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Alwicher, Sissi (2022)

Het belang van een veilig thuis: De relatie tussen ouderschapsstijl en slachtoffer zijn van pesten bij kinderen, gemedieerd door sociaal-emotioneel functioneren

Bachelor thesis | Psychologie (BSc)

About 16% of children is a victim of bullying and a part of these children remain being a victim of bullying after anti-bullying interventions. Parenting style appears to be a possible cause of being a victim of bullying. However, little research is done on the relationship between parenting style and being a victim of bullying. Furthermore, social-emotional functioning appears to be related to both. In this research the extent social-emotional functioning is a mediator for the relationship between parenting style and being a victim of bulling is tested. These variables were measured using parenting and self-report questionnaires among 75 participants of 9 to 12 years of age. The mediation-analyses indicated the possibility of social-emotional functioning being a suppressor for the relationship between parenting style and being a victim of bullying. This indicates that the relationship between parenting style and being a victim of bullying is greater when social-emotional...Show moreAbout 16% of children is a victim of bullying and a part of these children remain being a victim of bullying after anti-bullying interventions. Parenting style appears to be a possible cause of being a victim of bullying. However, little research is done on the relationship between parenting style and being a victim of bullying. Furthermore, social-emotional functioning appears to be related to both. In this research the extent social-emotional functioning is a mediator for the relationship between parenting style and being a victim of bulling is tested. These variables were measured using parenting and self-report questionnaires among 75 participants of 9 to 12 years of age. The mediation-analyses indicated the possibility of social-emotional functioning being a suppressor for the relationship between parenting style and being a victim of bullying. This indicates that the relationship between parenting style and being a victim of bullying is greater when social-emotional functioning is added in the regression equation. Further research can focus on confirming the suppression effect. By researching this relationship, interventions like social skills training can be deployed early on for children with parents who maintain an unfavourable parenting style. By implementing interventions, being a chronic victim of bullying and additional problems like internalisation can possibly be treated or prevented.Show less

children

KiVa

social-emotional functioning

bullying

victim

parenting style

Author

Alwicher, Sissi

Faculty

Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences

Supervisors

Lineke Ouwerkerk

ECTS Credits

15

Language

nl