Cultural Variation in Aggressive Behavior: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Students' Exposure to Bullying across 32 Countries

Autor/in	Katsantonis, Ioannis G.
Titel	Cultural Variation in Aggressive Behavior: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Students' Exposure to Bullying across 32 Countries
Quelle	In: Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 19 (2021) 55, S.465-490 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1696-2095
Schlagwörter	Cultural Differences; Aggression; Student Behavior; Comparative Analysis; Cross Cultural Studies; Bullying; Factor Analysis; Incidence; Foreign Countries; Cultural Influences; Collectivism; Individualism; Confucianism; Ethics; Secondary School Students; International Assessment; United Arab Emirates; Argentina; Australia; Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Brazil; Denmark; Spain; Finland; France; United Kingdom; Greece; Hong Kong; Hungary; Indonesia; Ireland; Italy; Japan; South Korea; Mexico; Netherlands; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; China; Romania; Singapore; Sweden; Thailand; Turkey; United States; Program for International Student Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kultureller Unterschied; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Mobbing; Faktorenanalyse; Vorkommen; Ausland; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Individualismus; Konfuzianismus; Ethik; Sekundarschüler; Vereinigte Arabische Emirate; Argentinien; Australien; Österreich; Belgien; Bulgarien; Brasilien; Dänemark; Spanien; Finnland; Frankreich; Großbritannien; Griechenland; Hongkong; Ungarn; Indonesien; Irland; Italien; Korea; Republik; Mexiko; Niederlande; Philippinen; Polen; Rumänien; Singapur; Schweden; Türkei; USA
Abstract	Introduction: The prevalence rates of bullying vary significantly across countries and continents. Specifically, UNESCO estimates that the prevalence rates vary from 22.8% (CentralAmerica) to 48.2% (Sub-Saharan Africa). Recently these differences among countries andregions have been attributed to culture- and country-level variables. Thus, the first purpose ofthis study is to examine the comparability of bullying in schools across countries. Secondly, across-cultural comparison of the latent mean scores of bullying is implemented. Method: The data of 286,481 adolescent students (M=15.78, SD=0.29) from 32 countrieswere analyzed using multilevel confirmatory factor analyses (MLCFA) and multigroup factoralignment. Results: Results indicated that the meaning of bullying is equivalent within and between cultures. However, cross-cultural differences in bullying are apparent. East Asian countries havethe lowest latent means of bullying, while Southeast Asian countries have the highest means.Anglo-Saxon, Eastern European, Mediterranean, South American, and Middle East countriesdisplayed rather higher scores. Discussion and Conclusion: These findings underscore the existence of cross-cultural differential responding in bullying measures. Further, the implicit role of culture as an importantvariable that determines the rates of bullying is underscored. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01