Abstract
Bullying has been associated with violence in high schools. The Social Ecological Model was used to examine relationships between student characteristics, violence, and bullying in a secondary analysis of Youth Risk Behavior Survey data sets from 2011 to 2017.Violence was measured by reports of feeling unsafe, threatened, fighting, carrying weapons, and carrying a gun. Bullying was defined as an aggressive peer behavior comprised of an imbalance of power, repetition, and intent to harm the victim. Males were more likely to report being threatened while females were more likely to report feeling unsafe at school. Ninth grade students were more likely to engage in violence behaviors and experience bullying. Older students who experienced bullying were more likely to carry a gun. We found a positive association between violence behaviors and experiencing bullying in high school. School Nurses should implement interventions to prevent bullying and violence behaviors amongst high school students.
Sigma Membership
Eta Nu, Eta Pi
Lead Author Affiliation
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Other
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Student Demographic Characteristics, School Nurses, Bullying, High School Students
Recommended Citation
Blakeslee, Terese; Snethen, Julia; and Gwon, Seok Hyun, "Violence and bullying among high school students and recommendations for school nurses" (2023). General Submissions: Presenations (Oral and Poster). 9.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/gen_sub_presentations/2023/posters/9
Conference Name
MNRS Annual Research Conference
Conference Host
Midwest Nursing Research Society
Conference Location
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Conference Year
2023
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Violence and bullying among high school students and recommendations for school nurses
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Bullying has been associated with violence in high schools. The Social Ecological Model was used to examine relationships between student characteristics, violence, and bullying in a secondary analysis of Youth Risk Behavior Survey data sets from 2011 to 2017.Violence was measured by reports of feeling unsafe, threatened, fighting, carrying weapons, and carrying a gun. Bullying was defined as an aggressive peer behavior comprised of an imbalance of power, repetition, and intent to harm the victim. Males were more likely to report being threatened while females were more likely to report feeling unsafe at school. Ninth grade students were more likely to engage in violence behaviors and experience bullying. Older students who experienced bullying were more likely to carry a gun. We found a positive association between violence behaviors and experiencing bullying in high school. School Nurses should implement interventions to prevent bullying and violence behaviors amongst high school students.