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When the bullied peer is native-born versus immigrant: A mixed-method study with a sample of native-born and immigrant adolescents

Caravita, Simona C.S. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-3108-1512, Stefanelli, Sara, Mazzone, Angela orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-5858-8033, Cadei, Livia orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-6335-8788, Thornberg, Robert orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-9233-3862 and Ambrosini, Barbara (2019) When the bullied peer is native-born versus immigrant: A mixed-method study with a sample of native-born and immigrant adolescents. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 61 (1). pp. 97-107. ISSN 0036-5564

Abstract
An increasing number of immigrant students attend Italian schools, with the possibility of being involved in bullying episodes. A few studies have investigated this phenomenon, providing some evidence that immigrant students may face an increased risk to being bullied compared to native students. The present study adopted a mixed-method design, which may better catch the dynamics of bullying towards immigrant peers. Six-hundred and twenty-nine native and immigrant students (20.5 % with immigrant background; 54.8% girls) filled in self-report measures about their bullying experiences, popularity, acceptance of diversity at school and prejudice. Thirty-five pupils (54% with immigrant background) were also interviewed. Two hypothetical bullying scenarios were presented, one depicting a native victim and one depicting an immigrant victim. After each scenario, adolescents were encouraged to reason about the motives for bullying. Quantitative data showed that general bullying was associated with perceived popularity status among peers, while racial bullying was associated with prejudice but not peer status. The relevance of anti-immigrant prejudices in driving bullying emerged also from adolescents’ interview. The qualitative data indicated that among the reasons for bullying, adolescents mentioned a desire for dominance and popularity, in particular when the victim was non-immigrant. Findings suggest that, in addition to individual and peer group-related risk factors, prejudice also needs to be addressed in anti-bullying interventions aimed to counteract racial bullying.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:school-bullying; racial bullying; prejudice; peer status; mixed-method
Subjects:Social Sciences > Education
Social Sciences > Multiculturalism
Social Sciences > Migration
DCU Faculties and Centres:Research Initiatives and Centres > Anti-Bullying Research Centre (ABC)
Publisher:Wiley
Official URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12565
Copyright Information:© 2019 Wiley
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:24565
Deposited On:11 Jun 2020 11:06 by Vidatum Academic . Last Modified 15 Oct 2020 12:10
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