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Hintergrund: Einsamkeit ist bei Kindern und Jugendlichen weit verbreitet und steht mit zahlreichen physischen, psychischen und schulischen Faktoren im Zusammenhang. Für Deutschland liegen dazu jedoch erst wenige empirische Erkenntnisse vor. Ziel dieser Expertise ist es daher, einen Überblick des Forschungsstandes zum Thema zu liefern und mit Hilfe aktueller Daten zu untersuchen, inwieweit Einsamkeit bei Kindern und Jugendlichen mit schulischen Aspekten (Schulform, Schulzufriedenheit, schulischen Belastungen und schulischer Unterstützung) in Verbindung steht.
Methodik: Ausgewertet werden Daten der Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Studie (HBSC) Brandenburg. Die HBSC-Studie ist ein internationales Forschungsvorhaben, das im Turnus von vier Jahren unter der Schirmherrschaft der Weltgesundheitsorganisation durchgeführt wird. Rund 4.000 Schüler*innen der Klassenstufen 5, 7 und 9 aus allgemeinbildenden Schulen in Brandenburg wurden unter anderem zu ihrem Erleben von Einsamkeit und ihren Wahrnehmungen der schulischen Umwelt befragt.
Ergebnisse: Mehr als 10 % der Schüler*innen können als einsam eingestuft werden, wobei Mädchen, Heranwachsende mit der Geschlechtszuschreibung „Divers“ und ältere Jugendliche stärker betroffen sind. Einsame Schüler*innen berichten von einer höheren schulischen Belastung, einer geringeren Schulzufriedenheit und geringerer Unterstützung durch Lehrkräfte und Mitschüler*innen.
Schlussfolgerung: Einsamkeit in der Kindheit und Jugend spielt auch im schulischen Kontext eine wichtige Rolle. Schüler*innen sollten in ihren emotionalen und sozialen Kompetenzen gestärkt werden. Lehrkräfte können zu einem positiven Schulklima und einer sozialen Unterstützung der Lernenden beitragen und so Einsamkeit begegnen.
Despite ongoing global efforts to combat discrimination, hate speech is a growing problem in many countries. Hate speech is also widespread among young people and thus also affects schools. Because of the negative consequences of hate speech for the targeted individuals and for society in general, schools and teachers are generally encouraged to moderate hate speech. This binational study examines intervention strategies for hate speech in schools using the newly developed Hate-Speech Interventions Scale for Teachers. Data from German and Swiss teachers (N = 486) were analyzed. Self-reported strategies were best described using a three-factor structure. Teachers primarily direct their interventions at those directly involved in hate speech and frequently employ teaching-oriented strategies. In comparison, external partners and colleagues are relatively rarely involved. Measurement invariance testing supported the scales’ construct validity. A link was found between the use of these strategies, teachers’ task-specific self-efficacy, gender, and professional experience. These results indicate that schools should play an important role in moderating hate speech and that increasing teachers’ confidence in their own ability to address this phenomenon could be an important element of teacher training.
Prior research into bystander responses to hate speech has utilized variable-centered analyses — such approaches risk simplifying the complex nature of bystander behaviors. Hence, the present study used a person-centered analysis to investigate latent hate speech bystander profiles. In addition, individual and classroom-level correlates associated with the various profiles were studied. The sample included 3225 students in grades 7–9 (51.7% self-identified as female; 37.2% with immigrant background) from 215 classrooms in Germany and Switzerland. The latent profile analysis revealed that four distinct profiles could be distinguished: Passive Bystanders (34.2%), Defenders (47.3%), Revengers (9.8%), and Contributors (8.6%). Multilevel logistic regression models showed common and distinct correlates. For example, students who believed that certain social groups are superior were more likely to be Revengers and Contributors than Passive Bystanders, students who felt more connected with teachers were more likely to be Defenders, and students who were more open to diversity were less likely to be Contributors than Passive Bystanders. Students were less likely Defenders and more likely Revengers and Contributors than Passive Bystanders in classrooms with high rates of hate speech perpetration. Further, in classrooms with high hate speech intervention, students were more likely to be Defenders and less likely to be Contributors than Passive Bystanders. In classrooms with stronger cohesion, students were more likely to be Defenders and less likely to be Contributors than Passive Bystanders. In conclusion, the findings add to our understanding of bystander profiles concerning racist hate speech and the relevance of individual and classroom-level factors in explaining various profiles of bystander behavior.
Hintergrund: Die subjektive Gesundheit und das Wohlbefinden stellen wichtige Gesundheitsindikatoren im Kindes- und Jugendalter dar. Der vorliegende Beitrag zeigt aktuelle Ergebnisse sowie zeitliche Trends zwischen 2009/10 und 2022. Methode: Die „Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC)“-Studie erfasste in den Schuljahren 2009/10, 2013/14, 2017/18 und im Kalenderjahr 2022 bei N = 21.788 Schülerinnen und Schülern im Alter von 11 bis 15 Jahren deren subjektive Gesundheit, Lebenszufriedenheit und psychosomatische Beschwerden. Multivariate Regressionsanalysen zeigen die Zusammenhänge zwischen soziodemografischen Merkmalen und dem Wohlbefinden für 2022 sowie Trendverläufe seit 2009/10. Ergebnisse: Der Großteil der Kinder und Jugendlichen berichtet eine gute subjektive Gesundheit und eine hohe Lebenszufriedenheit. Etwa die Hälfte der Mädchen und ein Drittel der Jungen berichten multiple psychosomatische Gesundheitsbeschwerden, mit einem deutlichen Anstieg im zeitlichen Verlauf. Ältere Jugendliche, Mädchen und Genderdiverse haben ein erhöhtes Risiko für ein geringes Wohlbefinden. Zwischen 2009/10 und 2022 variierten die subjektive Gesundheit und die Lebenszufriedenheit mit einer deutlichen Verschlechterung von 2017/18 zu 2022. Schlussfolgerungen: Der hohe Anteil von Kindern und Jugendlichen mit psychosomatischen Beschwerden sowie die aufgezeigten Geschlechts- und Altersdiskrepanzen verdeutlichen den Bedarf an zielgruppenspezifischer Prävention,
Gesundheitsförderung und einem kontinuierlichen Gesundheitsmonitoring.
Hintergrund: Viele Studien berichten von gesundheitlichen Ungleichheiten im Kindes- und Jugendalter. Unklar ist, wie sich diese in den letzten Jahren, insbesondere vor dem Hintergrund der COVID-19-Pandemie, entwickelt haben. Methode: Die Analysen basieren auf den deutschen Daten der internationalen HBSC-Studie (Health Behaviour in Schoolaged Children) von 2009/10 (n = 5.005), 2013/14 (n = 5.961), 2017/18 (n = 4.347) und 2022 (n = 6.475). Insgesamt wurden 21.788 Schülerinnen und Schüler im Alter von ca. 11 bis 15 Jahren berücksichtigt. Der sozioökonomische Status (SES) wurde mithilfe der Family Affluence Scale (FAS) erhoben. Verschiedene Gesundheitsindikatoren wurden mittels bi- und multivariaten Analysemethoden stratifiziert nach Geschlecht ausgewertet. Ergebnisse: 2022 zeigen sich deutliche sozioökonomische Ungleichheiten in der Lebenszufriedenheit, der subjektiven Gesundheit, im Obst- und Gemüsekonsum sowie im Bewegungsverhalten. Diese Ungleichheiten sind im Zeitverlauf von 2009/10 bis 2022 überwiegend konstant geblieben oder haben sich vergrößert. Zwischen 2017/18 und 2022 sind keine signifikanten Änderungen bezüglich der betrachteten Ungleichheiten zu erkennen. Schlussfolgerungen: Gesundheitliche Ungleichheiten zeigen sich kontinuierlich und reduzieren die Chancen auf ein gesundes Aufwachsen. Es gibt keine Hinweise darauf, dass sich die Ungleichheiten während des Pandemie-Zeitraums (zwischen 2017/18 und 2022) verändert haben. Die Veränderungen in den betrachteten Gesundheitsindikatoren betreffen vielmehr alle Heranwachsende in ähnlicher Weise.
