ERIC Number: EJ1082717
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Nov
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
EISSN: N/A
Peer Victimization and Authoritative School Climate: A Multilevel Approach
Cornell, Dewey; Shukla, Kathan; Konold, Timothy
Journal of Educational Psychology, v107 n4 p1186-1201 Nov 2015
School climate is widely recognized as an important influence on peer victimization in schools. The purpose of this study is to examine how authoritative school climate theory provides a framework for conceptualizing 2 key features of school climate--disciplinary structure and student support--that are associated with 3 measures of peer victimization. Multilevel multivariate modeling in a statewide sample of 39,364 7th- and 8th-grade students attending 423 schools revealed meaningful associations at both the student and school levels of analysis. Higher disciplinary structure was associated with lower levels of prevalence of teasing and bullying, bullying victimization, and general victimization. Higher student support was associated with lower prevalence of teasing and bullying and general victimization. Overall, these findings add new evidence to the theory that an authoritative school climate is conducive to lower peer victimization.
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Victims, Bullying, Peer Relationship, Incidence, Multivariate Analysis, Grade 7, Grade 8, Correlation, Teacher Role, School Personnel, Role, Secondary School Students, Public Schools, Student Surveys, Online Surveys, Discipline Policy, Teacher Student Relationship, Likert Scales, Student Characteristics
American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Elementary Education; Secondary Education; Grade 8
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: US Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Virginia
Grant or Contract Numbers: 2012JFFX0062