Differences Among Types of Bullying Experiences and Change of Bullying Behavior of Victimized Children in Elementary School

초등학교 아동의 또래괴롭힘 경험유형에 따른 우울불안, 학교유대감, 공격성의 차이 및 피해경험을 통한 가해경험 변화

This study focused on bullying experiences of students in elementary school by examination of differences in characteristics such as depression, school attachment, and aggression according to types of bullying experiences. The process of change of bullying behaviors of victimized children was analyzed through structural equation modeling. Data of the 2004-2006 Seoul Panel Study of Children(SPSC) were used for analysis. Subjects were 1,811 students from 11 elementary schools in the Seoul area. Results showed that the bully/victim group had the most negative characteristics and the bullying behaviors of victimized children increased two years after they were bullied, through increase of aggression followed by increase of depression and decrease of school attachment.