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Obwohl seit vielen Jahr bekannt ist, dass Lehrkräfte für die Reduzierung von Mobbing wichtig sind, bestehen insbesondere in der deutschsprachigen Mobbingforschung viele Lücken zu der Frage, wie Lehrkräfte bei Mobbing eingreifen und was sie brauchen, um erfolgreich intervenieren zu können. Der folgende Beitrag gibt einen Überblick über den aktuellen Stand der Forschung.
Mobbing ist eine spezifsche Form der Gewalt, die mit vielfältigen und langfristigen negativen gesundheitlichen Auswirkungen einhergehen kann. Obwohl eine starke mediale Fokussierung insbesondere auf Cybermobbing zu beobachten ist, liegen nur wenige repräsentative Befunde zur Häufgkeit von (Cyber-)Mobbing in Deutschland vor. Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird untersucht, wie verbreitet Mobbing und Cybermobbing an Schulen in Deutschland im Jahr 2018 waren,
welche Unterschiede zwischen Mädchen und Jungen, verschiedenen Altersgruppen und Schulformen vorliegen und wie sich die Verbreitung von Mobbing von 2002 bis 2018 entwickelt hat. Dazu werden Daten der deutschen „Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC)“-Studie 2017/18 (N = 4.347 Lernende, 53,0 % weiblich) sowie der vorangegangenen Erhebungswellen analysiert. Jungen gaben 2018 häufger als Mädchen an, Mobbing ausgeübt zu haben, berichteten aber
genauso häufg davon, selbst gemobbt worden zu sein. 15-Jährige berichteten häufger als 11- und 13-Jährige, andere gemobbt zu haben und seltener, selbst gemobbt worden zu sein. Schülerinnen und Schüler an Gymnasien gaben am seltensten an, in Mobbing involviert gewesen zu sein. Nur wenige Kinder und Jugendliche berichteten von Cybermobbing.
Im Vergleich zu allen vorherigen Erhebungsjahren berichteten 2018 die wenigsten Heranwachsenden davon, andere zu mobben. Die Häufgkeit der berichteten Erfahrung, gemobbt zu werden, hat sich dagegen kaum verändert. Die Befunde verdeutlichen die Notwendigkeit, evidenzbasierte präventive Anti-Mobbing-Programme und Interventionsmaßnahmen an allen allgemeinbildenden Schulformen und in allen Altersgruppen einzusetzen.
In diesem Band werden die Ergebnisse der HBSC-Gesundheitsstudie 2018 in Brandenburg vorgestellt. Bei der HBSC-Studie (»Health Behaviour in School-aged Children«) handelt es sich um ein internationales kooperatives Forschungsvorhaben, das von der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) seit 36 Jahren unterstützt wird. Grundlage des Ergebnisberichts sind repräsentative Daten von über 3.000 Schülerinnen und Schülern der Jahrgangsstufen 5, 7 und 9 an allen Schulformen des Landes Brandenburg. Die Jugendlichen haben bei dieser Befragung Auskunft über ihre Gesundheit, ihr Gesundheitsverhalten und ihre Lebensumstände gegeben. Zusätzlich zu den Ausprägungen der Gesundheitsindikatoren werden Unterschiede in Abhängigkeit von Geschlecht, Altersgruppe sowie Schulform berichtet, Vergleiche mit den bundesweiten HBSC-Daten hergestellt und Verbindungen zu sozialen Determinanten der Gesundheit aus den Bereichen Familie, Schule und Gleichaltrigengruppe analysiert. Die aktuellen Ergebnisse der HBSC-Studie Brandenburg können von Entscheidungsträgern aus den Bereichen Gesundheit, Bildung und Soziales auf verschiedenen Ebenen genutzt werden, um die Gesundheit junger Menschen in Brandenburg zu schützen und zu fördern.
There are scarce studies on bystanders’ responses to racist hate speech. The present study was rooted in the general aggression model to examine the direct and indirect associations between witnessing racist hate speech and bystanders’ active defending behaviors. Moreover, we examined if these associations varied as a function of the immigration background of bystanders. The sample included 3,225 7th, 8th, and 9th graders (51.7% girls, 37.2% with an immigrant background) from 40 schools in Switzerland and Germany. A multilevel mediation path model revealed that witnessing racist hate speech negatively predicted bystanders’ active defending. It also had indirect associations with bystanders’ active defending via low levels of empathy. Finally, associations were not observed in students with an immigrant background. The findings regarding the potential contribution of these results to preventing hate speech in school are discussed.
Our understanding of how bystanders respond to hate speech is limited. This may be due, in part, to the lack of available measurement tools. However, understanding adolescents’ responses to hate speech is critical because this kind of research can support schools in empowering students to exhibit courageous moral behavior. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the newly developed Multidimensional Bystander Responses to Hate Speech Scale (MBRHS) and to explore demographic differences and correlates of bystander behavior in school hate speech. The sample consisted of 3225 seventh to ninth graders from Germany and Switzerland. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported a model with seven factors. We found that adolescents with immigrant background and boys showed particularly unfavorable response patterns. In addition, our study suggests that empathy is positively correlated with the factors comforting the victim, seeking help at school, and countering hate speech but negatively correlated with helplessness, revenge, reinforcing, and ignoring. Moral disengagement showed the opposite correlational pattern. The findings indicate that the MBRHS is a psychometrically valid and reliable measure that could aid in measuring varied responses to hate speech. In addition, this work highlights the relevance of empathy and moral engagement training in anti‐hate speech prevention programs.
Background: Many studies have identified health inequalities in childhood and adolescence. However, it is unclear how these have developed in recent years, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: Analyses are based on the German data from the international Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study from 2009/10 (n = 5,005), 2013/14 (n = 5,961), 2017/18 (n = 4,347), and 2022 (n = 6,475). A total of 21,788 students aged approximately between 11 and 15 years were included. Socioeconomic status (SES) was assessed using the Family Affluence Scale (FAS). Several health indicators were analysed stratified by gender using bivariate and multivariate analysis methods.
