ABSTRACT

The present study sought to investigate the short-term growth in the levels of traditional and cyber forms of bullying and victimization and examine how growth in one form of bullying relates to that of others’, for students in late elementary and early high school grades (ages 10 to 15) and to examine how the educational level of the students affects this growth. In total 868 students participated in the study during four measurement waves with an approximate five-week time-lag between each wave. The Latent Growth Modelling technique was implemented in data analysis and results indicated considerable differences between traditional and cyber forms of bullying. For example, a steeper fluctuation was indicated for cyber forms of bullying and victimization, which was more precipitous for students who were already reporting high levels of such behaviours, contrary to what was found for traditional forms of bullying. Nonetheless, similarities between the two forms were also present. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

摘要

本研究旨在调查小学和初中高年级学生在传统和网络形式的欺凌和受害情况下的短期增长，并研究一种欺凌形式的增长与其他欺凌行为之间的关系（ 10至15岁），并研究学生的教育水平如何影响这一增长。总共868名学生在四个测量波中参加了该研究，每个波之间有大约五周的时滞。在数据分析中采用了潜在增长建模技术，结果表明，传统形式和网络形式的欺凌行为之间存在相当大的差异。例如，表明网络形式的欺凌和受害行为出现了较大的波动，对于那些已经报告了此类行为高水平的学生而言，这更加陡峭，这与传统形式的欺凌行为相反。尽管如此，两种形式之间也存在相似之处。讨论了对研究和实践的意义。