ERIC Number: EJ1381406
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-3831
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The Significance of Traditional Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Mental Health Problems for Middle School Students Feeling Unsafe in the School Environment
Fossum, Sturla; Skokauskas, Norbert; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Hansen, Ketil Lenert; Kyrrestad, Henriette
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v67 n2 p281-293 2023
Feeling safe in school is important for students' learning, well-being, and quality of life. Variables possibly associated with feeling unsafe in school, such as mental health problems, traditional bullying, cyberbullying, and various health problems, were explored. Altogether, 2,028 adolescents (M[subscript age] = 14 years, 50% boys) from 72 middle schools in northern Norway were respondents. Being unsafe in school resulted from a combination of lack of care provided by the student's teacher and not feeling safe. In all, 5.7% (115) of the students reported feeling unsafe. In the final model, not feeling safe at school was significantly associated with being traditionally bullied, being a victim of cyberbullying, mental health problems including conduct, hyperactivity and peer problems, abdominal pain, and Norwegian not being the mother tongue. Feeling unsafe at school is a potential marker of several difficulties needing attention and interventions from school leaders, teachers and school health services.
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Mental Health, Middle School Students, School Safety, Educational Environment, Teacher Role, Victims, Mental Disorders, Foreign Countries, Aggression, Sleep, Physical Health
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Norway
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