Thesis
Bully victimization: a retrospective study on how families foster resiliency
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2012
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/101024
Abstract
This study was designed to investigate the relationship between children who are victimized by peer aggression and how parents help to foster resiliency. Qualitative methods were used and 14 freshman-level college students were interviewed. Participants were asked to relate their experiences surrounding the aggressive acts, as well as what their parents said or did in response to disclosure of events. Strong evidence was found for the helpfulness of disclosing to parents. It was also found that participants in this sample benefitted from parent responses when victimization was disclosed. A key aspect in this study was that participants who experienced a lifetime of open communication and continuous fostering of self-esteem and confidence by parents seemed to have less negative effects from peer victimization in the future.
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Details
- Title
- Bully victimization
- Creators
- Amy R. Shepherd
- Contributors
- Deborah J. Handy (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Human Development, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525027601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis