Citation

Yablon YB. Child Dev. 2017; 88(1): 55-67.

Affiliation

Bar-Ilan University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/cdev.12679

PMID

28042901

Abstract

Early detection of severe violence is a significant challenge for many schools. Three studies were conducted on samples of 6th, 8th, and 10th graders (12-16 years old). The first study, based on paired reports of teachers and students (n = 130), showed that a high percentage of both victims and perpetrators of severe violence are not identified by teachers but are known to students. The second and third studies were based on qualitative (n = 30) and quantitative methods (n = 524) and revealed the factors that explain students' willingness to report or seek help from their teachers. The findings highlight the role of victims as a source of information regarding perpetrators and suggest a new perspective for early identification of severe violence in schools.

© 2017 The Authors. Child Development © 2017 Society for Research in Child Development, Inc.

Language: en