School Bullying Among Hong Kong Chinese Primary Schoolchildren

The first comprehensive survey of 7,025 Chinese primary schoolchildren found that 24% of respondents reported that they had sometimes physically bullied another child. When children observed school bullying, 56% said they immediately reported it to their teachers. Another 20% tried to stop the bully...

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Published in:Youth & society 2008-09, Vol.40 (1), p.35-54
Main Authors: Wong, Dennis S. W., Lok, David P. P., Wing Lo, T., Ma, Stephen K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggression
Antisocial Behavior
Bullying
Children
Elementary School Students
Foreign Countries
Hong Kong
Intervention
Mass media
Mass Media Effects
Peer Influence
Peers
Peoples Republic of China
Psychological Patterns
Psychosocial factors
Schools
Student Behavior
Teachers
Violence
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Summary:The first comprehensive survey of 7,025 Chinese primary schoolchildren found that 24% of respondents reported that they had sometimes physically bullied another child. When children observed school bullying, 56% said they immediately reported it to their teachers. Another 20% tried to stop the bullying by approaching the bullies. The study also identified factors associated with bullying. These included coming from an adverse psychosocial background and having more contact with violent values through association with deviant peers and exposure to the mass media. On the basis of the research findings, potential methods of bullying intervention are discussed.
ISSN:0044-118X
1552-8499
DOI:10.1177/0044118X07310134