Measuring the Effects of Limited and Persistent School Bullying Victimization: Repeat Victimization, Fear, and Adaptive Behaviors. Issue 2 (January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Randa, Ryan; Reyns, Bradford W.; Nobles, Matt R.
• Is Part Of: Journal of interpersonal violence. Volume 34:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 392
• Page End: 415
• Publication Date: 2019-01
• Subjects: bullying -- criminology -- fear of crime -- repeat victimization -- youth violence; Violence -- Periodicals; Sex crimes -- Periodicals; Violence -- Périodiques; Crimes sexuels -- Périodiques; 364.15
• DOI: 10.1177/0886260516641279
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0886-2605

Abstract

Extant research on school bullying has largely focused on the incidence rather than the modality of the experience, leaving key questions about impact unexplored. With a nationally representative sample of more than 3, 000 cases, the present study explores the utility of expanding the classification scheme of bullying victimization to include limited victimization and persistent victimization experiences. By examining the differences in victimization, fear of victimization, and avoidance behaviors, the present study establishes that significant differences in fear of future victimization and adaptive avoidance behaviors do exist between the groups classified as limited and persistent. Furthermore, the present study explores the potential differences in the moderating influence of fear of future victimization on the relationship between limited/persistent bullying victimization and adaptive avoidance behavior. Ultimately, the evidence suggests that differentiating between limited and persistent bullying victimization is important for understanding the impact of bullying on students.