Perceived Social Support among Bullies,Victims, and Bully-Victims |
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| Authors: | Melissa K. Holt Dorothy L. Espelage |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Research Assistant Professor, Family Research Laboratory and Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, 10 West Edge Dr., Suite 106, Durham, NH, 03824, England;(2) Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 220A Education, Champaign, IL 61820, USA |
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| Abstract: | Research indicates that social support plays a protective role among adolescents, but little research has explicitly evaluated its function among youth involved in bullying. Accordingly, this study examined relations among social support, bully/victim status, and psychological distress in a sample of 784 ethnically diverse youth. We assessed differences in perceived social support across bully/victim subtypes, and evaluated peer and maternal social support as protective factors among victims, bullies, and bully-victims. Youth were classified as uninvolved (61.6%), as bullies (14.3%), as victims (12.5%), and as bully-victims (11.6%). Uninvolved youth reported the most peer and maternal social support and the least anxiety/depression. Multivariate analyses revealed that there was a significant interaction between bully/victim groups and peer social support. Specifically, bullies, victims, and bully-victims who reported moderate peer social support also indicated the least anxiety/depression. Results highlight the importance of encouraging youth to develop and effectively use peer support networks as part of bullying intervention programs. |
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| Keywords: | Bullying Victimization Social support Adolescence |
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