The relation between bullying, victimization, and adolescents' level of hopelessness

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2012-08-01

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Siyahhan, Sinem
Aricak, O. Tolga
Cayirdag-Acar, Nur

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In this study, 419 Turkish middle school students (203 girls, 216 boys) were surveyed on their exposure to and engagement in bullying, and their level of hopelessness. Our findings suggest that girls were victims of indirect (e.g. gossiping) bullying more than boys. Boys reported being victims of physical (e.g. damaging property) and verbal (e.g. teasing) bullying more than girls. While the level of hopelessness among victims of physical and verbal bullying was higher than non-victims, no difference was found between the victims of indirect bullying and non-victims. Students who never talked to their teachers and parents about bullying reported higher levels of hopelessness than others. The implications of the study for intervention and prevention programs are discussed. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Foundation for Professionals in Services for Adolescents.

Subject Keywords

Youth's psychological health, Adolescents, Hopelessness, Victimization, Bullying

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/66390

Journal

JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.02.011

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Department of Educational Sciences, Article

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S. Siyahhan, O. T. Aricak, and N. Cayirdag-Acar, “The relation between bullying, victimization, and adolescents’ level of hopelessness,” JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE, pp. 1053–1059, 2012, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/66390.