A Multilevel, Statewide Investigation of School District Anti-Bullying Policy Quality and Student Bullying Involvement

Autor/inn/en	Gower, Amy L.; Cousin, Molly; Borowsky, Iris W.
Titel	A Multilevel, Statewide Investigation of School District Anti-Bullying Policy Quality and Student Bullying Involvement
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 87 (2017) 3, S.174-181 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12480
Schlagwörter	Bullying; Board of Education Policy; School Districts; Student Behavior; Program Effectiveness; Coding; Student Surveys; Grade 6; Grade 9; Grade 12; Victims; Statistical Analysis; Intervention; Prevention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mobbing; School district; Schulbezirk; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Codierung; Programmierung; Schülerbefragung; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; Victim; Opfer; Statistische Analyse; Prävention; Vorbeugung
Abstract	Background: Although nearly all states in the United States require school districts to adopt anti-bullying policies, little research examines the effect of these policies on student bullying and health. Using a statewide sample, we investigated associations between the quality of school district anti-bullying policies and student bullying involvement and adjustment. Methods: School district anti-bullying policies (N = 208) were coded for their quality based on established criteria. District-level data were combined with student reports of bullying involvement, emotional distress, and school connectedness from a state surveillance survey of 6th, 9th, and 12th grade students (N = 93,437). Results: Results indicated that policy quality was positively related to bullying victimization. Furthermore, students reporting frequent perpetration/victimization who also attended districts with high-quality policies reported more emotional distress and less school connectedness compared with students attending districts with low quality policies. Although statistically significant, the magnitude of these associations was small. Conclusions: Having a high-quality school district anti-bullying policy is not sufficient to reduce bullying and protect bullying-involved young people. Future studies examining policy implementation will inform best practices in bullying prevention. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01