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SUBMITTER: Acosta J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6377176 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of school violence 20180409 2
This study assesses how perceptions of school climate and four mediating factors (school connectedness, peer attachment, assertiveness, and empathy) influence reports of bullying behaviors among 2,834 students in 14 middle schools. Results revealed that students in positive school climates reported experiencing fewer physical, emotional, and cyberbullying behaviors. They also reported greater levels of school connectedness, peer attachment, assertiveness, and empathy, which in turn helped explai ...[more]