TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Inter-peer group status and school bullying: the case of middle-school students in Japan
JO  - Adolescents (Basel)
A1  - Mizuno, Kumpei
A1  - Shu, Yue
A1  - Ota, Masayoshi
A1  - Kato, Hiromichi
SP  - 252
EP  - 262
VL  - 2
IS  - 2
N2  - The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between school bullying and inter-peer group status among Japanese middle-school students. A total of 2294, 7th-9th grade Japanese middle-school students participated in this study. Using a self-report questionnaire, we measured their inter- and intra-peer group status, bullying behavior, victimization, coping strategy, and current victimization status. The results showed that, compared to those in the higher-status groups, students in lower-status peer groups tended to be bullied and experienced prolonged victimization. These findings suggest that a lower peer-group status predisposes students to victimization.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2673-7051
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/adolescents2020020
ID  - ref1
ER  -