Instructor and peer bullying in college students: Distinct typologies based on Latent Class Analysis |
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| Authors: | Marisa E Marraccini Leslie Ann D Brick Lisa L Weyandt |
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| Institution: | 1. Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center of Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA;2. Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and Pediatrics in Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA;3. School of Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USAmmarracc@email.unc.edu;5. Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTObjective: Although bullying is traditionally considered within the context of primary and secondary school, recent evidence suggests that bullying continues into college and workplace settings. Participants/Method: Latent class analysis (LCA) was employed to classify college bullying involvement typologies among 325 college students attending a northeastern university. Results: Four classes concerning bullying involvement were revealed: Non-involved (36%); Instructor victim (30%); Peer bully-victim (22%); and Peer bully-victim/ Instructor victim (12%). Conclusions: Findings from this study, which classified college bullying experiences by incorporating both peer and instructor (teacher and professor) bullying, add substantially to the literature by providing insight into patterns of relatively unexplored bullying behaviors. |
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| Keywords: | Bullying latent class analysis college professor teacher |
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