Hintergrund: „Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC)“ ist eine der größten internationalen Kinder- und Jugendgesundheitsstudien und kooperiert mit der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO). In Deutschland werden im vierjährigen Turnus jeweils Heranwachsende im Alter von 11, 13 und 15 Jahren zur Gesundheit, zum Gesundheitsverhalten und zu sozialen Rahmenbedingungen befragt. Der Beitrag widmet sich der Beschreibung der HBSC-Studie und speziell der Methodik des aktuellen Surveys 2022 sowie der vorherigen Erhebungen von 2009/10 bis 2017/18. Methode: Am Survey 2022 beteiligten sich 174 Schulen mit insgesamt 6.475 Schülerinnen und Schülern. Die Erhebung erfolgte mittels Fragebogen und erfasst ein breites Themenspektrum (u. a. mentale Gesundheit, Bewegungsverhalten, Mobbingerfahrungen, soziale Determinanten der Gesundheit sowie Erfahrungen im Zusammenhang mit COVID-19). Ergänzt wurde die Erhebung 2022 um eine Schulleitungsbefragung (N = 160). Neben der aktuellen Stichprobe werden auch die Stichproben der vorangegangenen drei Surveys mit repräsentativen Angaben für Deutschland vorgestellt: 2009/10 (N = 5.005), 2013/14 (N = 5.961) und 2017/18 (N = 4.347). Diskussion: Die Kinder- und Jugendgesundheit hat eine hohe Public-Health-Relevanz. Dazu leistet die HBSC-Studie einen elementaren Beitrag, denn sie liefert international vergleichbare Ergebnisse, ermöglicht die Analyse von
Trendentwicklungen und stellt umfangreiche, repräsentative Daten zum Gesundheitsmonitoring für Stakeholder bereit.
Hintergrund: Mobbing ist eine Form der Gewalt, die wiederholt, mit der Absicht zu schädigen und mit einem Machtungleichgewicht zwischen den Beteiligten ausgeübt wird. Mobbing hat schwerwiegende negative Auswirkungen auf die psychische Gesundheit Heranwachsender und stellt damit ein bedeutsames Gesundheitsrisiko im Kindes- und
Jugendalter dar.
Methode: Basierend auf den Daten der „Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC)“-Studie aus dem Erhebungsjahr 2022 in Deutschland (N=6.475) wurde analysiert, wie verbreitet schulisches Mobbing und Cybermobbing in Deutschland unter 11-, 13- und 15-Jährigen waren. Zudem wurde die Verbreitung von schulischem Mobbing und Cybermobbing im Trendverlauf von 2009/10– 2022 (Mobbing) bzw. von 2017/18–2022 (Cybermobbing) analysiert.
Ergebnisse: Rund 14% der befragten Lernenden gaben direkte Erfahrungen mit schulischem Mobbing an, rund 7% berichteten Cybermobbingerfahrungen als Gemobbte und/oder Mobbende. Heranwachsende, die sich als gender-divers identifizierten, gaben besonders häufig Mobbingerfahrungen an. Schulisches Mobbing nahm im Zeitverlauf ab, blieb zwischen 2017/18 und 2022 aber stabil. Cybermobbing nahm 2022 im Vergleich zu 2017/18 dagegen zu.
Schlussfolgerungen: Mobbingerfahrungen in der Schule und online sind für viele Kinder und Jugendliche eine alltägliche Erfahrung, sodass weiterhin Bedarf für eine breite Implementierung wirksamer Anti-Mobbing-Maßnahmen an Schulen besteht.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Background: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) is one of the largest international studies on child and adolescent health and cooperates with the World Health Organization (WHO). In Germany, adolescents aged 11, 13 and 15 are surveyed every four years about their health, health behaviour and social conditions. This article describes the HBSC study and in particular the methodology of the current 2022 survey and prior surveys conducted between 2009/10 and 2017/18.
Method: 174 schools with a total of 6,475 students participated in the 2022 survey. The survey was conducted using questionnaires and covered a wide range of topics (including mental health, physical activity, bullying experiences, social determinants of health and experiences related to COVID-19). The 2022 survey was complemented by a school principal survey (N = 160). In addition to the current sample, the samples of the three previous surveys with representative data for Germany are presented: 2009/10 (N = 5,005), 2013/14 (N = 5,961) and 2017/18 (N = 4,347).
Discussion: The health of children and adolescents is of great public health importance. The HBSC study makes a substantial contribution by providing internationally comparable results, analysing trends, and providing stakeholders with comprehensive and representative health monitoring data.
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: 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.
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.
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.
Trotz weltweiter Bemühungen zur Bekämpfung von Diskriminierungen bleibt Hatespeech (dt. Hassrede) in vielen Ländern ein wachsendes Problem. Hatespeech wird hier als intentional verletzende Äußerung über Personen verstanden, die herabwürdigend auf zugeschriebene Merkmale sozialer Gruppen Bezug nimmt (Kansok-Dusche et al., 2022). Hatespeech ist unter Jugendlichen weit verbreitet und auch im Schulkontext bedeutsam (Castellanos et al., 2023). Da Hatespeech mit negativen Konsequenzen für Betroffene und die Gesellschaft einhergeht, ist die Schule ein wichtiger Ort zur Hatespeech-Prävention.
Forschungsarbeiten zu verwandten Phänomenen wie Mobbing betonen die wichtige Rolle von Zeug:innen. Bei Hatespeech in Schulen besteht diesbezüglich noch Forschungsbedarf zu Counterspeech (dt. Gegenrede), also Reaktionen von Schüler:innen mit dem Ziel Hatespeech-Vorfälle zu stoppen.
Die vorliegende Studie möchte situative Einflüsse auf das Ausüben von Counterspeech untersuchen. Mit Bezug auf handlungstheoretische Ansätze und Befunde zum Hilfeverhalten wird im On- und Offline-Setting der Einfluss des modellhaften Verhaltens der Lehrkräfte und Mitschüler:innen ergründet. Wir erwarten eine höhere Bereitschaft zu Counterspeech („Ich würde etwas gegen diese Äußerung tun oder sagen“) bei Schüler:innen, wenn Lehrkräfte und andere Mitschüler:innen den Vorfall nicht ignorieren.
Die Stichprobe basiert auf Selbsteinschätzungen von 3225 Schüler:innen der Jahrgangsstufen 7 bis 9 aus 36 Schulen in Deutschland und der Schweiz. Zur Untersuchung unserer Forschungsfragen diente eine experimentelle Vignetten-Studie mit fiktionalen Hatespeech-Vorfällen. Die Vignetten variierten die Lehrkraft-Reaktion (ja/nein), die Reaktion eines anwesenden Mitschülers (ja/nein) und das Setting (online/offline).
Die Ergebnisse der aktuell laufenden Datenanalysen möchten wir im Rahmen des Symposiums vorstellen. Wir erhoffen uns neue Erkenntnisse zu den Bedingungen unter denen Schüler:innen bei Hatespeech eingreifen.
The European Young Researchers Network on Teachers’ Role in School Bullying has been founded in 2020 by young researchers from Germany, the Netherlands, and Austria. The aim is to take into account the growing research interest in the role of teachers in the bullying process (e.g., Colpin et al., 2021; De Luca et al., 2019; Eldrige & Jenkins, 2020; Yoon & Bauman, 2014) and, in particular, to network young researchers working on this topic and to help them maintain an overview of the body of literature on this topic. To this end, newsletters are sent out at regular intervals informing members about new relevant publications, conferences, and calls for papers. In addition, researchers can contribute to the next newsletter by sending topics and concerns. This includes cooperation requests for symposia or research projects and topic-specific questions.
The network has about 50 members from 16 different countries. It was presented in 2020 at the Bullying Research Symposium in Vienna (held online) and in 2021 at the WABF in Stockholm, where it met lively interest, received a lot of positive feedback from members, and attracted new members. However, like any network, it faces the challenge of evolving. Requests from members and sharing publications within the network have been decreasing. The aim is to facilitate the exchange between members and to continue to provide an information platform via the newsletter, which benefits from the shared knowledge of the members. However, the active participation of the members is necessary for this.
In the presentation, the wishes and needs of the current and future members of the network will be discussed. Concrete questions concerning the future of the network include whether the European focus and the focus on young scientists should be maintained.
