@article{ref1,
title="Bullying among Australian school children: reported behavior and attitudes toward victims",
journal="Journal of social psychology",
year="1991",
author="Rigby, Ken and Slee, Phillip T.",
volume="131",
number="5",
pages="615-627",
abstract="The extent of bullying among Australian school children and attitudes toward victims of bullying were investigated in a survey of Australian school children between the ages of 6 and 16 years (n = 685) and their teachers (n = 32). Approximately 1 child in 10 was subjected to peer group bullying. Boys reported being bullied more often than girls, who tended to be more supportive of victims. With increasing age, there was a slight but significant decline in reported bullying; notably, however, attitudes toward victims became less supportive. Attitudes toward victims were examined in detail by using a reliable and validated 20-item Likert scale. Factor analyses of the children's responses yielded three interpretable factors: a tendency to despise the victims of bullies; general admiration for school bullies; and avowed support for intervention to assist the victim. An understanding of such attitudes is desirable for designing effective intervention programs.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4545",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}