Results: In 2022, there are clear socioeconomic inequalities in life satisfaction, self-rated health, fruit and vegetable consumption, and physical activity. These inequalities remained largely constant or increased between 2009/10 and 2022. Between 2017/18 and 2022, no significant changes in inequalities were found.
Conclusions: Health inequalities are persistent and reduce the chances of growing up healthy. There is no evidence that inequalities in the analysed outcomes have changed during the pandemic period (between 2017/18 and 2022). Rather, the changes in the health indicators seem to affect all adolescents in a similar way.
Background: Subjective health and well-being are important health indicators in childhood and adolescence. This article shows current results and trends over time between 2009/10 and 2022.
Methods: The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study examined subjective health, life satisfaction and psychosomatic complaints of N = 21,788 students aged 11 to 15 years in the school years 2009/10, 2013/14, 2017/18 and in the calendar year 2022. Multivariate regression analyses show the associations between sociodemographic characteristics and well-being in 2022, as well as trends since 2009/10.
Results: The majority of children and adolescents indicate a good subjective health and high life satisfaction. About half of the girls and one third of the boys report multiple psychosomatic health complaints, with a clear increase over time. Older adolescents, girls and gender diverse adolescents are at an increased risk of poor well-being. Subjective health and life satisfaction varied between 2009/10 and 2022, with a significant deterioration between 2017/18 and 2022.
Conclusions: The high proportion of children and adolescents with psychosomatic complaints, as well as the observed gender and age differences, underline the need for target group-specific prevention, health promotion and continuous health monitoring.
Background: Bullying is a form of violence that is carried out repeatedly, with the intention of causing harm and with an imbalance of power between those involved. Bullying has serious negative effects on the mental health of adolescents and thus represents a significant health risk in childhood and adolescence.
Methods: Based on data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study from the survey year 2022 in Germany (N = 6,475), the prevalence of school bullying and cyberbullying among 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds in Germany was analysed. In addition, the prevalence of school bullying and cyberbullying was analysed as a trend from 2009/10 to 2022 (bullying) and from 2017/18 to 2022 (cyberbullying).
Results: Around 14 % of the learners surveyed reported direct experience of bullying at school, and around 7 % reported cyberbullying experiences as bullied and/or bullying victims. Adolescents who identified as gender diverse were particularly likely to report bullying experiences. School bullying decreased over time, but remained stable between 2017/18 and 2022. Cyberbullying, on the other hand, increased in 2022 compared to 2017/18.
Conclusions: Experiencing bullying at school and online is an everyday experience for many children and young people, so there is still a need for the broad implementation of effective anti-bullying measures in schools.
Introduction. Hate speech is a widespread global issue that is also prevalent among children and youth and requires an educational response (United Nations, 2021). Hate speech can be defined as an intentionally harmful and derogatory expression about people (directly or vicariously) based on assigned group characteristics (e.g., ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation; Kansok-Dusche et al., 2022). For many authors concerned with hate speech among children and adolescents, the extent of the overlap between hate speech and bullying is a debatable question that requires more research (e.g., Bedrosova et al., 2022; Fulantelli et al., 2022). Initial studies showed that online hate speech and cyberbullying perpetration correlate moderately (Kansok-Dusche et al., 2022). However, no studies have investigated the overlap between hate speech and bullying perpetration in on- and offline modes.
Concerning the causes, a systematic review identified joint cyberbullying and online hate speech perpetration determinants (Fulantelli et al., 2022). However, the findings of this review are mainly based on studies examining these factors for either cyberbullying or online hate speech. Whether similar or different associations can also be found for offline hate speech/bullying perpetration is unknown. This study aims to investigate similarities and differences between hate speech and bullying from three analytic perspectives: First, using a variable-centered approach, this paper examines how strong the correlations are between bullying and hate speech perpetration by considering both phenomena in the online and offline context (Aim 1). Following a person-centered approach, it will be further investigated how much overlap exists between the respective student groups perpetrating hate speech and/or bullying, separately for online and offline activities (Aim 2). Finally, we are interested in the similarities and differences in the importance of various determinants of perpetration: we consider social perspective-taking, school belonging, social dominance orientation, and classroom climate (Aim 3).
Methods. The analyses are based on data from a sample of 3.620 students attending grades 7 to 9 (51% female, 41.4% with migration background) from 42 Swiss and German secondary schools. Students voluntarily and anonymously completed self-report surveys (December 2020 to April 2021). The frequency of bullying and hate speech perpetration was assessed with two single items for each phenomenon, one for the online and one for the offline mode (Olweus, 2012; Wachs et al., 2022). Social perspective-taking (Jurkowski & Hänze, 2014, 3 Items, α = .72), social dominance orientation (Klocke, 2012, 8 items, α = .80), school belonging (OECD, 2017; 6 items α = .83), and classroom climate (Currie et al., 2014, 3 items, α = .78) were measured with validated scales.
To address Aim 1, we will investigate bivariate correlations between hate speech and bullying perpetration in on- and offline modes. Regarding Aim 2, contingency tables and Chi-Square tests will be used to examine overlaps by creating mutually distinctive typologies of perpetration (e.g., pure hate speech perpetration, pure bullying perpetration, combined perpetration). This analysis will be done separately for on- and offline modes. To address Aim 3, we will run four multilevel regression analyses in Mplus with hate speech and bullying perpetration as outcomes (online and offline). At Level 1, social perspective-taking, social dominance orientation, and school belonging will be entered while controlling for gender, grade, socio-economic status, and migration background. At Level 2, we include classroom climate. The model-testing follows a stepwise procedure (1: random intercept model, 2: adding covariates, 3: adding classroom climate on L2, and all other variables on L1). The improvement of model fit will be assessed by relative decreases in indices such as AIC, BIC, and ABIC. These procedures will be performed separately for hate speech and bullying perpetration (online and offline). Regression coefficients and explained variance of the models for hate speech and bullying perpetration will be compared.
