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Alternative Title:
Aggress Behav
Personal Author:
Leemis, Ruth W. ; Espelage, Dorothy L. ; Basile, Kathleen C. ; Mercer Kollar, Laura M. ; Davis, Jordan P.
Leemis, Ruth W. ; Espelage, Dorothy L. ; Basile, Kathleen C. ; Mercer Kollar, Laura M. ; Davis, Jordan P. Less -
Description:
Adolescents engage in bullying and sexual harassment perpetration both in-person and online. Yet, little is known about the overlap of traditional (in-person) and cyber bullying and sexual harassment perpetration. The present study assessed the co-occurrence of these forms of aggression in high school and identified middle school predictors based on participants' perceptions of factors across the social ecology. Racially diverse middle and high school students (n = 3549) were surveyed over four time points from Spring 2008 to Spring 2013. A latent class analysis was used to identify classes of individuals according to endorsement of traditional and cyber bullying and sexual harassment items in high school. Four classes were identified: (1) high all, consisting of traditional and cyber bullying and sexual harassment perpetration (n = 227); (2) traditional bullying perpetration (n = 604); (3) traditional and cyber bullying perpetration (n = 450); and (4) low all (n = 1,261). Students who reported high levels of anger, self-esteem, empathy, pornographic exposure, and traditional masculinity (individual level), lower levels of social support and parental monitoring (relational level), and higher levels of school belonging (community level) had increased odds of being in the high all class when compared to the other classes. Given the co-occurrence of traditional and cyber bullying and sexual harassment, prevention programming that addresses both forms of aggression across traditional and online contexts may be beneficial. This study also suggests the importance of comprehensive prevention efforts that incorporate approaches at the different ecological levels, such as teaching adolescents healthy emotional and interpersonal skills, and engaging parents in prevention.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Aggression
Article
Bullying
Crime Victims
Cyberbullying
Female
Humans
Male
Protective Factors
Risk Factors
Sexual Harassment
Social Skills
Social Support
Students
Cyberbullying
Sexual Harassment

Source:
Aggress Behav. 45(2):181-192
Pubmed ID:
30578554
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC6437684
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
17IPA1706096/CC/CDC HHS/United States ; Intergovernmental Personnel Agreement/International ; 2011- 90948-IL-IJ/National Institute of Justice/International ; U01 CE001677/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States ; CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHS/United States ; ... More +
17IPA1706096/CC/CDC HHS/United States ; Intergovernmental Personnel Agreement/International ; 2011- 90948-IL-IJ/National Institute of Justice/International ; U01 CE001677/CE/NCIPC CDC HHS/United States ; CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHS/United States ; 1U01/CE001677/CC/CDC HHS/United States Less -
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CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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