Poster #5 - Micro and Macro Level Correlates of Bullying Victimization across Countries

• In Event: Poster Session I

Abstract

Objectives: This study examined the effects of physical health risk factors, risky/deviant lifestyle, and psycho-social adjustment factors on traditional bullying and cyberbullying victimization in 23 countries.

Methods: Using national samples, first we estimated logistic regression models to find out the correlates of victimization at the individual level. This analysis also allowed us to discern whether indicators correspond with traditional bullying and cyberbullying victimization similarly or differently. Next, we visually examined whether there is a relationship between country-level development indicators and prevalence of victimization.

Results: Some of the indicators of physical health, lifestyle, and psycho-social adjustment variables corresponded with both cyberbullying and traditional bullying victimization in multivariate analysis, and there were both similarities and differences in this regard when comparing the correlates of traditional bullying and cyberbullying victimization. We also found a general correspondence between country-level development indicators and prevalence of victimization.

Authors

• Rustu Deryol, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee

• Sandra Stone, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee

• Pamela Wilcox, Pennsylvania State University