Preliminary Results. Regarding Aim 1, moderate correlations were found between online hate speech and online bullying perpetration (r = .48 p < .001) as well as between offline hate speech and offline bullying perpetration (r = .42; p <. 001). The final results for the three research aims will be presented at the conference.
Conclusion. These findings support researchers and practitioners in deciding whether hate speech and bullying among young people should be researched and addressed as interlinked or separate forms of aggression.
Practical Implications. Although there are some limitations (e.g., use of self-report and cross-sectional data), the findings of this study will be informative for prevention and intervention efforts aimed at protecting children and adolescents from becoming perpetrators and victims of hate speech, bullying, or both.
Hintergrund. Hatespeech (dt. Hassrede) ist weltweit ein Problem, das auch unter Jugendlichen verbreitet ist und pädagogisch ausgerichtete Präventions- und Interventionsansätze erfordert (Castellanos et al., 2023; United Nations, 2021). Hatespeech wird hier als intentional herabwürdigende Äußerung über Personen verstanden, die auf zugeschriebene Merkmale sozialer Gruppen Bezug nimmt (Kansok-Dusche et al., 2022). Da Hatespeech mit negativen Konsequenzen für Betroffene und die Gesellschaft einhergeht, ist die Schule ein wichtiger Ort zur Hatespeech-Prävention.
Forscher:innen thematisieren mit Blick auf Hatespeech bei Kindern und Jugendlichen die Überlappung von Hatespeech und Mobbing und fordern mehr Studien dazu (z.B. Bedrosova et al., 2022; Fulantelli et al., 2022). Eine Übersichtsarbeit verweist auf moderate Korrelationen zwischen dem Ausüben von Online-Hatespeech und Cyberbullying (Kansok-Dusche et al., 2022). Studien zur Überlappung der Phänomene im Offline-Modus gibt es bisher nicht. Eine weitere Übersichtsarbeit zeigt, dass das Ausüben von Cyberbullying und Online-Hatespeech durch ähnliche Faktoren determiniert ist (Fulantelli et al., 2022). Allerdings basiert diese Erkenntnis hauptsächlich auf Studien, die diese Faktoren entweder für Cyberbullying oder für Online-Hatespeech untersuchten. Zur Divergenz bzw. Konvergenz von Determinanten beider Phänomene im Offline-Modus gibt es bisher keine Studien.
Fragestellung und Ziele. Die Forschungsfrage der Studie richtet sich auf Ähnlichkeiten und Unterschiede zwischen Hatespeech und Mobbing. Sie nutzt drei analytische Perspektiven: Zunächst untersuchen wir variablenorientiert die Korrelationen zwischen dem Ausüben von Mobbing und Hatespeech im Online- und Offline-Modus (Ziel 1). Dann folgen wir einer personenzentrierten Perspektive und ermitteln, inwieweit es Überschneidungen bei den involvierten Schülergruppen gibt (Ziel 2). Schließlich interessieren uns Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede in der Relevanz verschiedener Determinanten: wir betrachten die soziale Perspektivenübernahme, das schulische Zugehörigkeitsempfinden, die Soziale Dominanzorientierung und das Klassenklima (Ziel 3).
Methoden. Die Analysen basieren auf Selbsteinschätzungen von 3.260 Schüler:innen der Jahrgangsstufen 7 bis 9 aus 42 Schulen in Deutschland und der Schweiz (51% weiblich, 41.4% mit Migrationsstatus). Die Schüler:innen beantworteten freiwillig und anonym einen Fragebogen (12/2020 – 04/2021). Mit Einzelitems wurden die Häufigkeiten für das Ausüben von Mobbing und Hatespeech, separat für den On- und Offline-Modus erfasst. Weitere Skalen dienten der Erfassung der sozialen Perspektivenübernahme (Jurkowski & Hänze, 2014, 3 Items, α = .72), der sozialen Dominanzorientierung (Klocke, 2012, 8 Items, α = .80), des schulischen Zugehörigkeitsempfindens (OECD, 2017; 6 Items α = .83), und des Klassenklimas (Currie et al., 2014, 3 Items, α = .78).
Die Analysen erfolgen separat für den On- und Offline-Modus mittels Korrelationsanalysen (Ziel 1), Kontingenztabellen (Ziel 2) und regressionsanalytische Mehrebenenmodelle (Ziel 3).
Ergebnisse und Diskussion. Die Analysen werden gerade durchgeführt und sollen auf der Konferenz vorgestellt werden. Die Ergebnisse können Forscher:innen und PraktikerIinnen bei der Entscheidung unterstützen, ob Hatespeech und Mobbing unter Jugendlichen als miteinander verknüpfte oder getrennte Formen der Aggression erforscht und adressiert werden sollten. Trotz Limitationen (z.B. Selbsteinschätzungen, Querschnittsdaten) können die Ergebnisse Ausgangspunkt für Präventions- und Interventionsmaßnahmen sein, die Kinder und Jugendliche davor schützen, Täter:in und/oder Opfer von Hatespeech, Mobbing oder beidem zu werden.
