Relationship of materialistic values and peer status with campus bullying among junior school students

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Objective To explore the effects of individual materialism, social status on victimization, and to provide a reference for the intervention of campus bullying.

Methods A total of 2 597 grade 7 students representing 47 classes from 7 junior middle schools in Zhenzhou were administered with Material Values Scale, Peer Nomination Questionnaire and Victim Questionnaire. Hierarchical Linear Model was used in data analysis.

Results Peer rejection ( γ = 0.15, P<0.01) and individual materialism ( γ = 0.13, P<0.01) positively predicted victimization, while popularity negatively predicted victimization ( γ = -0.05, P<0.01). Class materialism norm also could positively predict victimization ( γ = 0.82, P<0.01). Moreover, there was a significant interaction between class materialism norm and peer rejection ( γ = 0.30, P<0.05), and the results of simple effect showed that with the increase of materialism level, the negative impact of peer rejection on victimization was increasing ( γ _high = 0.18, Z _high = 7.80; γ _low = 0.12, Z _low = 5.50, P <0.01).

Conclusion Peer rejection, individual materialism, popularity and class materialism norm affect individual bullying, and class materialism norm could moderate the relationship between peer rejection and victimization.

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【摘要】 目的 探讨初一学生的物质主义价值观及同伴地位与其校园受欺凌的关联, 为开展校园欺凌的干预提供参考。 方法 随机整群抽取郑州市7所普通初中47个班级2 597名初一学生为研究对象, 采用物质主义价值观量表和受欺凌问 卷进行调查, 并采用同伴提名法获得个体同伴地位 (同伴受欢迎与同伴拒绝), 随后用多层线性模型方法对数据进行分析 处理。 结果 个体物质主义价值观、同伴拒绝与学生受欺凌经历均呈正相关(γ值分别为0.13,0.15, P值均<0.01), 同伴受 欢迎程度与其受欺凌经历呈负相关 (γ = -0.05, P<0.01)；班级物质主义规范与学生受欺凌经历呈正相关 (γ = 0.82, P< 0.01);班级物质主义规范与同伴拒绝交互影响其校园受欺凌( γ = 0.30, P<0.05)。简单效应结果显示, 班级物质主义规范 水平越高, 同伴拒绝对于学生受欺凌的消极影响越大 ( γ高=0.18, Z _高=7.80; γ _低=0.12, ； =5.50, P值均<0.01)。 结论 学 生受欺凌的相关因素包括个体物质主义、同伴拒绝、受欢迎程度、班级物质主义规范, 且班级物质主义规范对学生受欺凌经 历有调节作用。