The relation between defending, (dis)liking, and the classroom bullying norm: A cross-sectional social network approach in late childhood

This study investigates the extent to which defending victims of bullying depends on liking and disliking and its relation with the classroom bullying norm (descriptive and popularity) in a sample of 1,272 students (50.8% boys) in 48 fifth-grade classrooms. Social network analysis with bivariate exp...

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Published in:International journal of behavioral development 2022-09, Vol.46 (5), p.420-431
Main Authors: Rambaran, J. Ashwin, van Duijn, Marijtje A. J., Dijkstra, Jan Kornelis, Veenstra, René
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bullying
Childhood
Childrens Attitudes
Classmates
Classrooms
Elementary School Students
Foreign Countries
Grade 5
Intervention
Liking
Peer Relationship
Popularity
Prosocial Behavior
Social network analysis
Social Networks
Victims
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Summary:This study investigates the extent to which defending victims of bullying depends on liking and disliking and its relation with the classroom bullying norm (descriptive and popularity) in a sample of 1,272 students (50.8% boys) in 48 fifth-grade classrooms. Social network analysis with bivariate exponential random graph modelings showed that children are more likely to defend victims whom they like, who like them, and who are liked by the same classmates than victims who they dislike, who dislike them, and with whom they share antipathies by and to the same classmates. In addition, the analysis showed that bullying norms had an inconclusive effect on the relation between defending and (dis)liking.
ISSN:0165-0254
1464-0651
DOI:10.1177/01650254211029715