Cyberbullying is a significant problem throughout the United States. In response to cyberbullying, youth may choose to engage in or avoid help-seeking behaviors, and their individual characteristics such as age, gender, frequency of victimization, and race and ethnicity may influence those decisions. School-level variables, including antibullying…

Investigated relationship between academic achievement and locus of control among 643 elementary school students. Found no main effects for gender or race. Observed significant main effect for condition (at-risk versus not-at-risk), with at-risk students being more externally oriented. Found significant effect for grade, trend being for grade…

Surveyed elementary school teachers (N=162) to examine the relations between teacher perceptions of discipline, teacher education, teacher experience, student social class, student ethnicity, and student grade level. In general, more experienced and educated teachers preferred confronting students about misbehavior, while less educated teachers…