Belonging as compensator. Social belonging moderates the relation between bullying and well-being worldwide.

Autor/inn/en	Marktsteiner, Tamara; Janson, Marc Philipp; Beißert, Hanna
Titel	Belonging as compensator. Social belonging moderates the relation between bullying and well-being worldwide.
Quelle	In: Zeitschrift für Entwicklungspsychologie und pädagogische Psychologie, 52 (2020) 3-4, S. 116-126Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0049-8637; 2190-6262
DOI	10.1026/0049-8637/a000221
Schlagwörter	Wohlbefinden; Zufriedenheit; Jugend; Mobbing; Interkulturelle Differenz; Peer Group; Inklusion; Leben; Gesundheit; Partizipation; Entwicklung; Viktimisierung; Jugendlicher
Abstract	Bullying is a serious issue among adolescents worldwide. It has been conceptualized as a type of physical or indirect peer victimization that occurs repeatedly over time and is characterized by a systematic abuse of power. Being bullied at school severely affects victims' health and well-being. What protects students from these consequences? We investigate feelings of belonging -i. e., the feeling that one is accepted, included, respected, and valued in the respective social environment - as a possible compensator for bullying consequences across different cultures. We hypothesize that being bullied is less severe for students who have strong feelings of belonging. We use data from 319,057 15-year-old students across 47 countries. Multilevel regression analyses replicated that bullying and well-being are negatively associated. Further, the results indicated, as expected, that feelings of belonging compensate for the negative impact that bullying has on well-being. Practical implications as well as limitations are discussed. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2022/2