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Influence of bullying and teacher-student relationship on school engagement: Analysis of an explanatory model

Abstract The present study investigated the influence of bullying involvement and teacher-student relationship on school engagement, through the analysis of an explanatory model. For this, 426 students (from 6th to 9th grades) from four public schools located in a city in the state of São Paulo, Bra...

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Published in:Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas) 2018-12, Vol.35 (4), p.411-420
Main Authors: VALLE, Jessica Elena, STELKO-PEREIRA, Ana Carina, PEIXOTO, Evandro Morais, WILLIAMS, Lucia Cavalcanti de Albuquerque
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Summary:Abstract The present study investigated the influence of bullying involvement and teacher-student relationship on school engagement, through the analysis of an explanatory model. For this, 426 students (from 6th to 9th grades) from four public schools located in a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, answered the Escala de Violência Escolar – Versão Estudante (School Violence Scale – Student Version), the Escala de Relação Professor-Aluno (Teacher – Student Relationship Scale) and the School Engagement Scale. Results from a Path Analysis indicated that bullying involvement has a direct negative impact on school engagement, and that teacher-student relationship has a direct positive impact on school engagement. Moreover, teacher-student relationship may mediate the negative effects of bullying on school engagement. These data confirm the importance of positive social relationships in school for student engagement. However, the proposed model explains 32% of the variance of school engagement, indicating that other variables not investigated in this study may also be relevant. Resumo O presente estudo investigou a influência do envolvimento em “bullying” e da relação professor-aluno no engajamento escolar. Para isso, 426 alunos de 6º a 9º ano do Ensino Fundamental, de quatro escolas públicas do interior do estado de São Paulo, responderam a três instrumentos: Escala de Violência Escolar – Versão Estudante, Escala de Relação Professor-Aluno e School Engagement Scale (Escala de Engajamento Escolar). Foi realizada Análise de Trajetórias e notou--se que o envolvimento em “bullying” tem impacto negativo direto no engajamento escolar, ao passo que a relação professor-aluno tem impacto positivo direto nessa esfera. Adicionalmente, a relação professor-aluno pode mediar os efeitos negativos da autoria e da vitimização por “bullying” no engajamento escolar. Esses dados confirmam a importância de relacionamentos sociais positivos na escola para o engajamento dos alunos. Contudo, o modelo proposto explica 32% da variância do engajamento escolar, indicando que outras variáveis não investigadas também podem ser relevantes.
ISSN:0103-166X
1982-0275
1982-0275
DOI:10.1590/1982-02752018000400008