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Can Bullies Be Popular? Developmental Insights

恶霸能受欢迎吗？

基本信息

批准号：
6986701
负责人：
PHILIP C RODKIN
金额：
$ 7.21万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2004
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2004-12-01 至 2007-05-31
项目状态：
已结题

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Bullying in childhood is a growing American public concern, long-term adjustment heath related to serious problems for aggressors and victims. Among the most troubling findings from recent research is the claim that bullies are popular. If bullies are popular, children may be more likely to internalize positive messages about aggression and to tolerate or promote peer victimization. Widely-used anti-bullying programs tend to assume that bullies are unpopular and rejected by their nonaggressive peers. As a result, current antibullying programs do not identify bullies who are popular or provide these children with effective treatments. This investigation will provide a comprehensive evaluation of the "popular bully" hypothesis. The study aims to: (a) introduce new concepts and methods for assessing popularity, (b) detail the variety of relationships that bullies form with their peers, and (c) chart developmental trends in the relationship between bullying and popularity. The sample will consist of 600 third and fourth grade children attending eight ethnically diverse schools. This age group was selected because preadolescents are often passed by in favor of adolescents in major investigations of bullying, but the developmental origins of bullying lie in the middle childhood years if not before. Data will be collected through sociometric surveys, teacher information about participating children and their classroom social dynamics, and school demographic and disciplinary records. Three sets of research questions drive this investigation: (1) Is there more to popularity than likeability? Past research may have underestimated the popularity of bullies by overemphasizing likeability as opposed to being perceived as cool or influential. (2) Do bullies form relationships with nonaggressive children? Bullies are often portrayed as members of deviant peer groups, but popular bullies may form friendships and affiliate in groups with nonaggressive children. (3) Developmental questions are critical. Are bullies more or less likely to be popular as middle childhood proceeds? Do children who become more popular then bully more, or less? Do children who become bullies gain or lose popularity? The goal of this investigation is to understand how popularity and peer relationships can enhance bullying behavior. Careful attention will be paid to bullying within and between boys' and girls' groups. The long-term objective is to begin the process of building interventions that can be effective for bullies who are well-integrated into peer social life.

描述（由申请人提供）：儿童欺凌问题日益受到美国公众的关注，长期适应健康与侵犯者和受害者面临的严重问题有关。最近的研究中最令人不安的发现之一是欺凌者很受欢迎。如果欺凌行为很受欢迎，孩子们可能更有可能内化有关攻击性的积极信息，并容忍或促进同伴受害。广泛使用的反欺凌计划往往认为欺凌者不受欢迎，并且被不具攻击性的同龄人拒绝。因此，当前的反欺凌计划无法识别受欢迎的欺凌者或为这些儿童提供有效的治疗。这项调查将对“大众欺凌”假说进行全面评估。该研究旨在：(a) 引入评估受欢迎程度的新概念和方法，(b) 详细说明欺凌者与同龄人形成的各种关系，以及 (c) 绘制欺凌与受欢迎程度之间关系的发展趋势。样本将包括 600 名三年级和四年级的学生，就读于八所不同种族的学校。选择这个年龄组的原因是，在有关欺凌的重大调查中，青春期前的青少年常常被忽视，而偏向青少年，但欺凌的发展起源即使不是更早，也至少在童年中期。将通过社会计量调查、有关参与儿童及其课堂社会动态的教师信息以及学校人口和纪律记录来收集数据。三组研究问题推动了这项调查：（1）受欢迎程度是否比喜爱程度更重要？过去的研究可能过分强调恶霸的受欢迎程度，而不是被认为很酷或有影响力，从而低估了恶霸的受欢迎程度。 (2) 欺凌者会与不具有攻击性的孩子建立关系吗？恶霸经常被描绘成异常同龄群体的成员，但受欢迎的恶霸可能会与不具有攻击性的孩子建立友谊并加入群体。 (3)发展问题至关重要。随着童年中期的进展，欺凌者是否更容易受到欢迎？变得更受欢迎的孩子欺凌行为会更多还是更少？成为恶霸的孩子会增加还是失去受欢迎程度？这项调查的目的是了解人气和同伴关系如何增强欺凌行为。我们将密切关注男孩和女孩团体内部和之间的欺凌行为。长期目标是开始建立对充分融入同伴社会生活的欺凌者有效的干预措施。