Selected References
Colpin, H., Bauman, S. & Menesini, E. (2021). Teachers’ responses to bullying: Unravelling their consequences and antecedents: Introduction to the Special Issue. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 18(6), 781–797. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2021.1954903
De Luca, L., Nocentini, A. & Menesini, E. (2019). The teacher's role in preventing bullying. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1830. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01830
Eldridge, M. A. & Jenkins, L. N. (2020). The Bystander Intervention Model: Teacher intervention in traditional and cyber bullying. International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 2, 253–263. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42380-019-00033-7
Yoon, J. & Bauman, S. (2014). Teachers: A critical but overlooked component of bullying prevention and intervention. Theory Into Practice, 53(4), 308–314. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405841.2014.947226
Introduction
Research on bullying prevention and intervention is very often conducted against the theoretical background of socio-ecological models (e.g., the socio-ecological diathesis-stress model; Swearer & Hymel, 2015). This leads to a special focus on different social contexts, without which the complexity of bullying processes cannot be understood. In recent years, the role of the teacher in the bullying process has received special attention in research (Colpin et al, 2021). The importance of the teacher's actions in reducing existing bullying or preventing further bullying has been highlighted in various works, and the need to include teachers in anti-bullying measures and to train them actively in bullying intervention behaviour is emphasised in meta-analyses (Gaffney et al., 2019, 2021; Van Verseveld et al., 2019). When it comes to concrete steps for teachers, many anti-bullying programmes also emphasise the involvement of parents, which in some countries also results from legal requirements. A meta-analysis showed that school-wide anti-bullying programs with a component of parental involvement can be successful in reducing bullying perpetration and victimization (Huang et al., 2019). Furthermore, the involvement of parents is also important against the background of socio-ecological theory models, as parents represent a significant socialisation context. Cooperation between home and school can influence the behaviour of students as an influence from the mesosystem. However, only a few studies go beyond the requirement of such cooperation, and also the information provided on parent components in anti-bullying programs are limited (Huang et al., 2019). The aim of the systematic review is to identify research findings that provide information on the effectiveness and nature of home-school cooperation in bullying prevention and intervention.
Method
The aim is to identify and analyse literature that looks at 1) both the school context and the family context and 2) the interaction of the two contexts in relation to bullying occurrence, bullying development, bullying prevention and bullying intervention. For this purpose, a systematic literature search is conducted in the databases Cochrane Library, EBSCO, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. In addition, a call for grey literature will be distributed in relevant networks (e.g., International Society for Research on Aggression, national psychological societies in Germany, Austria, England, and Norway). The search term has not yet been finalised, but will contain the terms "Bully*", "Parent* OR Home" and "School OR teacher", which will be connected by AND. Both qualitative and quantitative studies will be included with no restrictions on the publication period. Publications in English and German will be included (other languages cannot be included, as only one person in the research team speaks another language and thus no double coding can take place).
In the coming months, the research group will create and test a detailed coding manual specific for the research questions of the review. The quality assessment will be done through an established tool for qualitative and quantitative publications (e.g., Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool MMAT, Hong et al., 2018). The screening of titles, abstracts, and keywords according to inclusion and exclusion criteria as well as the full coding of the included publications will each be carried out by two persons. Interrater reliability will be calculated.
Results
Results are not yet available. We will be able to present the first results at the WABF. These will include, in particular, an overview of the identified relevant literature (e.g., number, information on publication types, sample size and country, result of quality assessment) and its research questions, as well as the summary of the identified results.
Conclusion
Through the systematic review, we will provide an up-to-date, comprehensive overview of the current state of the literature on parent-teacher collaboration in the context of bullying prevention and intervention. Detailed conclusions will be drawn from the initial findings, which can be presented at WABF.
Implications for research/practice
The comprehensive and up-to-date research review will identify research gaps and provide suggestions for future research on parent-teacher cooperation in the bullying context. By processing findings on the effect of the family and school developmental context on bullying processes when both contexts are considered simultaneously, implications for practice can also be expected. Previous findings call for collaboration between home and school in addressing bullying, and in some cases, as in the meta-analysis by Huang et al. (2019), depict its impact. However, details on the design of this cooperation, on hurdles and challenges, on legal frameworks and on aspects of cooperation that support a successful effect of cooperation are largely missing. By systematically compiling the findings to date, we provide not only academics but also practitioners with an up-to-date overview of the findings. This will enable practitioners to train teachers on collaborating with parents when incidents of bullying has occurred under consideration of recent scientific findings, supporting the practical usage of scientific findings.
Selected References
Colpin, H., Bauman, S. & Menesini, E. (2021). Teachers’ responses to bullying: Unravelling their consequences and antecedents: Introduction to the special issue. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 18(6), 781-797.
Gaffney, H., Ttofi, M. M. & Farrington, D. P. (2019). Evaluating the effectiveness of school-bullying prevention programs: An updated meta-analytical review. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 45, 111–133.
Gaffney, H., Ttofi, M. M. & Farrington, D. P. (2021). What works in anti-bullying programs? Analysis of effective intervention components. Journal of School Psychology, 85, 37–56.
Hong, Q. N., Fàbregues, S., Bartlett, G., Boardman, F., Cargo, M., Dagenais, P., Gagnon, M.-P., Griffiths, F., Nicolau, B., O’Cathain, A., Rousseau, M.-C., & Vedel, I. (2018). Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) Version 2018. User Guide. Available under http://mixedmethodsappraisaltoolpublic.pbworks.com
Huang, Y., Espelage, D. L., Polanin, J. R., & Hong, J. S. (2019). A meta-analytic review of school-based anti-bullying programs with a parent component. International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 1, 32–44.
Swearer, S. M., & Hymel, S. (2015). Understanding the psychology of bullying. Moving toward a social-ecological diathesis-stress model. American Psychologist, 70(4), 344–353.
Van Verseveld, M. D. A., Fukkink, R. G., Fekkes, M. & Oostdam, R. J. (2019). Effects of antibullying programs on teachers’ interventions in bullying situations. A meta‐analysis. Psychology in the Schools, 56(9), 1522–1539.
Introduction
Teachers play a vital part in bullying intervention in schools. Their front-line role in classrooms means they are often in a position to notice when bullying happens, and children may also report incidents directly to them (Colpin et al, 2021). Whether and how they respond to bullying sends important messages about the extent to which the behaviour is tolerated in school, and the relative success of actions has direct implications for the children involved, including whether the bullying stops, continues, or even worsens (Wachs et al, 2019). It is therefore important to understand the strategies they use to manage bullying. Whilst a body of empirical research has studied teacher intervention in bullying, the key aspects in the findings or the quality of this evidence has not been systematically examined. This systematic review therefore aims to answer the central question of ‘how do teachers identify and respond to bullying incidents among students?’ Subsidiary questions focus on how teachers determine if an incident of bullying has occurred; how teachers decide how to respond to bullying incident; what the strategies are that teachers use to respond to bullying incidents; the effectiveness of the responses for handling bullying situations, and how teachers’ bullying responses are measured.
Method
Following pre-registration via the Open Science Framework (Fischer et al., 2022), the following databases were selected for the literature search given their widespread access, reputation, and coverage: Web of Science, Scopus, PsycINFO, PubPsych, PubMed, and Cochrane Library. Each database was interrogated using following search terms: (bully* OR bullie*) AND (teacher OR school staff OR monitor OR whole school OR educator OR tutor OR teach* assist*) AND (interven* OR prevent* OR handl* OR respon* OR tackl* OR measure OR methods OR action OR strateg* OR reaction OR react* OR approach OR practice OR anti-bullying).
Both quantitative and qualitative studies were included. The search was restricted to publications in English or German, and no date range was imposed. Publications in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, as well as grey literature were included. Title, abstracts, and keywords of the identified publications will be screened for inclusion and exclusion criteria. Inclusion criteria include the use of the term ‘bullying’ (or ‘mobbing’ for German-language publications), the school context and school age, and any responses to bullying incidents that are performed by teachers or other teaching staff. Exclusion criteria include solely theoretical publications, bullying at college, university, or workplace, bullying outside the school context, purely preventive strategies, and evaluations of complex anti-bullying programmes. For both the screening and the data extraction, the software Covidence will be used. The procedure and coding system was adapted from Fischer et al. (2021).
Results
The data extraction is based on a detailed coding manual that had been tested within the research team. Two members of the coding team will code each study included in the full-text analysis. The quality assessment will also be included in the data extraction process and will be done with two instruments: One instrument that was developed by the research team based on the GRADE system with a focus on clearly defined key concepts and research questions as well as methodological aspects (e.g., sample size, critical reflection on the methods used), and one instrument that is established and suitable for both qualitative and quantitative studies (Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool MMAT, Hong et al., 2018). This procedure simultaneously enables the evaluation of the newly developed quality assessment tool.
