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Neighborhood predictors of bullying perpetration and victimization trajectories among South Korean adolescents
Author(s) -
Han Yoonsun,
Donnelly Hayoung Kim,
Ma Julie,
Song Juyoung,
Hong Hyunhee
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.22226
Subject(s) - psychology , intervention (counseling) , receipt , logistic regression , latent class model , christian ministry , marital status , medicine , environmental health , population , psychiatry , political science , world wide web , computer science , statistics , mathematics , law
Aims This study examined latent trajectories of bullying perpetration and victimization, and identified neighborhood antecedents of these trajectories among South Korean adolescents. Methods Nationally representative individual‐level data from waves 2 to 6 (middle school to high school) of the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey were merged with neighborhood‐level data drawn from the Korean Census and the Korean Ministry of Education. Latent class growth analysis ( N = 2,178) and logistic regression were conducted ( N = 2,021). Results Three unique trajectories of bullying experience—low‐risk (80.8%), transient (13.3%), high‐risk (5.9%)—were identified. Neighborhood factors (e.g., public assistance receipt, marital status, official bullying incidents, collective efficacy) predicted these distinct developmental paths. Conclusion Joint trajectories of perpetration and victimization can inform service or policy decisions as each developmental path may represent unique experiences for youth in need of specific resources for treatment or intervention. Neighborhood indicators are important predictors of developmental trajectories of bullying experience among adolescents.