Students as victims of bullying by teachers : Longitudinal antecedents and consequences




Strohmeier, Dagmar; Trach, Jessica; Chavez, Daniela; Urso, Giulio

PublisherSpringer Nature

DORDRECHT

2024

Social Psychology of Education

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION

SOC PSYCHOL EDUC

27

6

2967

2990

24

1381-2890

1573-1928

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-024-09931-1

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11218-024-09931-1

https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/457089379

Correction to this article (Published: 19 July 2024): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11218-024-09946-8 ; DOI: 10.1007/s11218-024-09946-8



The longitudinal associations of bullying by teachers with (a) social and academic student characteristics, (b) supportive relationships with peers and adults, and (c) the school context were investigated. Three waves of data were collected over two years among 630 adolescents in Austria (50% girls; 78.8% non-immigrants; mean age = 12.52 years, SD = 0.67). Controlling for the nested data structure at class level, a series of cross lagged panel models controlling for gender, immigrant status, and age were conducted. Social student characteristics (e.g., high levels of peer victimization and high levels of peer bullying) were concurrent, but not longitudinal risk factors for being bullied by teachers. Academic student characteristics (e.g., low levels of school motivation and low levels of learning interest) were longitudinal risk factors for being bullied by teachers, but high levels of supportive peer relationships and high levels of school bonding were longitudinal protective factors. Low levels of perceived support from adults were both an antecedent and a consequence of teacher bullying. Bullying by teachers should be integrated into bullying prevention programs.


This work received no funding. Open access funding provided by University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria.


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