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Proposing and testing the pathways from bullying victimization to bringing a weapon to school

Hong, Jun Sung ; Zhuang, Leyi ; Thornberg, Robert ; Jungert, Tomas LU and Adrijana, Grmusa (2024) In Journal of Clinical Psychology 80(1). p.97-109
Abstract

Objective
The current study examined whether bullying victimization was associated with bringing a weapon to school, fully or partly mediated by feeling unsafe in school, negative future education orientation, and skipping school.

Method
Data from 6199 students (12–18 years old), who had filled out the 2017 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey, were analyzed.

Results
The results showed a positive association between bullying victimization and bringing a weapon to school. The link was both direct and indirect through the mediating roles of feeling unsafe in school, having a negative future education orientation, and skipping school.

Conclusion
Thus, victims of... (More)

Objective
The current study examined whether bullying victimization was associated with bringing a weapon to school, fully or partly mediated by feeling unsafe in school, negative future education orientation, and skipping school.

Method
Data from 6199 students (12–18 years old), who had filled out the 2017 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey, were analyzed.

Results
The results showed a positive association between bullying victimization and bringing a weapon to school. The link was both direct and indirect through the mediating roles of feeling unsafe in school, having a negative future education orientation, and skipping school.

Conclusion
Thus, victims of bullying tended to feel unsafe in school, have a negative future education orientation, and skip school—all of which were positively associated with bringing a weapon to school.
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Abstract (Swedish)
Objective: The current study examined whether bullying
victimization was associated with bringing a weapon to
school, fully or partly mediated by feeling unsafe in school,
negative future education orientation, and skipping school.
Method: Data from 6199 students (12–18 years old), who
had filled out the 2017 School Crime Supplement to the
National Crime Victimization Survey, were analyzed.
Results: The results showed a positive association between
bullying victimization and bringing a weapon to school. The
link was both direct and indirect through the mediating
roles of feeling unsafe in school, having a negative future
education orientation, and skipping school.
Conclusion: Thus, victims of... (More)
Objective: The current study examined whether bullying
victimization was associated with bringing a weapon to
school, fully or partly mediated by feeling unsafe in school,
negative future education orientation, and skipping school.
Method: Data from 6199 students (12–18 years old), who
had filled out the 2017 School Crime Supplement to the
National Crime Victimization Survey, were analyzed.
Results: The results showed a positive association between
bullying victimization and bringing a weapon to school. The
link was both direct and indirect through the mediating
roles of feeling unsafe in school, having a negative future
education orientation, and skipping school.
Conclusion: Thus, victims of bullying tended to feel unsafe
in school, have a negative future education orientation, and
skip school—all of which were positively associated with
bringing a weapon to school. (Less)
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bullying victimization, perceived future, school safety, skipping school, victimization
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Journal of Clinical Psychology
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80
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13 pages
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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  • pmid:37705494
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0021-9762
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10.1002/jclp.23594
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English
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