The data extraction is currently underway. The search in the databases and screening of title, abstract, and keywords is planned for spring 2023, and the data extraction will follow. At the WABF, we are going to present results on the quality assessment and interrater reliability as well as on the body of literature. In particular, the presentation of the results will focus on the breadth of teacher responses to incidents of bullying presented in the literature.
Conclusion
This systematic review provides a contemporary oversight of our existing knowledge on teacher intervention in bullying and highlights important avenues for further research. We will present detailed conclusions based on the results obtained.
The expected results will provide a significant overview of the growing research on teacher interventions for bullying and will help to identify research gaps in the existing literature. Further, the results will highlight tendencies towards certain research methods and approaches to study teacher intervention, which provides opportunities for researchers to seek alternative designs and techniques going forward, and will help to identify research gaps in the existing literature. The systematic analysis of previously studied teacher responses to incidents of bullying will provide a significant foundation for future research. The information on how teachers identify bullying cases and the decision-making pathways underlying their responses has not been systematically collected so far, so the expected findings will provide an important foundation for future research and practical teacher training on anti-bullying interventions. In particular, the findings gathered on the effectiveness of teacher responses will have significant implications for the training of teachers, and guidance that can be provided to support teacher practice in schools.
Selected references
Colpin, H., Bauman, S. & Menesini, E. (2021). Teachers’ responses to bullying: Unravelling their consequences and antecedents: Introduction to the special issue. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 18(6), 781-797.
Fischer, S. M., Bauman, S., Maunder, R., Scheithauer, H., & Bilz, L. (2022). Teachers‘ interventions in bullying among students – A systematic review on how teachers react to and manage bullying situations. Preregistration Template from AsPredicted-org. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/7VNBZ
Fischer, S. M., John, N. & Bilz, L. (2021). Teachers’ self-efficacy in preventing and intervening in school bullying: A systematic review. International Journal of Bullying Prevention, 3, 196-212.
Hong, Q. N., Fàbregues, S., Bartlett, G., Boardman, F., Cargo, M., Dagenais, P., Gagnon, M.-P., Griffiths, F., Nicolau, B., O’Cathain, A., Rousseau, M.-C., & Vedel, I. (2018). Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) Version 2018. User Guide. Available under http://mixedmethodsappraisaltoolpublic.pbworks.com
Wachs, S., Bilz, L., Niproschke, S., & Schubarth, W. (2019). Bullying intervention in schools: A multilevel analysis of teachers’ success in handling bullying from the students’ perspective. Journal of Early Adolescence, 39(5), 642–668.
In diesem Band werden die Ergebnisse der HBSC-Gesundheitsstudie 2022 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 40 Jahren unterstützt wird.
Grundlage des Ergebnisberichts sind repräsentative Daten von fast 4.000 Schülerinnen und Schülern der Jahrgangsstufen 5, 7 und 9 an allen Schulformen des Landes Brandenburg. Wie bereits vier Jahre zuvor haben die Kinder und Jugendlichen bei dieser Befragung Auskunft über ihre Gesundheit, ihr Gesundheitsverhalten und ihre Lebensumstände gegeben.
Durch den Vergleich der aktuellen Ergebnisse mit den Befunden von 2018 gibt dieser Bericht Auskunft darüber, welche Folgen die krisenhaften Entwicklungen der letzten Jahre für die Gesundheit von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Brandenburg haben.
Die aktuellen Ergebnisse der HBSC-Studie Brandenburg können von Entscheidungsträger:innen aus den Bereichen Gesundheit, Bildung und Soziales auf verschiedenen Ebenen genutzt werden, um die Gesundheit junger Menschen in Brandenburg zu schützen und zu fördern.
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.
Die vorliegende Studie ermittelt erstmals Gründe für ausbleibende Interventionen durch pädagogische Fachkräfte bei Hatespeech-Vorfällen in der Schule anhand des Entscheidungsmodells für Hilfeverhalten, das einen fünfstufigen, kognitiven Abwägungsprozess beschreibt, der einer möglichen Intervention vorausgeht. Ausgewertet wurden 46 episodische Interviews mit Schüler:innen (n = 21), Lehrkräften (n = 16) und anderem pädagogischem Schulpersonal (n = 9) aus Berlin und Brandenburg. Die Analyse des qualitativen Datenmaterials zeigt, dass sich auf allen fünf Stufen des Abwägungsprozesses Gründe finden lassen, warum Interventionen bei Hatespeech ausbleiben: Das Schulpersonal kann Hatespeech nicht immer wahrnehmen (1), deutet es vor dem Hintergrund jugendtypischer bzw. gewaltvoller Sprachnormen teils nicht als interventionswürdig (2), übernimmt die Verantwortung teils nicht – insbesondere bei Online-Hatespeech (3), schätzt die eigenen Interventionskompetenzen als unzureichend ein (4) oder wägt Kosten und Nutzen eines möglichen Eingreifens zulasten einer tatsächlichen Interventionshandlung gegeneinander ab (5). Die Ergebnisse weisen darauf hin, dass eine Sensibilisierung für Hatespeech und ihre Folgen für die Beteiligten, z. B. durch Aufklärung, die Verantwortungsübernahme stärken könnte. Im qualitativen Datenmaterial lassen sich zudem Wünsche des Schulpersonals nach Aus- und Weiterbildungsmöglichkeiten sowie Forderungen nach den notwendigen Kapazitäten im Schulalltag finden, um bei Hatespeech angemessen intervenieren zu können.
Hate speech is a growing social problem with a wide range of negative consequences. The term "hate speech" describes derogatory expressions about people that refer to group characteristics (e.g., skin color, gender, religion). It is directed at people (directly or vicariously) with the intention of harming them and is potentially harmful at multiple different levels (e.g., individually, socially) (Kansok-Dusche et al., 2022). Inhumane statements against certain groups of people are not new phenomena. However, this form of expression of group- related misanthropy has become much more widespread in recent years (Hawdon et al., 2017). For example, evidence shows that young adolescents in particular increasingly observe hate material on the Internet (Smahel et al., 2020). After the Internet, school is a place where hate speech occurs and where children and adolescents witness but also become victims of hate speech (Castellanos et al., 2022; Kansok-Dusche et al., 2022). Schools represent a suitable location to address hate speech incidents and to prevent future hate speech.
To date, there is little evidence on the availability of school-based anti-hate speech programs and their quality. An initial review in the German-speaking countries found 14 of these programs. However, very few of them have been evaluated, and their interventions have not been derived from a theoretical model (Seemann-Herz et al., 2022).
This project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. The aim of the project is to compile a catalogue of internationally available anti-hate speech programs, that are targeted particularly at children and youth and that can be used to deal with hate speech in schools. Furthermore, their quality and utility are to be evaluated on a criteria-driven basis by two independent reviewers. In addition to assessing whether the programs are preventive and/or interventive in nature, the analysis focuses on the programs' understanding of the term "hate speech," the theoretical basis of the programs, the intended target group, and the availability of evaluation results. Further quality criteria will be generated in a preliminary study through a qualitative survey of 12 teachers and 12 students in Brandenburg. Here, the focus is primarily on the user-oriented characteristics of the programs and the needs of teachers and students.
Finally, the results of the systematic review will be used to derive recommendations for school practitioners. Recommendations for program developers will also be derived, with advice for further development, transfer, and adaptation of the programs. The poster will present and discuss the study design and preliminary results.
Loneliness in childhood and adolescence. On the prevalence of a risk factor for mental health
(2023)
Background: Loneliness is an increasingly present topic in both public and health psychology discourse. There is increasing research on the prevalence and health-related correlates of loneliness in adults. There are only a few findings on loneliness in childhood and adolescence in Germany. Therefore, this study aims to present findings on the prevalence of loneliness among 11- to 15-year-old German schoolchildren and examines associations with socio-demographic characteristics.
Methods: The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study is a global research collaboration under the auspices of the World Health Organization. In the state of Brandenburg, the study used a cross-sectional design to collect data from 3,819 children and adolescents at general education schools in grades 5, 7, and 9 (Mage = 13.5, SD = 1.6). Loneliness was assessed using the University of California Los Angeles Scale (UCLA). Calculations were made using SPSS 29. Bivariate correlations were tested using a cross-tabulation and Chi2 test, and logistic regression was used for multivariate validation of the correlations.