Die „Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC)“-Studie ist ein international kooperatives Forschungsprojekt, das von der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) seit über 35 Jahren unterstützt wird. HBSC ist die weltweit größte Studie zur Kinder- und Jugendgesundheit und für die WHO eine der wichtigsten Datengrundlagen zur international vergleichenden Gesundheitsberichterstattung. Im vierjährigen Turnus werden Daten zur Gesundheit und zum Gesundheitsverhalten von Schülerinnen und Schülern im Alter von 11, 13 und 15 Jahren sowie zu den Rahmenbedingungen für ein gesundes Aufwachsen erhoben. Insgesamt gehören 50 Länder dem HBSC-Netzwerk an, an dem Survey 2017/18 beteiligten sich insgesamt 45 Länder. Deutschland beteiligt sich seit 1993/94 an der HBSC-Studie. Für die aktuelle Erhebung 2017/18 in Deutschland wurden Schülerinnen und Schüler an 146 Schulen befragt (Responserate Schulen: 15,6 %). Insgesamt konnte für Deutschland eine Netto-Stichprobe von n=4.347 Mädchen und Jungen (Responserate: 52,7 %) erzielt werden. Die freiwillige Teilnahme an der Befragung erfolgte in ganzen Schulklassen der Jahrgangsstufen fünf, sieben und neun. Mit Hilfe einer Gewichtung sind repräsentative Aussagen zur gesundheitlichen Lage von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland möglich. Die HBSC-Studie leistet einen wichtigen Beitrag für die Gesundheitsberichterstattung und bietet wichtige Ansatzpunkte für die Identifikation von Bedarfen, Risikogruppen und Handlungsfeldern, um gezielte und bedarfsorientierte Maßnahmen zur Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung im Setting Schule zu initiieren.
Subjektive Gesundheit wird als multidimensionales Konstrukt verstanden, welches körperliche, seelische und soziale Dimensionen des Wohlbefindens einer Person umfasst. Die Förderung der subjektiven Gesundheit und des Wohlbefindens von Kindern und Jugendlichen ist von hoher Public-Health-Relevanz, da gesundheitliche Beeinträchtigungen oftmals mit langfristigen Gesundheitsproblemen im späteren Erwachsenenalter einhergehen. Informationen über mögliche Risikofaktoren und Ressourcen sind daher von zentraler Bedeutung. In diesem Beitrag werden aktuelle Prävalenzen zum subjektiven Gesundheitszustand, zur Lebenszufriedenheit und zu psychosomatischen Beschwerden von 11-, 13- und 15-jährigen Kindern und Jugendlichen in Deutschland aus der „Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC)“-Studie 2017/18 berichtet (N=4.347, 53,0 % Mädchen). Zudem werden soziodemografische und psychosoziale Einflussfaktoren des subjektiven Wohlbefindens untersucht. Die meisten Kinder und Jugendlichen schätzten ihre Gesundheit und Lebenszufriedenheit positiv ein. Dennoch litt etwa ein Drittel der Mädchen und ein Fünftel der Jungen unter mehreren (multiplen) psychosomatischen Beschwerden. Beeinträchtigungen im subjektiven Wohlbefinden zeigten sich vor allem bei Mädchen, älteren Jugendlichen, Jugendlichen mit niedrigerem familiären Wohlstand sowie bei hoher schulischer Belastung. Eine hohe familiäre Unterstützung war hingegen mit einem besseren subjektiven Wohlbefinden assoziiert. Die Ergebnisse verdeutlichen die Notwendigkeit zielgruppenspezifischer Angebote der Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung, um die subjektive Gesundheit und das Wohlbefinden von Kindern und Jugendlichen zu fördern.
Das Phänomen Hatespeech (dt. Hassrede) wird momentan weltweit als Problem wahrgenommen, das sich parallel mit der zunehmenden Nutzung sozialer Medien ausbreitet und den sozialen Zusammenhalt von Gesellschaften gefährdet. Hiervon zeugen länderübergreifende Initiativen zur Eindämmung von Hatespeech, z.B. der Vereinten Nationen oder der Europäischen Kommission.
Zumeist werden unter Hatespeech Äußerungen verstanden, durch die Menschen auf der Grundlage bestimmter Gruppenmerkmale (z.B. ethnische Zugehörigkeit, Geschlecht, sexuelle Orientierung) abgewertet werden. Spezifischere Definitionen betonen zudem, dass eine Schädigungsabsicht sowie ein Schädigungspotenzial auf verschiedenen Ebenen (z. B. individuell, gesellschaftlich) vorliegen müssen.
Kinder und Jugendliche gelten als besonders anfällig für die schädlichen Auswirkungen von Hatespeech. Jüngste Forschungen zeigen, dass Personen, die Cyberhate ausgesetzt sind, häufig Gefühle von Wut, Scham und Schuld sowie ein vermindertes Vertrauen erleben (UK Safer Internet Centre, 2016; Reichelmann et al., 2020; Krause et al., 2021; Näsi et. al, 2015). Die Konfrontation mit Hatespeech kann auch Prozesse der politischen Radikalisierung begünstigen (Bilewicz & Soral, 2020).
Somit stellt Hatespeech auch für die Schule eine besondere Herausforderung dar. Zum einen machen Kinder und Jugendliche auch in dieser Lebenswelt Erfahrungen mit Hatespeech, zum anderen ist die Schule der Ort, an dem diesen Entwicklungen durch Demokratie- und Medienerziehung sowie Soziales Lernen entgegengewirkt werden kann (Wachs et al., 2021). Die empirische Basis hierfür ist jedoch äußerst schmal. Es liegen weder zur Verbreitung von Erfahrungen mit Hatespeech im Kindes- und Jugendalter noch zu den Ursachen oder wirksamen Interventions- und Präventionsstrategien Studienbefunde vor. Auch bezüglich der Schnittmenge mit verwandten Phänomenen, wie z.B. Mobbing, gibt es bisher kaum Erkenntnisse.
