Bullying in elementary school, high school, and college.
This study investigated the continuity in being a bully, victim, or bully-victim from elementary school through college in 119 undergraduates. Of 25 who bullied in college, 18 (72%) had been bullied in high school and elementary school. Of 26 bullies in college, 14 (53.8%) had been bullies in high school and elementary school. Of 12 bully-victims in college, 5 (41.6%) had been bully-victims in high school and elementary school. There were significant positive correlations between being a bully in college, high school, and elementary school, and being bullied in college and high school, and high school and elementary school, and between being both a bully and victim in elementary school, a bully and victim in high school, and a bully and victim in college.
Chapell
Mark S
MS
Department of Psychology, Rowan University, New Jersey 08028, USA. chapell@rowan.edu
Hasselman
Stefanie L
SL
Kitchin
Theresa
T
Lomon
Safiya N
SN
MacIver
Kenneth W
KW
Sarullo
Patrick L
PL
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004291:Dominance-Subordination; D004522:Educational Status; D005178:Faculty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012574:Schools / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data