Findings: 10.8 % of the respondents stated that they felt lonely. Loneliness was more pronounced among girls and non-binary (χ² (2) = 72.72, p < 0.001), as well as among older adolescents (χ² (2) = 35.21, p < 0.001, V = 0.107) and students with lower socioeconomic status (χ² (2) = 16.94, p < 0.001).
Discussion: The findings indicate that loneliness is widespread among children and adolescents. The fact that girls, older pupils and children and adolescents with lower family wealth are more lonely is consistent with findings from other countries and provides starting points for planning prevention measures. Further research is needed in Germany on possible health-related correlates of loneliness.
Bored children begin to draw, do crafts, to fidget - or they do something bad. Others fall silent, withdraw, or become lethargic. Research on school-related boredom has focused primarily on the negative consequences of boredom, such as decreased cognitive performance, motivation or attentativeness, or disruptiveness. These negative aspects of boredom can be contrasted by the notion that boredom can promote creative performance. This paper reflects on boredom's creative and suppressive consequences as an interplay of personality traits and behavioral possibilities in school situations, on the one hand, and as an interplay of situational experiences with constituent developmental processes on the other. It is proposed that boredom is a gauge of the learner's resonance with school content, learning and/or developmental relationships. Boredom indicates a psychological need and its desideratum. Thus, both creative and suppressive potentials are inherent in boredom.
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.
The COVID-19 pandemic led to drastic changes in schooling. Students, especially older adolescents and girls, felt it had a negative impact on their school performance. Adolescents experiencing a higher number of school closure days during the pandemic were more likely to report school pressure, with lack of personal interaction with teachers and, peers possibly being among the factors behind the link between school closure and school pressure. Remote learning processes may have contributed to feelings of added school pressure through lower learning concentration and engagement, inability to learn from online sources, difficulties in organizing study time and worries about the future. Only one in five adolescents liked school a lot during the pandemic. Adolescents from less well-off families reported more negative impacts on their school performance due to the pandemic. Those from better-off families reported more school pressure and less liking of school. Targeted efforts are needed to address the avoidable differences between the groups of adolescents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Adolescent experiences of the impact of the pandemic on their school experience should be heard and taken into consideration in the post-pandemic recovery.
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.
Hintergrund
Einsamkeit ist sowohl im öffentlichen als auch im wissenschaftlichen Diskurs ein zunehmend präsentes Thema. Es liegen inzwischen zahlreiche Forschungsergebnisse zur Verbreitung und zu den gesundheitsbezogenen Zusammenhängen von Einsamkeit bei Erwachsenen vor. Zur Einsamkeit im Kindes- und Jugendalter gibt es für Deutschland nur wenige Erkenntnisse. Vor diesem Hintergrund stellt dieser Beitrag Befunde zur Verbreitung von Einsamkeit bei 11- bis 15-jährigen deutschen Schüler*innen vor und untersucht Zusammenhänge mit soziodemographischen Merkmalen.
Methoden
Die Studie „Health Behaviour in School-aged Children“ (HBSC) ist eine globale Forschungskooperation unter Schirmherrschaft der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO). In Brandenburg erfasste die Studie Daten von 3819 Kindern und Jugendlichen an allgemeinbildenden Schulen in den Klassenstufen 5, 7 und 9 (MAlter = 13,5, SD = 1,6). Einsamkeit wurde anhand der University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale und eines Einzelitems erhoben.
Ergebnisse
13,2 % der Befragten gaben an, sich „meistens“ einsam zu fühlen, „immer“ einsam fühlten sich 3,6 %. Einsamkeit war stärker ausgeprägt bei Mädchen, bei Schüler*innen mit der Geschlechtszuschreibung „divers“ sowie bei älteren Heranwachsenden und bei Kindern und Jugendlichen mit niedrigerem sozioökonomischen Status.
Diskussion
Die Befunde weisen darauf hin, dass Einsamkeit bei Kindern und Jugendlichen ein weit verbreitetes Phänomen ist. Dass sich Mädchen, ältere Schüler*innen sowie Kinder und Jugendliche mit geringerem familiären Wohlstand einsamer fühlen, stimmt mit Ergebnissen aus anderen Ländern überein und liefert Ansatzpunkte für die Planung von Präventionsmaßnahmen. Es bedarf in Deutschland weiterer Forschung zu möglichen gesundheitsbezogenen Zusammenhängen von Einsamkeit.
Bisher ist wenig darüber bekannt, wie Schulen mit Hatespeech unter Schüler*innen umgehen. Die vorliegende Untersuchung soll einen ersten Überblick über die Interventionsstrategien, -ziele und -effekte des Schulpersonals bei Hatespeech in der Schule geben. Dazu wurden 46 episodische Interviews mit Schüler*innen (n = 21), Lehrkräften (n = 16) und anderem pädagogischen Schulpersonal (n = 9) aus Berlin und Brandenburg ausgewertet. Im Ergebnis konnten acht Strategien klassifiziert werden (Bestrafungen, polizeiliche und juristische Maßnahmen, Instruktionen, Einbezug der Eltern, Einbezug anderer Schulakteur*innen, Mediationen, partizipativ-integrative Verhandlungen, schulexterne Projekt- und Trainingsangebote), denen jeweils Interventionsziele und berichtete Effekte zugeordnet werden konnten. Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede mit Erkenntnissen aus der Mobbingforschung und Implikationen für die Schulpraxis sowie für weitere Forschung werden diskutiert.
Während sich erste Qualitätskriterien für die künstlerische Forschung etablieren und begonnen wird, die Ergebnisse des hochsensiblen Blindgangs der künstlerischen Suche nach Erkenntnis zu evaluieren, wirft die Replikationskrise der Psychologie einen neuen Diskurs um die Notwendigkeit der Einbeziehung idiosynkratischer Zugänge in die nomothetische Forschung auf – das Bild eines antipodischen Verhältnisses der Kunst zur Wissenschaft, scheint sich aktuell zu verändern. Dadurch kann es möglich werden, disziplinäre Barrieren zu überwinden und die Qualitäten unterschiedlicher Wissenszugänge und Forschungsmethodiken zu erkennen. Es wird untersucht, ob Kunst, verstanden als Prozess der Interaktion, von introspektiver Wahrnehmung und Materialisierung in einer ästhetischen Form, die in diesem Prozess erarbeitete Erkenntnis wissenschaftlich überprüfbar sedimentiert. Dafür werden die Ergebnisse eines künstlerischen Prozesses zur Erforschung verschiedener Emotionen, zum Beispiel Freude, Angst, Langeweile, Traurigkeit und Aggression, auf den Prüfstand eines empirischen psychologischen Experimentes gestellt. Es wird der Frage nachgegangen, ob Videofilme als Ergebnis künstlerischer Forschung die dabei erarbeiteten Erkenntnisse in einer vom Betrachter rezipierbaren und wissenschaftlich messbaren Weise beinhalten. In einem ersten empirischen Experiment (N = 124) wurden drei künstlerisch erarbeitete Videos, die sich dem Verstehen von Langeweile, Freude und Gleichmut widmeten, untersucht. Es wurde überprüft, ob diese Videos die jeweilige Emotion bei den Rezipienten auslösen. Die Filme Langeweile und Freude induzierten langweilige und erfreute Stimmungen bei den meisten der Proband*innen, der Film Gleichmut löste verschiedene Stimmungen aus. In einem Live-Experiment (N = 13) während der 4. Interdisziplinären Graduiertenkonferenz wurden nun die Filme Gleichmut und Langeweile erneut überprüft und die Teilnehmenden der Konferenz konnten dabei das Forschungsprojekt aus Proband*innen-Perspektive kennenlernen. Es entstand durch beide Videos eine Veränderung der Stimmung der Proband*innen. Allerdings kam es bei den Teilnehmenden nicht zur Induktion der jeweiligen spezifischen emotionalen Zustände. Das Potential von Kooperationen zwischen Wissenschaft und Kunst für die Weiterentwicklung und Verbesserung von Forschungsmethoden sollte in weiteren Diskursen und Untersuchungen ausgelotet werden.
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.
