school climate on these associations. A longitudinal approach was used on a middle school sample (N = 445). Results of hierarchical regression analyses indicated significantly positive associations between bullying perpetration and ODRs, as well as victimization and ODRs. Results also suggested significantly positive associations between bullying perpetration and victimization with tardies. Lastly, perceptions of school climate significantly moderated the association between victimization and GPA, victimization and tardies, and bullying perpetration and tardies by strengthening the association. Detailed findings and implications are discussed.
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Educational Environment, Bullying, Grade Point Average, Discipline, Attendance, Student Behavior, Longitudinal Studies
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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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