Document Type
Article
Abstract
This study was conducted to explore the responses of 380 students enrolled at Michigan State University who had experienced bullying in high school as victims, perpetrators, and witnesses. Findings included significant predictors of bullying behavior. For example, male students were more likely to bully than their female counterparts; and bystanders who witnessed bullying incidents were more likely to become both victims and/or perpetrators of bullying. The MSU students offered recommendations for policymakers to create anti-bullying legislation with enforcement guidelines and other methods of improving school culture to reduce future bullying incidents.
Disciplines
Social Work
Recommended Citation
Day, A. & Cross, S. (2009) Child safety and children in the education system: Prioritizing the need for statewide anti-bullying policies. The Michigan Child Welfare Law Journal, 12(3). 40-47.
Comments
This article was previously published by and is deposited with permission from the Michigan Child Welfare Law Journal.