Der psychischen Gesundheit von Kindern und Jugendlichen ist in den letzten Jahrzehnten verstärkte Aufmerksamkeit zuteil geworden. Immer deutlicher zeichnet sich ab, dass psychische Probleme im Kindes- und Jugendalter eine hohe Vorhersagekraft für psychische Erkrankungen im Erwachsenenalter haben. Gleichzeitig verfügen wir über einen immer breiter werdenden Erkenntnisstand zur Bedeutung des psychischen Wohlbefindens von Kindern und Jugendlichen für ihren schulischen Erfolg und für ihre soziale Teilhabe. Der vorliegende Beitrag nimmt die Lebenswelt Schule in das Blickfeld. Es werden Befunde zu schulbezogenen Ressourcen und Risikofaktoren für die psychische Gesundheit von Schüler*innen und zur Rolle von Lehrkräften bei der Früherkennung vorgestellt sowie Schlussfolgerungen für die Förderung der psychischen Gesundheit in der Schule gezogen.
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.
Hate speech is a global challenge, requiring research on adolescents’ hate speech perpetration in schools. We examined whether perceived parents’ prosocial educational goals moderate the association between social competencies (social perspective-taking, openness to diversity) and hate speech perpetration in schools. In total, 1,719 adolescents
(aged 11–18 years) from 22 Swiss schools completed selfreport questionnaires (December 2020 to April 2021). Social perspective-taking and hate speech perpetration correlated negatively, alongside openness to diversity and hate speech perpetration. Perceived parents’ prosocial educational goals strengthened the negative association between openness to diversity and hate speech perpetration in schools but did not moderate the association with social perspective-taking.
We aim to extend the body of research on boredom as a potentially creativity-enhancing state. Therefore, 124 students were assigned to one of five 6-minute interventions (boredom-discomfort, boredom-equanimity, boredom-continuation, joy, and concentration) and the effects on figural as well as verbal fluency and diversity as measures of creativity were examined. It was verified whether the emotional state changed during the intervention. In addition, the emotional dimensions, valence, arousal, and alertness were controlled before and after the test.Boredom-discomfort, joy, and concentration altered the emotion experienced during the intervention in the intended way. The boredom-equanimity and boredom-continuation groups served as control conditions for various boredom states, and less boredom resulted for subjects in these groups. Figural and verbal measures of creativity were differently influenced by the interventions. For verbal fluency, we obtained a significant interaction between time and group, in particular, the performance differed between the intervention with either concentration, or joy. Verbal creativity decreased after intervention in all groups, most for joy and boredom-discomfort groups and least for concentration. In contrast, figural performance increased in four groups, most for boredom-discomfort but not for concentration. Subsequent analyses revealed significant interaction effects between time and group with respect to both verbal and figural measures of creativity. The interventions had not only short-term effects on subjects' emotions but also, in some cases, a significant longer-term impact on emotion dimensions at the end of the study.After discussing methodological aspects, conclusions are drawn for further research approaches.
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.
Bullying research has been conducted worldwide for decades, with ever-increasing frequency and intensity. Nevertheless, some areas of bullying research have not been very well studied so far. One of these areas is the role of teachers in preventing and reducing bullying, including, for example, their intervention strategies and effectiveness in tackling bullying, and supportive or hindering teacher competencies. Recently, studies in this area seem to be increasing. A special issue in the European Journal of Developmental Psychology and a Current Research Topic in Frontiers of Psychology show growing research interest in the role of teachers in student bullying. It seems that we are at the beginning of increasing research interest, which provides us with the opportunity to identify research priorities and to advance appropriate networking. This could facilitate cooperation and connection between researchers and studies, which would be beneficial for the growth of knowledge and enable more rapid findings relevant to practice.
We, the founders of the newly established and currently growing European Young Researchers Network on Teachers' Role in School Bullying, would like to talk about connecting researchers and research.
Purpose
The workshop is aimed at researchers who study teachers in the bullying context as well as practitioners who identified research needs.
Central questions of the workshop will be:
Which research questions need to be addressed to understand the role of teachers in bullying better?
What helps us or what hinders us to exchange and cooperate?
How can we create networks that are beneficial and accessible for everyone who wants to participate?
Which research projects would be suitable for comparative research or replication in another
country?
The workshop aims to develop creative ideas that can be implemented in the newly established network or other cooperation opportunities to advance research on the role of the teacher.
Hatespeech ist ein gesellschaftliches Phänomen, das auch die Lebenswelt Schule betrifft. Was jedoch pädagogisches Schulpersonal unter Hatespeech versteht, ist unklar und daher Thema der vorliegenden Interviewstudie mit Lehrkräften (n = 18) und Sozialpädagog_innen (n = 16). Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Hatespeech als Herabsetzung verschiedener strukturell unterdrückter Gruppen verstanden wird (z. B. Transpersonen, Homosexuelle, jüdische Personen). Die Befragten erkennen subtilere Formen von Hatespeech oft nicht als Problem an und verstehen Hatespeech vorranging als Online-Phänomen, obwohl auch Vorfälle in Schulen berichtet werden. Es lässt sich schlussfolgern, dass pädagogisches Schulpersonal für Offline-Hatespeech und subtilere Formen sensibilisiert werden muss, um ihre Interventionsbereitschaft zu steigern.
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.
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.
Gesundheitskompetenz ist ein international relevanter Forschungsgegenstand, der bereits im Kindes- und Jugendalter mit dem Gesundheitszustand, der Ausübung gesundheitsbezogenen Risikoverhaltens und gesundheitlicher Ungleichheit zusammenhängt. Dennoch steht die Erforschung der Gesundheitskompetenz in Deutschland insbesondere im Kindes- und Jugendalter im internationalen Vergleich noch weitgehend am Anfang.
Ein ökonomisches Instrument zur Erhebung der Gesundheitskompetenz Heranwachsender stellt die 10-Item-Skala „Health Literarcy in School-Aged Children-German“ (HLSAC-German) dar. Dabei handelt es sich um die deutsche Version der Skala HLSAC, welche in der international durchgeführten HBSC-Studie eingesetzt wird. In diesem Beitrag werden die Skala selbst sowie Befunde zur Dimensionalität, zur Messinvarianz in Bezug auf Geschlecht, Alter und Schulform und zu Zusammenhängen zu Indikatoren der Gesundheit und des Gesundheitsverhaltens vorgestellt.
Die Überprüfung der Skala erfolgt anhand der Daten der deutschen HBSC-Studie 2018 (N = 4 347 Schülerinnen und Schüler im Alter von 11, 13 und 15 Jahren). Die Überprüfung in der Gruppe der 11-Jährigen stellt dabei eine Erweiterung des Einsatzbereiches der Skala im internationalen Vergleich dar.
Explorative und konfirmatorische Faktorenanalysen belegen die Eindimensionalität der Skala. Konfirmatorische Faktorenanalysen in multiplen Gruppen zeigen vollständige skalare Messinvarianz bezüglich des Geschlechts und partielle skalare Messinvarianz bezüglich Altersgruppen und Schulform. Erwartungsgemäß zeigen sich negative Zusammenhänge zu subjektiv eingeschätzten psychischen Gesundheitsproblemen und positive Zusammenhänge zur körperlichen Aktivität. Die Ergebnisse weisen insgesamt auf eine eindimensionale Skala hin, mit welcher Mittelwertsvergleiche zulässig sind. Der Einsatz der Skala in der Gruppe der 11-jährigen ist möglich, wobei punktuelle Schwierigkeiten bei der Beantwortung der Items und eine höhere Non-Response-Quote in dieser Altersgruppe erwartet werden müssen.
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.
Recent research indicates that teacher self-efficacy as a belief to have enough capabilities to accomplish a given task successfully (Bandura, 1994) is an important competence for successful bullying prevention and intervention (e.g., Boulton, 2014; Bradshaw, Sawyer & O’Brennan, 2007; Yoon & Bauman, 2014). But studies vary concerning the definition and specificity of self-efficacy and concerning the samples used. Therefore, the findings differ greatly.
Empirical studies on teacher self-efficacy in the context of student bullying were searched in relevant databases. 36 relevant publications were identified in a multi-staged process. Quality criteria were adapted from the Cochrane Collaboration.
Most publications report consistently that teachers feel not very confident in dealing with bullying in general and feel least confident when dealing with cyberbullying. Results on differences according to gender, work experience and school type are very heterogeneous. Consistent findings are reported concerning the likelihood of intervention: Teachers who are more confident are more likely to intervene in bullying. But no consistent findings arise for the choice of specific intervention strategies.
The heterogeneity of the findings can be explained by different types of self-efficacy, by differences in the measures, and by different educational contexts. In the presentation, this information will be combined to understand differences better and to integrate the existing results. Results indicate that the more specific self-efficacy is assessed, the more connections between self-efficacy and bullying interventions can be found.