An diesen Forschungslücken setzt das geplante Symposium an. Aus der Mobbingforschung ist bekannt, dass die Reaktionen des Umfeldes eine wichtige Rolle bei der Eindämmung von Gewalt spielen. Vor diesem Hintergrund werden in den drei Einzel-Beiträgen Forschungsergebnisse zur Verbreitung von Hatespeech und zu den Reaktionen von Schüler:innen und Lehrkräften vorgestellt, die sowohl auf qualitativen als auch auf quantitativen Zugängen beruhen. Entstanden sind sie im Rahmen eines aktuellen DFG-Forschungsprojektes mit erziehungswissenschaftlichen und psychologischen Forschungsteams in Deutschland und der Schweiz. Befragt wurden über 3.600 Schüler:innen und fast 500 Lehrkräfte in beiden Ländern. Im Rahmen des Symposiums sollen die Ergebnisse diskutiert und Implikationen für weitere Forschungen im Rahmen dieses Projekts sowie darüber hinaus abgeleitet werden.
In den letzten Jahren ist digitales Hassmaterial zu einem gewissen Alltagserleben in der Onlinewelt geworden. Ein Fachbegriff, der diese verrohte Kommunikationskultur zum Ausdruck bringt, ist Hatespeech. Hatespeech beschreibt kommunikative Äußerungen, mit dem Ziel gewisse Personengruppen (z.B. aufgrund der nationalen Herkunft, Religionszugehörigkeit, sexuellen Orientierung) öffentlich und mit Absicht auszugrenzen, abzuwerten oder zu demütigen (Wachs et al., 2020). Hatespeech ist jedoch nicht auf die Onlinewelt beschränkt, auch in der Schule werden Schüler*innen und pädagogisches Schulpersonal damit konfrontiert (Ballaschk et al., in press; Krause et al., 2021). Dabei kommt der Schule eine besondere Rolle zu. Sie ist nicht nur ein Ort der demokratischen Wissensvermittlung, sondern auch demokratischer Erfahrungsraum für Heranwachsende, dessen Aufgabe darin besteht, diskriminierenden und demokratiefeindlichen Tendenzen, zu denen auch Hatespeech gezählt werden kann, entgegenzuwirken (KMK, 2018). Bis heute liegt jedoch nur sehr wenig empirisch abgesichertes Wissen über Hatespeech unter Heranwachsenden und dem Umgang damit in der Schule vor. Hier setzt das vorliegende Symposium an, in dem empirische Beiträge basierend auf qualitativen und quantitativen Studien präsentiert werden und Implikationen für die zukünftige Forschung und die pädagogische Praxis abgeleitet werden.
Assumptions around the association between boredom and creativity are contentious. Although studies suggest positive effects of boredom, it is also considered a negative predictor of creativity. Researchers also assume that creativity reduces boredom, but boredom can also occur during creative tasks. In this review, we identify and systematise the empirical evidence available to date on the association between creativity and boredom in educational contexts. The string‐guided electronic search yielded 2849 publications. Nineteen publications based on 27 empirical studies met the inclusion criteria. Two reviewers extracted definitions, theories, methods, operationalisations, measurement instruments, and outcomes from the studies using a coding scheme. We identified a range of different theoretical and methodological approaches. The largest cache of empirical evidence was obtained from experimental and quasi‐experimental studies (five positive associations, four negative, two contradictory, and three insignificant results). Correlation studies identified three negative, one contradictory, and seven insignificant correlations between boredom and creativity. In addition, two studies with exploratory, statistically not relevant results contributed to the body of research. The results from the identified and evaluated studies argue both for and against the sensitivity of creative processes in relation to boredom—but a clear causal, positive or negative effect of boredom on creativity is not currently supported by the empirical evidence available. Previous research has also not yet demonstrated an apparent effect of creative states or traits on academic boredom. Future research should aim to explore under what circumstances different relationships between boredom and creativity can be observed and reliably replicated.
Hate speech, or intentional derogatory expressions about people based on assigned group characteristics, has been studied primarily in online contexts. Less is known about the occurrence of this phenomenon in schools. As it has negative consequences for victims, perpetrators, and those who witness it, it is crucial to characterize the occurrence of offline (i.e., in the school) and online hate speech to describe similarities and differences between these two socialization contexts. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of hate speech witnessing, victimization, and perpetration, in a sample of 3,620 7th to 9th graders (51% self-identified as female) from 42 schools in Germany and Switzerland. We found that 67% of the students witnessed hate speech in their school, and 65% witnessed online hate speech at least once in the past twelve months. Approximately 21% of the students self-identified as offline perpetrators and 33% as offline victims, whereas these percentages were lower for online hate speech (13% and 20%, respectively). In both settings, skin color and origin were the most common group references for hate speech (50% offline and 63% online). Offline hate speech mainly came from classmates (88%), unknown sources (e.g., graffiti; 19%), or teachers (12%), whereas online hate speech mostly came from unknown persons (77%). The most frequent forms of offline hate speech were offensive jokes (94%) and the spread of lies and rumors about the members of a specific social group (84%). Significant differences by country, gender, and migration background were observed. Girls reported more offline victimization experiences, less perpetration, and a greater frequency of witnessing hate speech. This difference was larger in magnitude in the online setting. Students in Switzerland reported being exposed to hate speech more often than students in Germany. Students with a migration background reported higher hate speech victimization based on skin color and origin than students without a migration background. The high prevalence of hate speech highlights the need for school-based prevention programs. Our findings are discussed in terms of the practical implications.
