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Publication Date: 2023
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Bullying among Primary School-Aged Students: Which Factors Could Strengthen Their Tendency towards Resilience?
Ganotz, Tanja; Schwab, Susanne; Lehofer, Mike
International Journal of Inclusive Education, v27 n8 p890-903 2023
Resilience is the capacity to cope successfully with various threats. This paper aims to adapt the Resilience-Scale of Schumacher et al. (2004. "Die Resilienzskala -- ein Fragebogen zur Erfassung der psychischen Widerstandsfähigkeit als Personmerkmal." [The Resilience Scale -- A Questionnaire to Measure Mental Resilience as a Personal Characteristic]. Zentrum für Klinische Psychologie, Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie) to measure the "tendency of being resilient" even before a threat occurs. Since primary school students are exposed to various threats at school, 535 4th grade students of Austrian primary schools were surveyed for the study. The reliability of the short-scale was found to be acceptable (Cronbach's [alpha] = 0.66), and the tendency towards resilience can be explained by the students' perception of their social inclusion in class (F (1,252) = 15.11, p<0.05) and the relationship with their mothers (F (2, 251) = 10, 02, p<0.05). The stability of the students' tendency of being resilient was only moderate. A similar correlation between resilience and school-wellbeing for victims and non-victims of bullying can be reported. Future studies should focus more on primary school students' resilience and related protective factors.
Descriptors: Bullying, Elementary School Students, Resilience (Psychology), Coping, Grade 4, Student Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Peer Relationship, Well Being, Victims, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Parent Background, Educational Attainment, Students with Disabilities, Immigrants, Teacher Student Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Austria
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Student Teacher Relationship Scale
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