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Bullying among Adolescents in North Cyprus and Turkey: Testing a Multifactor Model
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Bayraktar, Fatih – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Peer bullying has been studied since the 1970s. Therefore, a vast literature has accumulated about the various predictors of bullying. However, to date there has been no study which has combined individual-, peer-, parental-, teacher-, and school-related predictors of bullying within a model. In this sense, the main aim of this study was to test a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bullying, Interpersonal Competence, Foreign Countries
School Violence in Taiwan: Examining How Western Risk Factors Predict School Violence in an Asian Culture
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Chen, Ji-Kang; Astor, Ron Avi – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
The current study explores whether theorized risk factors in Western countries can be used to predict school violence perpetration in an Asian cultural context. The study examines the associations between risk factors and school violence perpetration in Taiwan. Data were obtained from a nationally representative sample of 14,022 students from…
Descriptors: Violence, Asian Culture, Self Control, Drinking
Aggregation Bias and Woman Abuse: Variations by Male Peer Support, Region, Language, and School Type.
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Schwartz, Martin D.; DeKeseredy, Walter S. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2000
Analyzes the Canadian National Survey data on woman abuse to compare results for geographic regions, types of schools, and whether the students took the survey in French or English. None of these factors influenced the results. Male peer support measures did strongly affect male behavior in both physical and sexual abuse. (Author/JDM)
Descriptors: Battered Women, College Students, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Relationship