Das Rollenspiel ist eine effektive und häufig angewandte Methode bei der Vermittlung von Gesprächsführungskompetenzen, zum Beispiel für Psychotherapeut*innen, Ärzt*innen, Berater*innen und Angehörige anderer psychosozialer Berufe. Dabei werden nach dem Simulationsprinzip verhaltensorientiert Gesprächstechniken und -strategien geübt und Rückmeldungen, zum Beispiel zur wahrgenommenen Empathie oder zur Authentizität gegeben. Beim Einsatz in größeren Gruppen können jedoch häufig nicht alle Teilnehmer*innen unter Anleitung des Seminarleiters üben. Zudem verringern gelegentlich Scham und Bewertungsangst bei Seminarteilnehmer*innen die Motivation zur Beteiligung an Rollenspielen. Mit dem sequentiellen Rollenspiel für Gruppen soll eine neue Methode für Gesprächsführungsschulungen vorgestellt werden, die auch in größeren Gruppen Teilnehmer*innen die Möglichkeit bietet, mit Hilfe des Rollenspiels Kompetenzen zu erweitern und einzuüben. Der Beitrag erläutert das genaue Vorgehen und beschreibt Anforderungen an die Seminarleiter*innen.
Purpose. Social patterns in bullying show consistent gender differences in adolescent perpetration and victimization with large cross-national variations. Previous research shows associations between societal gender inequality and gender differences in some violent behaviors in adolescents. Therefore, there is a need to go beyond individual associations and use a more social ecological perspective when examining gender differences in bullying behaviors. The aim of the present study was twofold: (1) to explore cross-national gender differences in bullying behaviors and (2) to examine whether national-level gender inequality relates to gender differences in adolescent bullying behaviors.
Methods. Traditional bullying and cyberbullying were measured in 11-year-olds to 15-year-olds in the 2017/18 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (n = 200,423). We linked individual data to national gender inequality (Gender Inequality Index, 2018) in 46 countries and tested their association using mixed-effects (multilevel) logistic regression models.
Results. Large cross-national variations were observed in gender differences in bullying. Boys had higher odds of perpetrating both traditional and cyberbullying and victimization by traditional bullying than girls. Greater gender inequality at country level was associated with heightened gender differences in traditional bullying. In contrast, lower gender inequality was associated with larger gender differences for cyber victimization.
Discussion. Societal gender inequality relates to adolescents' involvement in bullying and gendered patterns in bullying. Public health policy should target societal factors that have an impact on young people's behavior.
Objectives: Relationships with supportive adults during adolescence may be a protective factor that lowers the risks associated with bullying. The current study aimed to examine the moderating role of supportive adults in the associations between bullying involvement (in-person and cyber) and mental health problems (psychological symptoms and low life satisfaction). Methods: Data from 45 countries and regions taking part in the 2017/18 Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children study (N = 230,757) were used. Multivariable Poisson regression models were used to estimate relative risks of bullying on mental health. Effect estimates were compared across the number of supportive adults to examine a possible cumulative protective effect of relationships with supportive adults. Results: Bullying involvement was consistently associated with poor mental health across the 45 countries. Risk of mental health problems associated with bullying involvement was greatest among students reporting relationships with multiple supportive adults. This was true for all indicators of bullying involvement. Conclusion: Bullying remains a prevalent and harmful experience for youth worldwide. Merely having supportive adults is not sufficient in protecting youth from experiencing the mental health risks associated with bullying.
Der Beitrag untersucht erstmals an einer deutschen Stichprobe Verbindungen zwischen dem Gewaltverständnis von Lehrkräften und ihrer Wahrnehmung von Schülermobbing, ihren Reaktionen sowie den Auswirkungen auf das Schülerverhalten. Hierfür werden Berichte über reale Mobbingfälle von N = 556 Lehrkräften und N = 2071 Schülerinnen und Schülern miteinander verknüpft und analysiert. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Breite des Gewaltverständnisses Einfluss darauf nimmt, welche Art des Mobbings wahrgenommen wird und ob Lehrkräfte in diesen Situationen intervenieren. Darüber hinaus kann nachgewiesen werden, dass ein breiter Gewaltbegriff auf Lehrerseite mit einer höheren Interventionsbereitschaft der Schülerinnen und Schüler in relationalen Mobbingsituationen einhergeht.
Hate speech has become a widespread phenomenon, however, it remains largely unclear why adolescents engage in it and which factors are associated with their motivations for perpetrating hate speech. To this end, we developed the multidimensional “Motivations for Hate Speech Perpetration Scale” (MHATE) and evaluated the psychometric properties. We also explored the associations between social norms and adolescents’ motivations for hate speech perpetration. The sample consisted of 346 adolescents from Switzerland (54.6% boys; Mage=14; SD=0.96) who reported engagement in hate speech as perpetrators. The analyses revealed good psychometric properties for the MHATE, including good internal consistency. The most frequently endorsed subscale was revenge, followed by ideology, group conformity, status enhancement, exhilaration, and power. The results also showed that descriptive norms and peer pressure were related to a wide range of different motivations for perpetrating hate speech. Injunctive norms, however, were only associated with power. In conclusion, findings indicate that hate speech fulfills various functions. We argue that knowing the specific motivations that underlie hate speech could help us derive individually tailored prevention strategies (e.g., anger management, promoting an inclusive classroom climate). Furthermore, we suggest that practitioners working in the field of hate speech prevention give special attention to social norms surrounding adolescents.
Background:
Due to the high availability and use of digital media, health- related information is increasingly shifting into the digital space. While there are increasing empirical findings on general health literacy (HL), there is a lack of evidence on digital HL in adolescence and its association with health behavior. Methods:
A cross-sectional study of 490 secondary school students (grades eight and nine) from the federal state of Hesse was conducted from October 2019 to February 2020. Digital HL was assessed using five subscales of the Digital Health Literacy Instrument (DHLI), while consumption of fruits, vegetables, soft drinks, and weekly physical activity were used as indicators of health behavior. In addition to gender and grade level, subjective social status (SSS) was used as a social characteristic. Univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analyses were performed, with binary-logistic regression adjusted for gender and SSS.
