Psychological Resilience May Be Related to Students’ Responses to Victims of School Bullying: A Cross-Sectional Study of Chinese Grade 3–5 Primary School Students

Lu Lu, Liping Fei, Yunli Ye, Maoxu Liao, Yuhong Chang, Yiting Chen, Yanli Zou, Xin Li and Rong Zhang ()
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Lu Lu: School of Public Health, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
Liping Fei: School of Public Health, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
Yunli Ye: School of Public Health, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
Maoxu Liao: Information and Education Technology Center, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
Yuhong Chang: Luzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Luzhou 646000, China
Yiting Chen: School of Public Health, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
Yanli Zou: School of Public Health, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
Xin Li: School of Public Health, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
Rong Zhang: School of Public Health, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 23, 1-12

Abstract: Background: School bullying is a major public health problem with a large impact on children’s health. There is an increasing number of cases of school bullying reported in China. Studies have shown that the health consequences of different ways of responding to school bullying may be quite different and that psychological resilience is also closely related to aggressive behaviors. However, there has been little research on whether individuals with different psychological resilience levels respond differently. Objective: To explore the relationship between responses to school bullying and psychological resilience, which may provide new ideas and strategies to better prevent and intervene in school bullying. Methods: A random sample of 5425 primary school students aged 7–14 years were recruited in Luzhou, China. All students completed a questionnaire anonymously. The statistical significance of differences between groups was tested using the χ 2 test or t test. Binary logistic regression was conducted to explore the relationship between responses and psychological resilience. Results: Over two-thirds of primary school students in this study reported experiencing bullying in the past year. The rate of positive responses among victims was 69.10% (2596/3757, 95% CI : 67.62~70.58%). There was a positive relationship between psychological resilience and positive responses. This relationship was observed for all victims ( OR = 1.605, 95% CI : 1.254~2.055), especially male victims ( OR = 2.300, 95% CI : 1.624~3.259). Conclusions: There was a positive relationship between primary school bullying responses and psychological resilience among victims, with differences by sex. Therefore, increasing students’ level of psychological resilience, possibly by improving their responses, is important for preventing school bullying. Meanwhile, effective interventions for school bullying should be developed from multiple perspectives, particularly sex, bullying roles, and psychological resilience.

Keywords: school bullying; psychological resilience; response; primary school students; cross-sectional study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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