Citation

Gürsoy F, Aral N, Öz S, Aysu B, García T. Violence Vict. 2024; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2024, Springer Publishing)

DOI

10.1891/VV-2021-0014

PMID

39038847

Abstract

This article aimed to analyze aggression-victimization differentiation in middle-school students by empathy level, gender, and grade level. A total of 260 students living in a middle-low-socioeconomic region of Ankara, Turkey, participated in the study (mean age = 12.89, standard deviation = 0.96).

RESULTS indicated that the students were more likely to be victims of violent behaviors rather than being aggressors. We found a high probability that victims could become aggressors or vice versa. There were no significant differences between empathy and victimization-aggression. Besides, the results revealed boys were more prone to being victims and aggressors, especially concerning physical-verbal aggression and harming properties. However, girls were more likely to be victims of isolation and-to a lesser extent-verbal aggression. We discussed these results in light of literature.

Language: en

Keywords

aggression; bullying; victimization; school violence and bullying