| 英文摘要 |
This study investigated the prevalence rates and common behaviors of school bullying among Taiwanese elementary students. The results may elucidate the circumstances of school bullying in Taiwan and provide crucial information for anti bullying policies and bullying prevention programs. Participants were 1,816 elementary school students (Mage = 11.5 years, SD = 0.84), including 953 boys (52.5%) and 861 girls (47.4%). Three Olweus-type global items were adopted to examine the prevalence rates of school bullying, and a revised version of the School Bullying Scales for Elementary students was employed to investigate common bullying and victimization behaviors. The results revealed that the prevalence rates were 13.7% for self-reported bullies, 14.5% for victims, 37.2% for bystanders, and 5.4% for bullies/victims. No differences were observed in the prevalence rates of bullying among various genders, grades, and races. Students raised by grandparents exhibited higher involvement in school bullying (w = .11) compared with those from single-parent and intact families. The most frequent bullying behaviors were cursing, deliberately laughing at others, hitting and kicking, publicly ridiculing others, and ostracization. The most frequent victimizing behaviors were being cursed, publicly ridiculed, being laughed at, friendships being breached, and being hit and kicked. The most and least frequent bullying categories were verbal bullying and cyberbullying, respectively. We further discuss the investigation of school bullying and provide suggestions for future research. |