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Physical Child Harm and Bullying-Related Behaviors

A Comparative Study in Japan, South Africa, and the United States

California State University, Fresno, jdussich{at}csufresno.edu

Chie Maekoya

California State University, Fresno

School bullying is a major social problem in most countries and is especially of concern to school administrators and teachers. The typical place in which bullying occurs is at school. For this reason, school administrators and teachers are often held responsible for its occurrence, prevention, and management. However, in spite of concerted efforts to prevent this problem, bullying continues to plague most schools. Previous research and this study suggest that the etiology of bullying is more directly related to conditions at home rather than to conditions at school. Thus, the authors have hypothesized that bullying is associated with physically harming children in their homes and the coping responses that result from this physical harm. This research surveyed a sample of 852 university students in Japan, South Africa, and the United States. The findings suggest there are significant relationships between physical child harm and three types of bullying related behaviors: offending, being victimized, and offending plus being victimized. Using social coping theory, this research suggests that the manner in which physically harmed children cope with their early victimization has a bearing on their subsequent involvement with bullying-related behaviors.

Key Words: bullying • victimization • physical child harm • child abuse • corporal punishment

This version was published on October 1, 2007

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 51, No. 5, 495-509 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X06298463


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