Low-Level Violence in Schools: Is There an Association between School Safety Measures and Peer Victimization?

Autor/inn/en	Blosnich, John; Bossarte, Robert
Titel	Low-Level Violence in Schools: Is There an Association between School Safety Measures and Peer Victimization?
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 81 (2011) 2, S.107-113 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00567.x
Schlagwörter	Violence; Crime; Bullying; School Safety; Prevention; Educational Environment; Victims of Crime; Peer Relationship; Program Effectiveness; School Personnel; Supervision; Aggression; School Security; Place of Residence; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Racial Differences; Surveys; Interviews; Adolescents + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gewalt; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Mobbing; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Peer-Beziehungen; Schulpersonal; Wohnort; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Rassenunterschied; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher
Abstract	Background: Low-level violent behavior, particularly school bullying, remains a critical public health issue that has been associated with negative mental and physical health outcomes. School-based prevention programs, while a valuable line of defense to stave off bullying, have shown inconsistent results in terms of decreasing bullying. This study explored whether school safety measures (eg, security guards, cameras, ID badges) were associated with student reports of different forms of peer victimization related to bullying. Methods: Data came from the 2007 School Crime Supplement of the National Crime Victimization Survey. Chi-square tests of independence were used to examine differences among categorical variables. Logistic regression models were constructed for the peer victimization outcomes. A count variable was constructed among the bullying outcomes (0-7) with which a Poisson regression model was constructed to analyze school safety measures' impacts on degree of victimization. Results: Of the various school safety measures, only having adults in hallways resulted in a significant reduction in odds of being physically bullied, having property vandalized, or having rumors spread. In terms of degree of victimization, having adults and/or staff supervising hallways was associated with an approximate 26% decrease in students experiencing an additional form of peer victimization. Conclusions: Results indicated that school safety measures overall were not associated with decreased reports of low-level violent behaviors related to bullying. More research is needed to further explore what best promotes comprehensive safety in schools. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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