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BULLYING VICTIMIZATION IN DELAWAREDE-PBS Annual CelebrationApril 29, 2014
INFORMATION TO BE COVERED 2013 Delaware School Climate Survey -
Student results related to bullying Importance of other school climate factors in
relation to bullying Bullying victimization of students with
disabilities Implications for bullying prevention
DELAWARE SCHOOL CLIMATE SURVEY ITEMS
Subscales of 2013 Delaware School Climate Surveys
Student Survey Teacher/Staff Survey Home Survey
Part I : School ClimateTeacher-Student Relations
Teacher-Student Relations
Teacher-Student Relations
Student-Student Relations
Student-Student Relations
Student-Student Relations
Respect for Diversity Respect for Diversity Respect for DiversityClarity of Expectations Clarity of Expectations Clarity of ExpectationsFairness of Rules Fairness of Rules Fairness of RulesSchool Safety School Safety School SafetyStudent Engagement School-wide
Student Engagement School-wide
Bullying School-wide Bullying School-wideTeacher-Home Communications
Teacher-Home Communications
Staff RelationsTotal School Climate Total School Climate Total School Climate
Parent Satisfaction
BULLYING SCHOOL-WIDE Items
“Students threaten and bully others in this school”“Students worry about others bullying them in this
school”“In this school, bullying is a problem”“Students bully one another in this school”
Scores range from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 4 (Strongly Agree)
Note: A high score for this subscale is unfavorable
PART II: Techniques
Student Survey Teacher/Staff Survey Home Survey
Positive Behavior Techniques
Positive Behavior Techniques
Punitive Techniques
Punitive Techniques
Social Emotional Learning Techniques
Social Emotional Learning Techniques
Part III: Bullying & IV: Engagement (Individual Level)
Student Survey Teacher/Staff Survey Home Survey
Bullying Victimization1
Physical Bullying Physical Bullying
Verbal Bullying Verbal Bullying
Social/Relational Bullying
Social/Relational Bullying
Cyberbullying2
Student Engagement
Cognitive & Behavioral
Cognitive & Behavioral
Emotional Emotional
1 Grades 6-12 only for the printed version. Optional for grades 4-5 with computer version. 2 Grades 6-12 only.
• Verbal Bullying• “A student said mean things to me.”
• Physical Bullying• “I was pushed or shoved on purpose.”
• Social/Relational Bullying• “A student told/got others to not like me.”
• Cyberbullying • “A student sent me a mean or hurtful message
about me using email, text messaging, instant messaging, or similar electronic messaging.”
• Scores range from 1 (Never) to 6 (Everyday)
BULLYING VICTIMIZATION ITEM EXAMPLES
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2013 Survey SampleStudent Survey
Teacher Survey
Home Survey
Elementary
Schools 89 89 83Respondent
s 18498 3391 15795
MiddleSchools 28 29 26
Respondents 10971 1334 3522
HighSchools 18 18 13
Respondents 7245 1084 1177
Alternative
Schools 4 4 3Respondent
s 189 65 59
Special Schools 4 8 8
Respondents 244 340 298
Early
Childhood
Schools 0 5 5Respondent
s 0 116 361
Other Schools 10 9 7
Respondents 3116 301 1061
SURVEY RESULTS
Student perceptions tend to decrease, especially from elementary to middle school
Total School Climate by Student Grade
The following percentages agreed or strongly agreed that bullying was a problem in their school:
ElementaryStudents Teachers
53.4% 16.8%
SCHOOL-WIDE BULLYING RESULTS
MiddleStudents Teachers
49.2% 34.1%
HighStudents Teachers
43.8% 32.3%
The following percentages agreed or strongly agreed that bullying was a problem in their school:
3rd GradeStudents Teachers
60.3% 18.2%
SCHOOL-WIDE BULLYING RESULTS – GRADES 3-5
4th GradeStudents Teachers
53.2% 21.2%
5th GradeStudents Teachers
45.5% 20.4%
The following percentages agreed or strongly agreed that bullying was a problem in their school:
6th GradeStudents Teachers
48% 30.7%
SCHOOL-WIDE BULLYING RESULTS – GRADES 6-8
7th GradeStudents Teachers
51.9% 40.9%
8th GradeStudents Teachers
45.6% 31.8%
The following percentages agreed or strongly agreed that bullying was a problem in their school:
9th GradeStudents Teachers
46.4% 31.5%
SCHOOL-WIDE BULLYING RESULTS – GRADES 9-12
10th GradeStudents Teachers
43.9% 29.2%
11th GradeStudents Teachers
44.6% 31.5%
12th GradeStudents Teachers
39.9% 20.0%
BULLYING VICTIMIZATION RESULTSPercentages indicate the number of students who reported this occurring to them at least once a week:
Verbal BullyingItem Element
aryMiddle High
I was teased by someone saying hurtful things to me
12.6% 14.0% 11.5%
A student said mean things to me
13.6% 14.3% 12.2%
I was called names I didn’t like
11.2% 12.5% 10.9%
Hurtful jokes were made up about me
8.3% 9.2% 8.6%
BULLYING VICTIMIZATION RESULTSPercentages indicate the number of students who reported this occurring to them at least once a week:
Social/Relational BullyingItem Element
aryMiddle High
Students left me out of things to make me feel badly
8.8% 7.6% 7.5%