Results:
Across all items, the percentage of adolescents reporting difficulties in acquiring and dealing with digital health information ranges from 15.3 % to 37.5 %. Stratified by social characteristics, gender and socioeconomic differences were found with girls and respondents reporting a lower SSS more often showing a limited digital HL. Adolescents with moderate and low digital HL report higher levels of low physical activity, non-daily fruit and daily soft drink consumption. Depending on the health behavior, different relationship patterns can be observed for the dimensions of digital HL.
Conclusions:
The findings suggest a need for interventions to promote digital HL among adolescents, particularly for those of low SSS. In this context, the differential relationship patterns with health behaviors provide an avenue for the development of specific interventions.
Research on the development of bullying is often based upon Bronfenbrenner’s socioecological model (Swearer & Hymel, 2015). Thus, various relevant contextual variables have been identified, including classroom climate and school climate (Thornberg et al., 2018; Zych et al., 2019). School climate has been defined in different ways, mostly including relationships between people in the school environment (Wang et al., 2016). Empirically, only the relationships between students (also summarised within the class as classroom climate) and between teachers and pupils are usually considered. However, teachers have been identified as particularly significant in the bullying process and as role models for students (Colpin et al., 2021). Because of this, it is assumed that relationships among teachers can also be significant risk factors for student bullying. In this study, we investigate communication climate among teachers as part of the school climate and its associations to student bullying. In addition, we follow Bronfenbrenner’s idea of interactions among contextual levels by considering both school climate and classroom climate and investigating moderation effects. Data was collected from more than 550 teachers and 2,000 students in 114 classes at 24 schools in Germany. The analyses involved three-level hierarchical binary
regression analyses and cross-level interaction models. Findings suggest that staff communication climate is not associated directly with students’ experiences with bullying, but that the worse
staff communication climate, the more students bully others in classrooms with high rates of rivalry (cross-level moderation). The associations will further be analysed under consideration of relevant control variables. Final results will be presented at the conference. The study broadens the contextual perspective on bullying by including more than one level at once and supports the importance of a whole-school perspective on bullying.
Prior research suggests that teachers with higher levels of empathy are more willing to intervene in bullying among students. However, these findings are based on hypothetical bullying situations and teachers’ self-reports. In this study with 2,071 German students and their 556 teachers, we analysed reactions to hypothetical relational bullying situations as well as retrospectively reported bullying situations both from the teachers’ as well as the students’ perspectives. Results showed that teachers with higher levels of empathy reported stronger intentions to intervene in hypothetical relational bullying situations but were not more likely to intervene in retrospectively reported bullying situations. From the students’ perspective, teachers’ empathy was neither connected to the teachers’ intention to intervene nor to the likelihood of intervention in the retrospectively reported situations. These different results could be taken as an opportunity to investigate whether existing findings could be influenced by methodological aspects such as teachers’ self-reports. Implications for future research are discussed.
Although it is known that social dominance orientation directly affects hate speech perpetration, few studies have explored the mechanisms by which this effect takes place during adolescence. Based on the socio-cognitive theory of moral agency, we aimed to fill this gap in the literature by exploring the direct and indirect effects of social dominance orientation on hate speech perpetration in offline and online settings. The sample included seventh, eigth, and ninth graders (N = 3225) (51.2% girls, 37.2% with an immigrant background) from 36 Swiss and German schools who completed a survey about hate speech, social dominance orientation, empathy, and moral disengagement. A multilevel mediation path model revealed that social dominance orientation had a direct effect on offline and online hate speech perpetration. Moreover, social dominance also had indirect effects via low levels of empathy and high levels of moral disengagement. No gender differences were observed. Our findings are discussed regarding the potential contribution to preventing hate speech during adolescence.
Introduction. Hate speech is a current challenge for schools around the globe. At the same time, students worldwide stand up to hate speech by countering it. Guided by a positive youth development perspective, the present study investigated the direct and indirect associations between classroom climate (environmental assets), social skills (personal assets), and countering hate speech (as a proxy of thriving) among adolescents.
Methods. The sample included 3225 students in grades 7–9 (51.7% self-identified as female) from 40 schools in Germany (n = 1841) and Switzerland (n = 1384). Students completed self-report questionnaires that assessed classroom climate, three facets of social skills (i.e., perspective-taking, prosocial behavior, assertiveness), and counterspeech.
Results. The results of the 2-(1-1-1)-1 multilevel mediation analysis revealed that classroom climate (L2) and the three facets of social skills (L1) had a direct positive effect on counterspeech (L1). Furthermore, classroom climate (L2) also had a direct positive effect on the three facets of social skills (L1). Finally, classroom climate (L2) had an indirect positive effect on counterspeech (L1) via all three aspects of social skills (L1).
Conclusion. The findings highlight that successful anti-hate speech programs may entail a combination of environmental and personal factors for increasing adolescents' active contribution to an inclusive and discrimination-free classroom environment where hate speech is not tolerated.
Although hate speech is widely recognized as an online phenomenon, very few studies have investigated hate speech among adolescents in offline settings (e.g., schools). At the same time, not much is known about countering hate speech (counterspeech) among adolescents and which factors are associated with it. To this end, the present study used the socio- ecological framework to investigate the direct and indirect links among one contextual factor (i.e., classroom climate) and two intrapersonal factors (i.e.,empathy for victims of hate speech, self-efficacy regarding intervention in hate speech) to understand counterspeech among adolescents. The sample is based on self-reports of 3,225 students in Grades 7 to 9 (51.7% self- identified as female) from 36 schools in Germany and Switzerland. Self- report questionnaires were administered to measure classroom climate, empathy, self-efficacy, and counterspeech. After controlling for adolescents’ grade, gender, immigrant background, and socioeconomic status (SES), the 2-(1-1)-1 multilevel mediation analysis showed that classroom climate (L2), empathy for victims of hate speech (L1), and self-efficacy toward intervention in hate speech (L1) had a positive effect on countering hate speech (L1). Classroom climate (L2) was also positively linked to empathy for victims of hate speech (L1), and self-efficacy toward intervention in hate speech (L1). Furthermore, classroom climate (L2) was indirectly associated with countering hate speech (L1) via greater empathy (L1) and self-efficacy (L1). The findings highlight the need to focus on contextual and intrapersonal factors when trying to facilitate adolescents’ willingness to face hate speech with civic courage and proactively engage against it.
