Observing Bullying at School: The Mental Health Implications of Witness Status

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY QUARTERLY Pub Date : 2009-12-01 DOI:10.1037/A0018164

I. Rivers, V. P. Poteat, Nathalie Noret, Nigel Ashurst

引用次数: 419

Abstract

This study explores the impact of bullying on the mental health of students who witness it. A representative sample of 2,002 students aged 12 to 16 years attending 14 schools in the United Kingdom were surveyed using a questionnaire that included measures of bullying at school, substance abuse, and mental health risk. The results suggest that observing bullying at school predicted risks to mental health over and above that predicted for those students who were directly involved in bullying behavior as either a perpetrator or a victim. Observing others was also found to predict higher risk irrespective of whether students were or were not victims themselves. The results are discussed with reference to past research on bystander and witness behavior.

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观察校园欺凌:证人身份对心理健康的影响

本研究探讨恃强凌弱对目睹欺凌的学生心理健康的影响。对来自英国14所学校的2002名12至16岁学生的代表性样本进行了问卷调查，调查内容包括学校欺凌、药物滥用和心理健康风险。结果表明，观察校园欺凌行为预测的心理健康风险高于那些直接参与欺凌行为的学生，无论是作为肇事者还是受害者。观察他人也被发现预示着更高的风险，无论学生自己是否是受害者。本文结合以往关于旁观者和证人行为的研究，对研究结果进行了讨论。

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SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY QUARTERLY PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL-

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期刊介绍： The flagship scholarly journal in the field of school psychology, the journal publishes empirical studies, theoretical analyses, and literature reviews encompassing a full range of methodologies and orientations, including educational, cognitive, social, cognitive behavioral, preventive, dynamic, multicultural, and organizational psychology. Focusing primarily on children, youth, and the adults who serve them, School Psychology Quarterly publishes information pertaining to populations across the life span.