Elucidation of the Generation and Persistence Mechanisms of "Cyclic Bullying" and the Development of Methods for its Prevention and Elimination

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25380898
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educational psychology
• Research Institution: Chubu University
• Principal Investigator: MISHIMA Koji 中部大学, 現代教育学部, 教授 (90454371)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: いじめ / 拒絶感受性 / 循環型いじめ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examines "cyclic bullying" in which the victim and the perpetrator of bullying are interchanged. Specifically, we attempt to clarify the mechanism by which victims of bullying become perpetrators and its relationship with the individual characteristic of rejection sensitivity. First, a rejection sensitivity scale was developed for elementary, junior high, and high school students. Next, the author verified the model in which the "feelings of insecurity in interpersonal relationships" factor of rejection sensitivity affects the "bullying" victim sensibility factor, which, in turn, affects the "anger toward and counterattacking rejection" factor of rejection sensitivity. The "anger toward and counterattacking rejection" factor, in turn, affects the attacking tendency. Results obtained indicated that the model was valid.

Free Research Field

学校心理学