Child-level demographic factors (male gender, deprivation, Black ethnicity, SEN status) predict self-reported bullying behaviour in primary school¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Boys, deprived children, children from Black ethnic groups and children with SEN were more likely to report bullying others than their respective peers. → Fink 2017

Evidence¶

Fink 2017¶

Fink, E., Patalay, P., Sharpe, H., & Wolpert, M. (2017). Child- and School-Level Predictors of Children's Bullying Behavior: A Multilevel Analysis in 648 Primary Schools. Journal of Educational Psychology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/edu0000204

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Multilevel logistic regression (model 2) in a cohort of 23,215 children from 648 primary schools; child-level predictors significantly improved model fit, D(9)= 974, p < 0.001. The study reports "Gender, deprivation, ethnicity and SEN were all found to be significant predictors of self-reported bullying behaviour." No standardised effect size is printed for this omnibus set of contrasts.

"Specifically, boys were more likely to report bullying behaviour compared to girls, deprived children were more likely to report bullying compared to non-deprived children, and children from Black ethnic groups were more likely to report bullying compared to children from White backgrounds."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• School size, gender balance, ethnicity, SEN and EAL composition do not significantly predict bullying, and child-by-school-climate interactions are null — related
• Child-by-school deprivation interaction: high-deprivation schools are a risk factor for bullying only for non-deprived children — related
• Poorer school climate is associated with greater self-reported bullying behaviour, independently of child- and school-level demographics — related