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Factors associated with peer violence among elementary, middle and high school students
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Factors associated with peer violence among elementary, middle and high school students
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Perron
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Tracy J.
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1966-
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Sarah
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Sarah Kelly
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Maurice Elias
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - Newark
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2013
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2013-05
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eng
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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among perceived school climate, self-reported psychosomatic symptoms, visits to the school nurse for reported psychosomatic symptoms and reports of bullying behaviors among students’ grades 3-12. In the study self-reported bullying behaviors were proposed to predict psychosomatic complaints at the school health office. Negatively perceived school climate was proposed to predict bullying behaviors. Lastly, the combination of bullying and negative school climate were proposed to predict psychosomatic complaints. The final convenience sample of 222 students, ages 8-18 years, was obtained from one elementary school, one middle school and one high school in a suburban community in central New Jersey. Participants completed the demographic sheet and three questionnaires measuring the study variables during health or physical education classes. Reports of bullying behaviors were found to significantly predict reports of psychosomatic complaints in school age children (β = .35, t = 5.5, p < .001). Bullying behaviors significantly predicted visits to the school health office for psychosomatic symptoms (β = .24, t = 3.7, p < .001). Negatively perceived school climate significantly predicted reports of bullying behaviors (β = .16, t = 2.3, p < .02). Negative perceived school climate significantly predicts reports of psychosomatic symptoms related to bullying (β = .35, t = 5.5, p < .001). Results indicated there were significant differences between boys’ ( = -32.9) and girls’ ( = -26.6) perceptions of school climate (p < .001). There are no differences between boys’ ( = 8.34) and girls’ ( = 7.78) perceived bullying behaviors (p < .06). There are differences between boys’ ( = 8.48) and girls’ ( = 8.04) visits to the school health office with psychosomatic complaints (p < .02). These findings have many implications for school nurses. School nurses can monitor the visits of students to the school health office for bullying related symptoms and advise administrative officials accordingly. School nurses are in a position to identify children who they suspect are victims of bullying and council them. The school nurse can collaborate with teachers, guidance counselors and law enforcement officials to combat bullying.
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Nursing
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Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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ix, 119 p. : ill.
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Ph.D.
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Includes bibliographical references
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by Tracy J. Perron
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Bullying in schools--New Jersey
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American students--Mental health--New Jersey
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School nursing--New Jersey
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Graduate School - Newark Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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doi:10.7282/T31R6P5S
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ETD doctoral
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Tracy
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2013-05-08 11:46:36
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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