@article{ref1,
title="Taking action against victimisation: Australian middle school students' experiences",
journal="Journal of psychologists and counsellors in schools",
year="2017",
author="Didaskalou, Eleni and Skrzypiec, Grace and Andreou, Eleni and Slee, Phillip",
volume="27",
number="1",
pages="105-122",
abstract="Victimisation among students has been identified as a serious problem in Australian schools. This study investigated approaches taken by South Australian middle school students for dealing with victimisation. Over 170 students (aged 11-16) described how they coped with bullying and situations where they needed to take action against bullying. A content analysis of their responses found that students used coping strategies, including: (a) seeking social support, (b) standing up for peers/friends, (c) externalising, (d) nonchalance, (e) sticking up for oneself, (f) problem-solving, (g) submission, (h) reducing tense emotions/assertiveness, and (i) escape. One of the significant findings was that students did not identify school counsellors as a source of coping support, which has implications for their role in addressing incidents of victimisation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2055-6365",
doi="10.1017/jgc.2016.3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jgc.2016.3"
}