title: Do networking activities outside of the classroom protect students against being bullied? A field study with students in secondary school settings in Germany.
abstract: Research has shown that having close relationships with fellow classmates can provide a buffer for students against bullying and the negative outcomes associated with it. But, research has not explicitly examined the potential benefits of social networking behaviors outside of the classroom for those who could be bullied. This study addresses this gap and finds that, although a bullying climate in the classroom increases overall bullying, students high on external networking activities did not experience an increase in the bullying they received when in a classroom with a high bullying climate. However, the same group of students reported the largest degree of received bulling under conditions of a low bullying climate. We discuss the implications of our results and provide directions for future research.
authors.affiliation: University of Bonn, Germany. gerhard.blickle@uni-bonn.de
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Blickle
authors.affiliation: University of Mississippi, USA.
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Meurs
authors.affiliation: University of Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schoepe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D058445:Bullying / Q000523:psychology*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D012574:Schools; D012649:Self Concept; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data