Preadolescent children's perception of power imbalance in bullying: A thematic analysis

Bullying in schools is associated with an extensive public health burden. Bullying is intentional and goal oriented aggressive behavior in which the perpetrator exploits an imbalance of power to repeatedly dominate the victim. To differentiate bullying from aggressive behavior, assessment must inclu...

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Main Authors: Nelson, Helen, Burns, Sharyn, Kendall, Garth, Schonert-Reichl, K.A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80445
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author Nelson, Helen
Burns, Sharyn
Kendall, Garth
Schonert-Reichl, K.A.
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Schonert-Reichl, K.A.
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description Bullying in schools is associated with an extensive public health burden. Bullying is intentional and goal oriented aggressive behavior in which the perpetrator exploits an imbalance of power to repeatedly dominate the victim. To differentiate bullying from aggressive behavior, assessment must include a valid measure of power imbalance as perceived by the victim. And yet, to date, there remains no agreement as to how to most accurately measure power imbalance among preadolescent children. This qualitative study explored children's (age 9 to 11) understanding of power imbalance through thematic analysis of focus group discussions. Subthemes that emerged as influencing power imbalance include: Age of victim, peer valued characteristics, and group membership and position. Subthemes of empathy and peer valued characteristics emerged as protecting against the negative impact of power imbalance.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-804452021-01-13T03:09:37Z Preadolescent children's perception of power imbalance in bullying: A thematic analysis Nelson, Helen Burns, Sharyn Kendall, Garth Schonert-Reichl, K.A. Science & Technology Multidisciplinary Sciences Science & Technology - Other Topics VICTIMS VICTIMIZATION AGGRESSION POPULARITY VALIDITY Bullying in schools is associated with an extensive public health burden. Bullying is intentional and goal oriented aggressive behavior in which the perpetrator exploits an imbalance of power to repeatedly dominate the victim. To differentiate bullying from aggressive behavior, assessment must include a valid measure of power imbalance as perceived by the victim. And yet, to date, there remains no agreement as to how to most accurately measure power imbalance among preadolescent children. This qualitative study explored children's (age 9 to 11) understanding of power imbalance through thematic analysis of focus group discussions. Subthemes that emerged as influencing power imbalance include: Age of victim, peer valued characteristics, and group membership and position. Subthemes of empathy and peer valued characteristics emerged as protecting against the negative impact of power imbalance. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80445 10.1371/journal.pone.0211124 English http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE fulltext
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Science & Technology - Other Topics
VICTIMS
VICTIMIZATION
AGGRESSION
POPULARITY
VALIDITY
Nelson, Helen
Burns, Sharyn
Kendall, Garth
Schonert-Reichl, K.A.
Preadolescent children's perception of power imbalance in bullying: A thematic analysis
title Preadolescent children's perception of power imbalance in bullying: A thematic analysis
title_full Preadolescent children's perception of power imbalance in bullying: A thematic analysis
title_fullStr Preadolescent children's perception of power imbalance in bullying: A thematic analysis
title_full_unstemmed Preadolescent children's perception of power imbalance in bullying: A thematic analysis
title_short Preadolescent children's perception of power imbalance in bullying: A thematic analysis
title_sort preadolescent children's perception of power imbalance in bullying: a thematic analysis
topic Science & Technology
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Science & Technology - Other Topics
VICTIMS
VICTIMIZATION
AGGRESSION
POPULARITY
VALIDITY
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80445