Kindergarten teachers’ perspectives on young children’s bullying roles in relation to dominance and peer relationships: A short‐term longitudinal approach in South Koreaopen access
- Authors
- Lee, Seung-ha
- Issue Date
- Mar-2020
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Keywords
- Bullying; Dominance; Resource control strategies; Victimization; Young children
- Citation
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, v.17, no.5
- Journal Title
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Volume
- 17
- Number
- 5
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/38506
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijerph17051734
- ISSN
- 1661-7827
1660-4601
- Abstract
- There are several studies on young children’s bullying roles in relation to dominance or peer relationships. Although those are closely related, few studies examined this from longitudinal view and the influence of bullying role change on dominance and peer relationships. This study aimed to examine (1) the relationship between bullying roles and dominance, (2) the relationship between bullying roles and peer relationships, (3) the percentage of bullying role change over time, and (4) the changes in bullying roles in relation to changes in dominance and peer relationships. Sixty‐three South Korean kindergarten teachers completed questionnaires regarding bullying roles, dominance, and peer relationships about 1312 children aged 3–5. The data were collected in mid‐ October 2017 and January 2018. The results showed that bullies had the highest dominance. No‐role children had the most positive peer relationships, followed by bullies. About 10% of all sampled children remained involved in bullying over time. Their role changes related to changes in dominance rather than to changes in peer relationships. The findings imply that dominance should be considered to prevent young children’s bullying, in which peer relationships are interrelated. Intervention should be implemented as soon as possible to stop repeated victimization or bullying in early childhood. © 2020 by the author. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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