TY - JOUR
T1 - Teachers Matter
T2 - An Examination of Student-Teacher Relationships, Attitudes Toward Bullying, and Bullying Behavior
AU - Wang, Cixin
AU - Swearer, Susan M.
AU - Lembeck, Paige
AU - Collins, Adam
AU - Berry, Brandi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2015/7/3
Y1 - 2015/7/3
N2 - This study investigated the influence of student-teacher relationships and attitudes toward bullying on middle school students' bullying behaviors. Gender and grade differences were also examined. Data were collected from 435 middle school students. Results indicated that students' attitudes toward bullying mediated the relationship between student-teacher relationships and physical and verbal/relational bullying. There was a significant group difference on student-teacher relationships and attitudes toward bullying between bully, bully-victim, victim, and bystander groups and students not involved in bullying. In addition, sixth graders reported significantly more positive student-teacher relationships than seventh and eighth graders. Implications for the role of both cognitive and behavioral bullying intervention and prevention efforts are discussed.
AB - This study investigated the influence of student-teacher relationships and attitudes toward bullying on middle school students' bullying behaviors. Gender and grade differences were also examined. Data were collected from 435 middle school students. Results indicated that students' attitudes toward bullying mediated the relationship between student-teacher relationships and physical and verbal/relational bullying. There was a significant group difference on student-teacher relationships and attitudes toward bullying between bully, bully-victim, victim, and bystander groups and students not involved in bullying. In addition, sixth graders reported significantly more positive student-teacher relationships than seventh and eighth graders. Implications for the role of both cognitive and behavioral bullying intervention and prevention efforts are discussed.
KW - attitudes toward bullying
KW - bullying
KW - student-teacher relationships
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U2 - 10.1080/15377903.2015.1056923
DO - 10.1080/15377903.2015.1056923
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84938884860
SN - 1537-7903
VL - 31
SP - 219
EP - 238
JO - Journal of Applied School Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied School Psychology
IS - 3
ER -