Exposure to family violence and school violence among Palestinian high schoolers: The moderating effect of gender and school climate

IF 3.4 2区心理学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES

Child Abuse & Neglect Pub Date : 2024-11-21 DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.107148

Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia , Wafaa Abo Basal

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Abstract

Background

There is a serious dearth of research on the phenomenon of school violence in the Arab world. Moreover, studies have examined the relationship between students' exposure to family violence (EFV) and school violence. Objective: This study measured the correlation between Palestinian high schoolers' EFV (i.e., witnessing and experiencing family violence) and their violence against both peers and school staff. The moderating effects of gender and school climate were also explored.

Participants, setting, and method

A pioneer survey was conducted among 1183 7-12th graders (about 55 % boys) in the Hebron district of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), using a self-administered questionnaire, and informed by social learning theory (SLT). Their ages ranged from 12 to 19 years (M = 14.64, SD = 1.47). More than a third (38.8 %) attended all-boy schools, 32.5 % attended all-girl schools, and 28.7 % attended co-ed schools. Most (71.2 %) of the participants lived in rural areas, 26.5 % lived in urban areas, 2 % lived as semi-nomads, and 0.3 % lived in refugee camps.

Results

A considerable percentage of students behaved violently towards other students, but the rates of student violence against school staff were lower. Results of t-test show that boys behaved more violently against students and school staff than did girls. Correlation as well as multiple regression analyses revealed significant relationships between EFV and violent behavior against other students and the school staff, which were moderated by participants' gender and perceived school climate (PSC). A negative PSC predicted a higher degree of both types of violence.

Conclusion

School violence is possibly learned as a result of EFV. This learning is more likely to occur among boys than among girls; however, it is less likely to occur where positive PSC prevails. The study's strengths and limitations as well as its implications for future research and for practice are discussed.

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巴勒斯坦高中生遭受家庭暴力和校园暴力的情况：性别和学校氛围的调节作用。

背景：阿拉伯世界严重缺乏对校园暴力现象的研究。此外，也有研究探讨了学生遭受家庭暴力（EFV）与校园暴力之间的关系：本研究测量了巴勒斯坦高中生遭受家庭暴力（即目睹和经历家庭暴力）与他们对同学和学校教职员工施暴之间的相关性。研究还探讨了性别和学校氛围的调节作用：在巴勒斯坦民族权力机构（PNA）希布伦地区，对 1183 名 7 至 12 年级学生（约 55% 为男生）进行了先驱调查，调查采用自填式问卷，并参考了社会学习理论（SLT）。他们的年龄在 12 至 19 岁之间（中=14.64，小=1.47）。超过三分之一（38.8%）的学生就读于男校，32.5%就读于女校，28.7%就读于男女混合学校。大多数参与者（71.2%）居住在农村地区，26.5%居住在城市地区，2%为半游民，0.3%居住在难民营：相当比例的学生对其他学生有暴力行为，但学生对学校教职员工施暴的比例较低。t 检验结果显示，男生对学生和学校教职员工的暴力行为多于女生。相关分析和多元回归分析表明，EFV 与针对其他学生和学校教职员工的暴力行为之间存在显著的关系，而参与者的性别和感知的学校氛围（PSC）对这种关系有调节作用。负的 PSC 预测这两种类型的暴力行为都会增加：结论：校园暴力有可能是通过 "EFV "学会的。这种学习在男生中比在女生中更有可能发生；然而，在积极的 PSC 占主导地位的情况下，这种学习发生的可能性较小。本研究的优点和局限性，以及对未来研究和实践的启示均在讨论之列。

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Child Abuse & Neglect Multiple-

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7.40

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10.40%

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397

期刊介绍： Official Publication of the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Child Abuse & Neglect The International Journal, provides an international, multidisciplinary forum on all aspects of child abuse and neglect, with special emphasis on prevention and treatment; the scope extends further to all those aspects of life which either favor or hinder child development. While contributions will primarily be from the fields of psychology, psychiatry, social work, medicine, nursing, law enforcement, legislature, education, and anthropology, the Journal encourages the concerned lay individual and child-oriented advocate organizations to contribute.