TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Taking action against victimisation: Australian middle school students' experiences
JO  - Journal of psychologists and counsellors in schools
A1  - Didaskalou, Eleni
A1  - Skrzypiec, Grace
A1  - Andreou, Eleni
A1  - Slee, Phillip
SP  - 105
EP  - 122
VL  - 27
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2055-6365
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jgc.2016.3
ID  - ref1
ER  -