Bullying in college by students and teachers.
This study explored bullying in college by students and teachers. The reports of a sample of 1,025 undergraduates indicated that 24.7% had seen students bully other students occasionally and 2.8% very frequently, 5% had been bullied by students occasionally and 1.1% very frequently, 12.8% had seen teachers bully students occasionally and 1.9% very frequently, 4.2% had been bullied by teachers occasionally and .5% very frequently, while 3.2% had bullied other students occasionally and 1.9% very frequently. Male students bullied significantly more than females. Student bullying was predicted by having seen other students bully, and by having been bullied by both students and teachers.
Chapell
Mark
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Department of Psychology, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028, USA. chapell@rowan.edu
Casey
Diane
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De la Cruz
Carmen
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Ferrell
Jennifer
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Forman
Jennifer
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Lipkin
Randi
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Newsham
Megan
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Sterling
Michael
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Whittaker
Suzanne
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D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching; D014495:Universities