Consequences of bullying: How classroom characteristics can reduce psychological problems associated with victimization. - SEDL

Financing: GA ČR: GA23-06289S

The consequences of bullying and the paradox of healthy context

Abstrakt

The project aims to map the complex relationships between victimization and psychological problems (depressive symptoms, anxiety, low self-esteem) in early adolescents. The primary goal is to determine to what extent class characteristics play a role in reducing psychological risks associated with victimization. At the same time, the project explores the mechanisms likely to underlie the healthy context paradox explanation: self-blame causal attribution and the quality and number of friendships.

Project links

Project preprint

Consent of the Ethics Committee

Preregistration of the project

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Main assumptions

The main assumption of the study is that the consequences of victimization can vary in severity, partly because it takes place in a varying classroom contexts. For example, whether classmates are aware of the unacceptability of what is happening in the classroom may play a role in how victims of bullying feel. It is important to identify what classroom characteristics can effectively mitigate the effects of bullying.

Data

A sample of approx. 110 classrooms retreived from 6th, 7th and 8th grades from schools in and around Brno and Ostrava will be collected in three waves over a period of 9 months (October 2023, February 2024 and June 2024) by trained administrators. A battery of items (paper-pencil format) will be completed directly in class time (approximately 45 minutes). Students will be given anonymous codes (assigned by the school administration) to ensure anonymity of the data.

Main findings

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Current status of the project

1. Response to grant call, application submission and power analysis (03/2022)
2. Obtaining project funding (11/2022)
3. Preparing and translating the battery of measurement tools/codebook (04/2023)
4. Pilot testing on 111 students (06/2023)
5. Preparation of analytical procedure (08/2023)
6. Pre-registration of the project with OSF (09/2023)
7. Collection of the first wave of data (10/2023)
8. Work on Goal 1 article (11/2023)
9. Collection of second wave of data (02/2024)
9. Collection of the third wave of data (06/2024)
10. Data cleaning (07/2024)
11. Preparation of the analytical part of Goals 2, 3, 4 (08/2024)
12. Writing articles and other deliverables

List of publications

Klocek, A., Kollerová, L., Havrdová, E., Netík, J., Pour, M. (2023). The interplay between selected protective/risk factors and outcomes in a KiVa-antibullying program: Psychological networks perspective on potential mechanisms of change. Draft written.