The links between students’ relationships with teachers, likeability among peers, and bullying victimization : the intervening role of teacher responsiveness
(2022) In European Journal of Psychology of Education 37(2). p.489-506- Abstract
Highly responsive teachers tend to foster behaviors that are low in conflict and high in prosociality, among their students, leading to a positive classroom climate and to a decrease in bullying victimization. However, little is known about the interaction between teacher responsiveness and both student–teacher, and student–student relationship characteristics, in influencing students’ bullying victimization at school. Here, we examined student–teacher relationship quality and students’ likeability among peers as predictors of in-school victimization. Additionally, we investigated the moderating role of teacher responsiveness over this link. Study sample consisted of 386 early-adolescent students (55.2% female, mean age [SD] = 12.17... (More)
Highly responsive teachers tend to foster behaviors that are low in conflict and high in prosociality, among their students, leading to a positive classroom climate and to a decrease in bullying victimization. However, little is known about the interaction between teacher responsiveness and both student–teacher, and student–student relationship characteristics, in influencing students’ bullying victimization at school. Here, we examined student–teacher relationship quality and students’ likeability among peers as predictors of in-school victimization. Additionally, we investigated the moderating role of teacher responsiveness over this link. Study sample consisted of 386 early-adolescent students (55.2% female, mean age [SD] = 12.17 [0.73]) and 19 main teachers (females, n = 14). Findings indicated that students’ exposure to victimization was positively associated with student–teacher conflict and negatively associated with likeability among classroom peers. Teacher responsiveness did not show a significant direct association with bullying victimization. However, when teachers showed high responsiveness, the strength of the association between student–teacher conflict and students’ likelihood of bullying victimization was slightly increased. The present study highlights the importance of considering the role of teacher responsiveness when modeling the link between student and teacher relationship quality and in school bullying victimization.
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- author
- Longobardi, Claudio ; Ferrigno, Serena ; Gullotta, Giulia LU ; Jungert, Tomas LU ; Thornberg, Robert and Marengo, Davide
- organization
- publishing date
- 2022
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Bullying, Sociometric status, Teacher responsiveness, Teacher–student relationship, Victimization
- in
- European Journal of Psychology of Education
- volume
- 37
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 489 - 506
- publisher
- Springer
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85103172881
- ISSN
- 0256-2928
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10212-021-00535-3
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- c96a7f21-90f6-4428-b13e-202cac2a3b10
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- 2021-04-08 12:41:10
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abstract = {{<p>Highly responsive teachers tend to foster behaviors that are low in conflict and high in prosociality, among their students, leading to a positive classroom climate and to a decrease in bullying victimization. However, little is known about the interaction between teacher responsiveness and both student–teacher, and student–student relationship characteristics, in influencing students’ bullying victimization at school. Here, we examined student–teacher relationship quality and students’ likeability among peers as predictors of in-school victimization. Additionally, we investigated the moderating role of teacher responsiveness over this link. Study sample consisted of 386 early-adolescent students (55.2% female, mean age [SD] = 12.17 [0.73]) and 19 main teachers (females, n = 14). Findings indicated that students’ exposure to victimization was positively associated with student–teacher conflict and negatively associated with likeability among classroom peers. Teacher responsiveness did not show a significant direct association with bullying victimization. However, when teachers showed high responsiveness, the strength of the association between student–teacher conflict and students’ likelihood of bullying victimization was slightly increased. The present study highlights the importance of considering the role of teacher responsiveness when modeling the link between student and teacher relationship quality and in school bullying victimization.</p>}},
author = {{Longobardi, Claudio and Ferrigno, Serena and Gullotta, Giulia and Jungert, Tomas and Thornberg, Robert and Marengo, Davide}},
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series = {{European Journal of Psychology of Education}},
title = {{The links between students’ relationships with teachers, likeability among peers, and bullying victimization : the intervening role of teacher responsiveness}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10212-021-00535-3}},
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