• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Bullying and Delinquency in Adolescence: Victims’ and Perpetrators’ Family and Peer Relations
  • Contributor: Perren, Sonja; Hornung, Rainer
  • Published: Hogrefe Publishing Group, 2005
  • Published in: Swiss Journal of Psychology, 64 (2005) 1, Seite 51-64
  • Language: French
  • DOI: 10.1024/1421-0185.64.1.51
  • ISSN: 1421-0185; 1662-0879
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  • Description: <jats:p> This study investigated (a) the prevalence and co-occurrence of various victimisation and violence experiences among adolescents and examined (b) the quality of peer and family relationships of victims and perpetrators of bullying and violent delinquency. Self-report questionnaires were completed by 1107 Swiss adolescents (grades 7 and 9). Frequency of involvement in bully/victim problems and delinquency was used to classify pupils. Bullies and bully-victims were often also victims and/or perpetrators of violent delinquency. Sex and school type effects were found regarding involvement in bully/victim problems and delinquency. Pupils who were bullied reported lower peer acceptance than bullies and non-involved pupils. Bullies as well as perpetrators and victims of violent delinquency reported lower family support than non-involved adolescents. Implications for prevention and intervention are discussed. </jats:p>