A student told/got others to not like me
7.9% 8.2% 8.3%
A student got others to say mean things about me
6.7% 7.9% 8.0%
Students told another student not to be friends with me because other students didn’t like me
7.2% 7.5% 8.1%
BULLYING VICTIMIZATION RESULTSPercentages indicate the number of students who reported this occurring to them at least once a week:
Physical BullyingItem Element
aryMiddle High
I was pushed or shoved on purpose
7.4% 8.9% 8.2%
I was hit or kicked and it hurt
6.2% 5.9% 5.8%
A student threatened to harm me
6.0% 6.4% 6.6%
A student stole or broke something of mine on purpose
5.3% 5.8% 5.9%
SCHOOL CLIMATE AND BULLYINGCaution: Correlation does not mean
causationDirection of influence is likely to be
bidirectional:Bullying creates a negative climate,
and a positive school climate helps prevent bullying
Elementary School (School Level Results)
Verbal Bullying Physical Bullying Social Bullying
Total School Climate -.50** -.42** -.43**
Engagement: Cog. & Behav -.33** -.33** -.30**
Engagement: Emotional -.52** -.43** -.45**
Punitive Techniques .62** .55** .56**
Positive Techniques -.20 -.11 -.12
SEL Techniques -.39** -.31* -.31*
N = 70, ** p ≤ .001; p ≤ .05
Gain Scores (2012-2013) Controlling for Grade Level Verbal Bullying Physical Bullying Social Bullying
Teacher-Student Relations -23* -.38** -.36**Student-Student Relations -.29** -.24* -.28**
Respect for Diversity -.25* -.39** -.41**Engagement -.15 -.26** -.25*Clarity of Expectations -.01 -.16 -.15Fairness of Rules .03 -.15 -.10Safety -.04 -.17 -.18N = 41; *p ≤ .05, **p ≤ .01
BULLYING AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Disability
Odds RatioGlobal
Bullying Item
Verbal Items
Social Items
Physical Items
Emotional Disturbance 6.96b 13.32c 3.44a 7.57c
Other Health Impaired 1.88c 1.45b 1.32 1.44a
Hearing Impaired 1.52 2.66a 2.72a 2.52a
Visually Impaired/Blind 2.32 3.70a 3.87a .76Autism Spectrum
Disorder 1.49 1.32 2.53b 1.48Mild Intellectual Disability 2.24 1.57 2.17 2.10
Moderate Intellectual Disability 2.24 .34 1.72 .58
Specific Learning Disability 1.32a 1.08 1.28 1.09
Speech/Language Impairment 1.15 1.14 1.0 1.10
Orthopedic Disability .44 .56 2.95 2.16a.05, b.01, c.001. Note: Based on parents’ responses of once or twice per month or greater.
BULLYING AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIESPercentage of parents responding “once or twice a month” or more:
50.0% of students with Emotional Disturbance 12.2% of students with
Other Health Impairment
27.3% of students with Visual Impairment
20.0% of students with Hearing Impairment
COMPARED TO
10.2% of students without disabilities
“My child was bullied in this school”
(General)41.7% of students with Emotional Disturbance6.6% of students with
Other Health Impairment
5.9% of students withSpecific Learning
Disability
COMPARED TO5.2% of students
without disabilities
“A student said mean things to my child”
(Verbal)
BULLYING AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIESPercentage of parents responding “once or twice a month” or more: “My child was hit or
kicked and it hurt” (Physical)9.1% of students with
Emotional Disturbance 4.2% of students with Hearing Impairment9.1% of students with Visual Impairment
3.4% of students with Autism Spectrum
Disorder
COMPARED TO2.3% of students
without disabilities
“Students left my child out of things to make him/her
feel badly” (Social/Relational)16.7% of students with
Emotional Disturbance8.7% of students with Hearing Impairment
27.3% of students with Visual Impairment
14.5% of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
COMPARED TO4.6% of students without
disabilities
IMPLICATIONS
GENERAL IMPLICATIONS FOR BULLYING PREVENTION Students report less bullying in schools with a
positive school climate and where teachers emphasize the use of techniques for developing strong teacher-student relationships and students’ social and emotional skills
Theory and research show that responsiveness (support) and demandingness (structure) are two essential dimensions of school climate and bullying prevention
Thus, Tier 1 prevention should focus on improving those aspects of school climate
IMPLICATIONS FOR BULLYING PREVENTION Students with disabilities are at greater
risk for being bullied, but especially those with ED, HI, VI, and OHI
Additional prevention efforts at Tiers 2 and 3 should be considered for these populations, as well as others who are at greatest risk for being bullied (or for bullying others)
IMPLICATIONS FOR BULLYING PREVENTION SW-PBS program fidelity is important
Differences between Delaware schools in school climate, bullying and the extent to which they are implementing SW-PBS
Prevention efforts should be guided by a comprehensive needs assessment to determine the areas in which your school should devote resources to train staff Delaware Assessment of Strengths and Needs for PBS
(DASNPBS) DE-PBS Key Feature Evaluation
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