Arab and Jewish elementary school students' perceptions of fear and school violence: Understanding the influence of school context

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作者
Astor, RA
Benbenishty, R
Vinokur, AD
Zeira, A
机构
[1] Univ So Calif, Sch Social Work, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
[2] Univ So Calif, Sch Educ, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
[3] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Paul Bearwald Sch Social Work, Jerusalem, Israel
[4] Univ Michigan, Inst Social Res, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
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10.1348/000709905X37307
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G44 [教育心理学];
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0402 ; 040202 ;
摘要
This inquiry explores variables that predict elementary school stsudents' fear of attending school due to school violence and their overall judgments of school violence as a problem. Using a nationally representative sample (Israel) of 5,472 elementary-schoolaged children, this study tested the hypotheses that: (a) young students' personal fear of attending school due to violence, and (b) students' assessment of a school violence problem, are best understood as separate conceptual constructs. Structural equation modelling was used to test the proposed theoretical model for the sample as a whole and separately for across gender and for Arab and Jewish students. Student fear of attending school due to violence was related directly to experiences of personal victimization on school grounds by students and teachers. Children's judgments of their schools' overall violence problem were influenced directly by the school climate, risky peer-group behaviours, and personal victimization. The findings provide evidence that the proposed theoretical model applies across gender groups and for both Arab and Jewish students. Implications for policy, theory, and future research are highlighted.
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页码:91 / 118
页数:28
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