Bullying Victims in Rural Primary Schools: Prevalence, Correlates, and Consequences

Huan Wang, Jingjing Tang, Sarah-Eve Dill, Jiusi Xiao, Matthew Boswell, Claire Cousineau and Scott Rozelle
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Huan Wang: Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions, Stanford University, 616 Serra Mall E501, Encina Hall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Jingjing Tang: Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions, Stanford University, 616 Serra Mall E501, Encina Hall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Sarah-Eve Dill: Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions, Stanford University, 616 Serra Mall E501, Encina Hall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Jiusi Xiao: Department of Economic Sciences, Computational Justice Lab, Claremont Graduate University, 150 E 10th Street, Claremont, CA 91711, USA
Matthew Boswell: Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions, Stanford University, 616 Serra Mall E501, Encina Hall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Claire Cousineau: Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions, Stanford University, 616 Serra Mall E501, Encina Hall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 2, 1-18

Abstract: School bullying is a widely recognized problem in developed countries, but remains under-investigated in developing countries, especially in remote rural areas. In this paper, we examine the prevalence, correlates, and consequences of bullying victimization and its relation to educational performance and creative attitudes. Using data from 10,528 students across 120 primary schools in rural China, we find an alarmingly high prevalence of bullying victimization and that several individual, family, and school characteristics are correlated with bullying victimization. Analyses indicate students who are bullied frequently score lower in Chinese, reading, and math tests and creative attitudes. Taken together, the results demonstrate a need for further research and policy interventions to reduce bullying in schools.

Keywords: bullying; rural China; educational performance; creativity (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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