Inter-Peer Group Status and School Bullying: The Case of Middle-School Students in Japan
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. The Japanese Middle-School Context
1.2. “School Caste” (Inter-Peer-Group Status) and School Bullying
1.3. Overview of the Current Study
2. Methods
2.1. Participants and Procedures
2.2. Measurements
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Response Rates and Descriptive Statistics
3.2. Categorization of Participants into Subgroups of School Bullying
3.3. Inter-Peer Group Status and Sub-Categories of School Bullying
3.4. Inter-Peer Group Status and Coping Strategy
3.5. Inter-Peer Group Status and Current Victimization Status (never Resolved, Resolved, and Somewhat Resolved)
4. Discussion
4.1. Main Findings
4.2. Peer-Group Status and School Bullying
4.3. Limitations of the Study
4.4. Implications of the Study
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Items | Never | Only Once | Once a Month | Once a Week | A Few Times a Week |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Excluded or ignored | 89.1% | 7.4% | 2.0% | 0.9% | 0.7% |
Had one’s belongings hidden or stolen | 91.0% | 5.9% | 1.9% | 0.7% | 0.4% |
Talked about behind one’s back | 73.4% | 12.5% | 7.2% | 4.4% | 2.5% |
Kicked or punched | 91.2% | 4.9% | 1.9% | 1.1% | 1.0% |
Called names | 90.4% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 1.2% |
Harassed on cyberspace | 98.3% | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Attacked jokingly | 88.9% | 5.5% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
Sexually harassed | 98.9% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Exclude or ignore | 82.9% | 8.3% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 2.7% |
Hide or steal someone’s belongings | 84.4% | 7.2% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 2.4% |
Talk about someone behind their back | 69.5% | 10.3% | 6.4% | 6.3% | 7.4% |
Kick or punch | 88.1% | 4.4% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.4% |
Call someone names | 85.3% | 4.5% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 4.2% |
Harass on cyberspace | 93.9% | 3.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
Attack jokingly | 85.7% | 5.2% | 3.3% | 2.2% | 3.6% |
Sexually harass | 96.3% | 1.9% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
Reference: Uninvolved | Bully Only | Victim Only | Bully–Victim | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | ||||
Sex a | 1.03 | 0.73 | 1.43 | 0.60 *** | 0.43 | 0.84 | 0.42 *** | 0.26 | 0.66 |
Grade a | 0.98 | 0.72 | 1.35 | 0.66 ** | 0.54 | 0.81 | 0.87 | 0.66 | 1.13 |
Intra-peer group status a | 0.94 | 0.7 | 1.25 | 0.91 | 0.75 | 1.12 | 1.04 | 0.78 | 1.37 |
Inter-peer group status | 1.02 | 0.78 | 1.34 | 0.77 * | 0.63 | 0.95 | 0.90 | 0.69 | 1.19 |
Asking Perpetrator to Stop Bullying | Fighting Back | Seeking Help from Parents | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | ||||
Sex a | 0.61 | 0.34 | 1.09 | 0.33 ** | 0.17 | 0.66 | 3.72 *** | 1.94 | 7.13 |
Grade a | 0.71 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.49 * | 1.03 | 2.15 | 0.85 | 0.57 | 1.27 |
Intra-peer group status a | 0.90 | 0.70 | 1.16 | 1.05 | 0.76 | 1.45 | 0.75 | 0.53 | 1.07 |
Inter-peer group status | 1.07 | 0.82 | 1.39 | 1.23 | 0.92 | 1.66 | 1.13 | 0.83 | 1.55 |
Seeking help from teachers | Seeking help from friends | Doing nothing | |||||||
OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | ||||
Sex a | 1.63 | 0.81 | 3.27 | 3.56 *** | 2.08 | 6.10 | 0.82 | 0.51 | 1.33 |
Grade a | 0.82 | 0.60 | 1.13 | 0.73 | 0.51 | 1.07 | 1.18 | 0.88 | 1.59 |
Intra-peer group status a | 1.01 | 0.68 | 1.50 | 1.05 | 0.75 | 1.46 | 0.96 | 0.72 | 1.27 |
Inter-peer group status | 0.86 | 0.59 | 1.26 | 0.82 | 0.60 | 1.11 | 1.00 | 0.77 | 1.32 |
Reference: Never Resolved | Resolved | Somewhat Resolved | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |||
Sex a | 0.30 *** | 0.03 | 0.41 | 0.43 ** | 0.15 | 1.81 |
Grade a | 1.84 ** | 0.15 | 0.61 | 1.27 | 0.25 | 0.76 |
Intra-peer group status a | 1.24 | 1.00 | 1.89 | 1.20 | 0.88 | 1.62 |
Inter-peer group status | 1.38 * | 1.18 | 2.86 | 1.19 | 0.89 | 1.81 |
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Mizuno, K.; Shu, Y.; Ota, M.; Kato, H. Inter-Peer Group Status and School Bullying: The Case of Middle-School Students in Japan. Adolescents 2022, 2, 252-262. https://doi.org/10.3390/adolescents2020020
Mizuno K, Shu Y, Ota M, Kato H. Inter-Peer Group Status and School Bullying: The Case of Middle-School Students in Japan. Adolescents. 2022; 2(2):252-262. https://doi.org/10.3390/adolescents2020020
Chicago/Turabian StyleMizuno, Kumpei, Yue Shu, Masayoshi Ota, and Hiromichi Kato. 2022. "Inter-Peer Group Status and School Bullying: The Case of Middle-School Students in Japan" Adolescents 2, no. 2: 252-262. https://doi.org/10.3390/adolescents2020020