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01-02-2013 | Empirical Research

Examining Associations Between Race, Urbanicity, and Patterns of Bullying Involvement

Auteurs: Asha Goldweber, Tracy Evian Waasdorp, Catherine P. Bradshaw

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 2/2013

Abstract

Research on the role of race and urbanicity in bullying involvement has been limited. The present study examined bullying involvement subgroups that relate to race, urbanicity, and the perceived reason for the bullying. Self-report data were collected from 10,254 middle school youth (49.8 % female; 62.4 % Caucasian, 19.0 % African American, and 5.6 % Hispanic) and latent class analyses were used to identify three subtypes of bullying involvement: low involvement (50 %), victim (31.3 %), and bully-victim (18.7 %). Irrespective of urbanicity (urban vs. non-urban), African American youth were more likely to be members of either the victim or bully-victim classes than the low involvement class. Further exploration of the community context suggested that urbanicity was associated with the increased likelihood of having been racially bullied. Urban bully-victims were also more likely to have been bullied about money than non-urban bully-victims. Findings underscore the importance of addressing both race and urbanicity for culturally sensitive prevention programming.

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Titel: Examining Associations Between Race, Urbanicity, and Patterns of Bullying Involvement
Auteurs: Asha Goldweber
Tracy Evian Waasdorp
Catherine P. Bradshaw
Publicatiedatum: 01-02-2013
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 2/2013
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-012-9843-y

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