School climate and bullying victimization among adolescents: A moderated mediation model

Zhanfeng Zhao, Guangzeng Liu, Qian Nie, Zhaojun Teng, Gang Cheng and Dajun Zhang

Children and Youth Services Review, 2021, vol. 131, issue C

Abstract: The present study constructed a moderated mediation model to investigate whether self-esteem mediated the relationships between school climate and bullying victimization and whether psychological suzhi and gender moderated the mediation of self-esteem. The participants were 3645 students (Mage = 14.01 years, SD = 1.19) from 5 urban public secondary schools in Southwest China. The results indicated that school climate was negatively associated with bullying victimization and that self-esteem mediated the relationship between them. Furthermore, psychological suzhi moderated the first link of the mediational chain and the direct relationship between school climate and bullying victimization. More specifically, psychological suzhi increases the association between school climate and self-esteem and reduces the link between school climate and bullying victimization. The results further showed a gender difference in the association between self-esteem and bullying victimization. The negative effect of self-esteem on bullying victimization was larger among boys than girls. The findings provide implications for school decision makers and school professionals regarding the importance of fostering a positive school climate and improving psychological suzhi to prevent school bullying and promote positive development among Chinese adolescents.

Keywords: School climate; Bullying victimization; Self-esteem; Psychological suzhi (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106218

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