Health literacy can help explain health inequalities in childhood and adolescence. However, suitable instruments for assessing health literacy in this age group are rare, especially in the German-speaking countries. One economical measure is the 10-item Health Literacy in School-Aged Children (HLSAC) scale, developed and reviewed as part of the WHO Child and Adolescent Health Study (HBSC, Health Behavior in School-Aged Children). In the present study, we tested dimensionality, measurement invariance, and associations with health-related measures of the German version of the scale (HLSAC–German), using data from the 2018 national German HBSC study (N = 4,347 students aged 11, 13, and 15 years). We also tested HLSAC–German with 11-year-olds, representing an expansion of the original scale. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses consistently demonstrated the unidimensionality of the scale (α = .88). Complete scalar measurement invariance was found for sex and partial scalar measurement invariance for age groups and school type, allowing for the comparison of means. Associations with indicators of health and health behavior further demonstrate the construct validity of the scale. The analyses show that the scale is suitable for the economic measurement of a general factor of health literacy in 11- as well as in 13- and 15-year-olds.
Teachers’ Empathy for Bullying Victims, Understanding of Violence, and Likelihood of Intervention
(2022)
Relational bullying is still underappreciated by teachers. Based on the theoretical model of teachers’ intervention competence in bullying, the aim of the current research was to gain insights into the concurrent relationships between teachers’ empathy, understanding of violence, and likelihood of intervention. In this study, n = 556 teachers (79.4% female, Mage = 50.6) indicated on a questionnaire their empathy, understanding of relational violence, and likelihood of intervention in a relational bullying situation. The relationships were simultaneously estimated in a structural equation model. The results suggest significantly positive concurrent relations between these variables. We conclude that the effectiveness of teacher trainings could be increased through such elements as cognitive empathy training, raising awareness of violence, and teaching appropriate interventions in relational bullying situations.
Dieser Beitrag behandelt Ängste, die im Kontext Schule auftreten und für die sich, neben der Frage nach der klinischen, auch die Frage nach der pädagogischen Relevanz stellt. Im Einzelnen wird auf die Symptomatik, Verbreitung und Ursachen von Trennungsängsten, Leistungs- und Prüfungsängsten sowie sozialen Ängsten eingegangen. Beeinträchtigen diese Ängste Lernprozesse in der Schule und ab wann haben sie einen negativen Einfluss auf die schulischen Leistungen von Schülerinnen und Schülern? Wie kann man Angstprobleme in der Schule erkennen und welche Interventionsmöglichkeiten sind je nach Schweregrad angezeigt? Vorgestellt wird ein Stufenmodell mit universellen, selektiven und indizierten Interventionen, die von Maßnahmen auf Schulebene über die Gestaltung von Lern- und Prüfungssituationen bis hin zu Beratungsangeboten reichen.
Teachers play a crucial role in bullying interventions. Recent research has suggested that empathy is particularly important for this. But two important limitations arise. Firstly, all of these findings are based on artificial bullying scenarios presented in vignettes. Secondly, the likelihood that teachers will intervene is assessed solely from the teacher’s perspective.
Based on data from 2,071 German students and their 93 teachers, the connection between teachers’ self-reported empathy and the likelihood that they will intervene in bullying was assessed using a bullying vignette as well as a retrospectively reported bullying situation that had been experienced by the teachers or the students in question. The associations were analysed in multilevel regression models from the teachers’ and the students’ perspective.
Results showed that teachers who are more empathic are more likely to report that they would intervene in a hypothetical relational bullying situation. However, this finding could not be replicated when using real, remembered bullying situations. In addition, when based on students’ perspectives, no significant associations between teachers’ empathy and their actual or intended intervention behaviour were found.
In this presentation we will discuss implications for the validity of existing research and for future research.
Ziel der Studie: Analyse der Entwicklungstrends von Schülerbefindlichkeiten (Schulzufriedenheit, Schulische Belastungen) und gesundheitsrelevanten Schulumweltmerkmalen (Unterrichtsqualität, Mitschülerunterstützung) von 2002 bis 2010 in Deutschland.
Methodik: Es werden die Daten der HBSC-Erhebungen in Deutschland analysiert. Schriftlich befragt wurde eine repräsentative Auswahl deutscher 11-, 13- und 15-jähriger Schülerinnen und Schüler in den Jahren 2002, 2006 und 2010. Die Auswertung der Daten erfolgt mittels logistischer und linearer Regressionsanalysen. Neben dem Erhebungszeitpunkt werden das Alter, das Geschlecht und die Schulform als Hintergrundvariablen berücksichtigt.
Ergebnisse: Von 2002 zu 2010 ist ein Anstieg der wahrgenommenen Unterrichtsqualität und der Schulzufriedenheit zu verzeichnen. Die Unterstützung zwischen den Schülern ist leicht zurückgegangen, bei den Belastungen durch schulische Anforderungen ergeben sich keine Veränderungen.
Schlussfolgerungen: Die beobachteten Trends werden vor dem Hintergrund der fast parallel durchgeführten PISA-Studien und den verstärkten Anstrengungen um eine Setting-bezogene Gesundheitsförderung an deutschen Schulen diskutiert.