Der vorliegende Beitrag informiert über 14 deutschsprachige Programme zur Prävention und Intervention bei Hatespeech unter Kindern und Jugendlichen (Jahrgangsstufen 5–12). Inhalte und Durchführungsmodalitäten derProgramme sowie Ergebnisse einer kriteriengeleiteten Qualitätseinschätzung anhand von fünf Kriterien werden im Hinblick auf deren Anwendung in der schulischen Praxis beschrieben und erörtert. Der Überblick über Schwerpunkte, Stärken und Entwicklungspotentiale schulbezogener Hatespeech-Programme ermöglicht Leser*innen eine informierte Entscheidung über den Einsatz der Programme in der Schule sowie in der offenen Kinder- und Jugendarbeit.
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.
Many studies have focused on the effects of teachers’ well-being on the development of students, in particular their academic achievement. To date, little is known about the association between teachers’ well-being and students’ well-being. In the present study, we analyzed this relationship and examined the mediating role of teacher support using linked data from 2,686 students and 805 teachers from 48 schools in Germany. Multilevel regression analyses showed a relationship between teachers’ emotional exhaustion and students’ subjective health complaints and between teachers’ psychological well-being and students’ satisfaction with school. The latter association was mediated by teacher support as perceived by students. This study extends current knowledge about the relevance of teachers’ well-being to their students’ socio-emotional development and the mechanisms that underlie this association. Implications for promoting of mental health in schools and for future research are discussed.
Little is known about the current state of research on the involvement of young people in hate speech. Thus, this systematic review presents findings on a) the prevalence of hate speech among children and adolescents and on hate speech definitions that guide prevalence assessments for this population; and b) the theoretical and empirical overlap of hate speech with related concepts. This review was guided by the Cochrane approach. To be included, publications were required to deal with real-life experiences of hate speech, to provide empirical data on prevalence for samples aged 5 to 21 years and they had to be published in academic formats. Included publications were full-text coded using two raters (κ = .80) and their quality was assessed. The string-guided electronic search (ERIC, SocInfo, Psycinfo, Psyndex) yielded 1,850 publications. Eighteen publications based on 10 studies met the inclusion criteria and their findings were systematized. Twelve publications were of medium quality due to minor deficiencies in their theoretical or methodological foundations. All studies used samples of adolescents and none of younger children. Nine out of 10 studies applied quantitative methodologies. Eighteen publications based on 10 studies were included. Results showed that frequencies for hate speech exposure were higher than those related to victimization and perpetration. Definitions of hate speech and assessment instruments were heterogeneous. Empirical evidence for an often theorized overlap between hate speech and bullying was found. The paper concludes by presenting a definition of hate speech, including implications for practice, policy, and research.
Macht Schule krank?
(2021)
Die wissenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung mit der Verbreitung von Hatespeech (HS) bei Heranwachsenden sowie mit den Überschneidungen z.B. mit Mobbing hat im deutschsprachigen Raum erst begonnen (z.B. Wachs et al., 2021). Der geplante Vortrag präsentiert die Ergebnisse eines systematischen Reviews des internationalen Forschungsstandes. Hierbei waren die folgenden Fragen leitend: 1. Wie wird HS in Studien mit Kindern und Jugendlichen (5–21 Jahre) definiert? 2. Wie stark ist HS in dieser Altersgruppe verbreitet? 3. Wie wird HS von verwandten Formen der Gewalt definitorisch abgegrenzt und wie hoch ist die empirische Überlappung? Eine String-Suche in sozialwissenschaftlichen Datenbanken erbrachte insgesamt 1.850 Publikationen. Die Einschlussprüfung stufte davon 18 Publikationen aus zehn Studien als relevant ein. Zwei Kodiererinnen werteten die Publikationen kriteriengeleitet aus (κ =.80) und ermittelten ihre Qualität. Alle Studien (USA, Europa, Asien) basierten auf Jugendstichproben, keine Studie untersuchte Kinder. Die identifizierten HS-Definitionen, Messinstrumente und Abgrenzungskriterien variierten erheblich. Jugendliche erleben HS am häufigsten aus der Beobachter*innenperspektive (31–69%), gefolgt von Opfererfahrungen (7%–23%) und Täter*innenschaft (5%–11%). Mobbing und HS korrelieren miteinander (r =.15 – .47). Der Vortrag endet mit praktischen Implikationen für zukünftige Forschungen (z.B. Vorschlag einer breiten HS-Definition).
Hatespeech-Erfahrungen können sich negativ auf das Wohlbefinden auswirken (Krause et al., 2021). Als häufig erste Erwachsene, an die sich Schüler*innen hilfesuchend wenden können, liegt es in der Verantwortung des pädagogischen Schulpersonals, eine Intervention zu initiieren. Bisher wurde jedoch nicht untersucht, welche Interventionsmaßnahmen in Bezug auf Hatespeech in der Schulpraxis durchgeführt werden. Aus diesem Grund werden in dem vorliegenden Beitrag Interviews von Schüler*innen (n=21) und Pädagog*innen (n=27) zum Interventionshandeln des pädagogischen Schulpersonals bei Hatespeech ausgewertet. Die Ergebnisse weisen auf verschiedene Interventionsziele (Auflösen der beobachteten Hatespeech-Situation als kurzfristiges Primärziel sowie verhaltensbezogene und einstellungsbezogene Sekundärziele) hin. Weiterhin konnten zwei Interventionsstrategien unterschieden werden: direktiv-disziplinierende Interventionen (z.B. Bestrafungen, Instruktionen) und partizipativ-verhandelnde Interventionen (z.B. kompromissorientierte Mediationen, integrativ-konsensorientierte Verhandlungen). Insgesamt zeigt sich, dass Lehrkräfte auf ähnliche Strategien zurückgreifen wie bei anderen Gewaltphänomenen. Bei einstellungsmotivierter Hatespeech stößt eine rein verhaltenskonditionierende Interventionslogik jedoch an ihre Grenzen, woraus sich Forderungen nach Fortbildungsmaßnahmen für das Schulpersonal und Maßnahmen zur Stärkung einer Werteerziehung für die Schüler*innen ableiten lassen.
Der Vortrag präsentiert erste Forschungsergebnisse zu Grenzziehungspraktiken in Bezug auf das Begriffsverständnis von Hatespeech. Dafür wurden Schüler*inen (n = 55), Lehrkräfte (n = 18) und Sozialpädagog_innen (n = 16) leitfadengestützt interviewt. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die Befragten die Grenze zwischen sozial akzeptiertem Verhalten und Hatespeech entlang folgender Fragen verhandeln: Welche Gruppen sind das Ziel von Hatespeech, wie wird Hatespeech ausgeübt und wo findet sie statt? Die Interviewten ziehen die Grenze zwischen legitimen Meinungsäußerungen und Hatespeech sehr verschieden. Bei der Frage, welche Gruppen von Hatespeech betroffen sind, wird deutlich, dass abwertende Äußerungen gegen behinderte Schüler_innen eher als Hatespeech eingeordnet werden als Abwertungen gegen transgeschlechtliche Schüler_innen. In Bezug auf die Frage, wie Hatespeech ausgeübt wird, wird die Grenze zu Hatespeech häufig als überschritten gesehen, wenn sie im Zusammenhang mit Gewalt und Mobbing auftritt. Hinsichtlich der Frage wo Hatespeech auftritt, gaben die Befragten an, Hatespeech vorrangig als Online-Phänomen wahrzunehmen, wobei auch diverse Fälle von Hatespeech in der Schule beschrieben werden. Schlussfolgernd lässt sich ein Bedarf erkennen, Schüler_innen und pädagogisches Schulpersonal für unterschiedliche Zielgruppen, Ausdrucksformen und Fälle von Hatespeech in der Schule zu sensibilisieren, um Schule als einen diskriminierungskritischen Raum zu gestalten.
Hintergrund. Während vermehrt Studienbefunde zur allgemeinen Gesundheitskompetenz (GK) vorliegen, mangelt es an Erkenntnissen zur digitalen GK im Jugendalter und deren Assoziationen mit Indikatoren des Gesundheitsverhaltens.
Methodik. Empirische Basis bildet eine von Oktober 2019 bis Februar 2020 im Bundesland Hessen durchgeführte Querschnittstudie mit 490 Schülerinnen und Schülern der Klassenstufe 8 und 9. Die digitale GK wurde mithilfe von 5 Subskalen des Digital Health Literacy Instrument (DHLI) erfasst, während der Verzehr von Obst, Gemüse und Softdrinks sowie die körperliche Aktivität als Indikatoren des Gesundheitsverhaltens herangezogen wurden. Als soziales Merkmal wurde neben dem Geschlecht und der Klassenstufe der subjektive Sozialstatus (SSS) berücksichtigt. Die Datenauswertung erfolgte uni-, bi-
und multivariat, wobei binärlogistische Regressionen für das Geschlecht und den SSS adjustiert wurden.
Ergebnisse. Über alle Items hinweg berichten 15,3–37,5 % der befragten Jugendlichen Schwierigkeiten bei der Beschaffung von und im Umgang mit digitalen Informationen. Differenziert nach sozialen Merkmalen finden sich für 2 Dimensionen der digitalen GK Unterschiede zuungunsten der Mädchen sowie durchgehend ein sozialer Gradient zuungunsten von Befragten mit niedrigem SSS. Jugendliche mit mittlerer und geringer digitaler GK weisen ein höheres Maß an geringer körperlicher Aktivität, nichttäglichem Obstverzehr und täglichem Konsum von zuckerhaltigen Getränken auf.
Diskussion. Die Befunde weisen auf einen Interventionsbedarf zur Förderung der digitalen GK insbesondere bei Jugendlichen mit geringem SSS hin. Die differenziellen Zusammenhangsmuster mit dem Gesundheitsverhalten bieten Ansatzpunkte für die Entwicklung spezifischer Interventionen. Als Lehr- und Lernort stellt die Schule u. a. aufgrund der Passung mit verpflichtenden Strategien der schulischen Medienkompetenzbildung ein geeignetes Setting dar.
Schulschwierigkeiten
(2022)
Objective: The open expression of hatred, hostility, and violence against minorities has become a common online phenomenon. Adolescents are at particular risk of being involved in different hate speech roles (e.g., witness, perpetrator). However, the correlates of their involvement as perpetrators and the mechanisms that might explain their involvement in hate speech across different roles have not yet been thoroughly investigated. To this end, this study investigates moral disengagement and empathy as correlates of online hate speech perpetration and the moderation effects of empathy and moral disengagement in the relationship between witnessing and perpetrating online hate speech. Method: The sample consists of 3,560 7th to 9th graders from 40 schools in Germany and Switzerland. Self-report questionnaires were utilized to assess online hate speech involvement, moral dis- engagement, and empathy. Results: Multilevel regression analyses revealed that moral disengagement and witnessing online hate speech were positively associated with online hate speech perpetration, while empathy was negatively associated with it. The findings also showed that the positive relationship between witnessing and perpetrating online hate speech was stronger at higher levels of moral disengagement and weaker when moral disengagement was low. The association between witnessing and perpetrating online hate speech was weaker when adolescents had higher rather than lower levels of empathy. Conclusions: The findings underscore the need for prevention efforts to accelerate moral engagement and empathy as critical future directions in hate speech prevention. This study also contributes to our understanding of underlying mechanisms that explain adolescents’ involvement across different roles in hate speech.
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.
Adolescents around the globe are increasingly exposed to online hate speech (OHS). And yet little is known about the varying roles of involvement and the determinants of adolescents' hate speech perpetration. Building on previous research, this study aims to test the cycle of violence hypothesis for OHS and to analyze whether moral disengagement (MD) and empathy moderate the victim-to-perpetrator relationship. The sample consists of 3,560 seventh to ninth graders (52.1 percent girls), recruited from 40 schools across Germany and Switzerland. Self-report questionnaires were administered to assess OHS involvement, MD, and empathy. Multilevel analyses revealed that victims of OHS were more likely to report OHS perpetration. In addition, victims of OHS were more likely to report OHS perpetration when they reported higher levels of MD than those with lower levels of MD. Finally, victims of OHS were less likely to report OHS perpetration when they reported higher levels of empathy than those with lower levels of empathy. The findings extend the cycle of violence hypothesis to OHS and highlight the need to address MD and empathy in hate speech prevention. Implications for future research will be discussed.
Some of the physical health complaints adolescents have, such as headaches and stomachaches, cannot be explained on a somatic level. It is unclear which psychological factors can explain these complaints: stress and social support are often discussed, but emotions rarely are. Aims: This cross-sectional study aims to use social support, stress, the tendency toward negative emotions, and health behaviors to predict physical health complaints in adolescents. Method: The 2018 HBSC (Health Behavior in School-aged Children) data from the German state of Brandenburg was analyzed via structural equation and path modeling (N = 3,068, age M = 13.05). Results: Results showed that the tendency toward negative emotions seems to be a better predictor for health complaints (β = .35) than stress (β = .17), and even better suited than social support (β = −.08) or health behavior (β = −.06 to β = .16). In the analysis of specific emotions (anger, sadness, and fear), correlations were low and between sadness and complaints they were highest (average β = .19). Limitations: The present cross-sectional study could not examine long-term outcomes. In addition, the results are limited to only a few physical complaints. Future long-term studies should examine multiple disease symptoms in adolescence. Conclusion: The investigated tendency toward negative emotions demonstrated promising results to better understand the relationship between psychological factors and physical health complaints. As negative emotions were particularly important in predicting physical health, prevention programs for adolescents should focus on dealing with negative emotions to improve their health.
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.
Bullying is a prevalent aggressive behavior with severe negative social and health consequences. It emerges from complex social interactions (Saarento, Garandeau, & Salmivalli, 2015). To understand the causes of bullying, different levels of the school environment and their interactions need to be considered. Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory is an appropriate model for this (see figure 1).
From analyses of children’s behaviors in the family context, spillover effects are known (e.g., Lux & Hudecek, 2015). Similar patterns may occur in schools: Conflicts at the staff level may serve as negative role models, may reduce teachers’ alliance and cooperation, and limit long-term interventions. These long-term interventions are especially important in reducing bullying (Bilz, Schubarth, Dudziak, Fischer, Niproschke, & Ulbricht, in press). Following the assumption of reciprocity, the occurrence of bullying may, at the same time, work as a stressor and increase staff conflicts. Connections between bullying occurrence and class climate are already known in the literature (Saarento et al., 2015), but have not yet been analyzed with staff conflicts simultaneously.
Cross-sectional data of 556 teachers and 2,071 students will be analyzed as individual data and as aggregated data using multilevel structure equation modeling.
Analyses are not finished yet, but will be presented and discussed at the conference presentation.
Lehrkräften und ihrem Interventionshandeln kann bei der Entstehung von Mobbing eine besondere Rolle zukommen, wobei eine ausreichend ausgeprägte Interventionskompetenz bedeutsam ist. Aus welchen Komponenten diese Interventionskompetenz aber konkret besteht, ist nicht eindeutig geklärt. Aus der Literatur ist ein Modell bekannt, welches vorschlägt, dass sich Interventionskompetenz aus den Bereichen Wissen, Überzeugung, Motivation und Selbstregulation zusammensetzt. Zur Motivation können dabei alle Aspekte gezählt werden, die Intensität und Art eines Verhaltens beschreiben. Dazu gehören die Selbstwirksamkeitserwartung und die Empathie der Lehrkräfte. Auch die Selbstregulation kann unter der international anschlussfähigen Perspektive von Prozessen der Zielauswahl und -verfolgung der Motivation zugeordnet werden. Damit kommt der motivationalen Orientierung eine besondere Bedeutung als nicht-kognitiver Teil der Interventionskompetenz zu.
Ausgehend von diesen Annahmen wurde in der vorliegenden Arbeit der Kompetenzbereich der Motivation als Teil der Interventionskompetenz von Lehrkräften bei Mobbing näher untersucht. Dazu wurde ein spezifisches Kompetenzstrukturmodell entwickelt. Mit den Befunden von fünf Publikationen sowie ergänzenden Analysen wurde dieses theoretisch abgeleitete Modell empirisch überprüft. Es wurde untersucht, welche Zusammenhänge zwischen mobbingbezogener Selbstwirksamkeitserwartung, Selbstregulation (operationalisiert durch die zwei Dimensionen Locomotion und Assessment) und Empathie und dem Interventionshandeln von Lehrkräften sowie den Mobbingerfahrungen der Schüler:innen bestehen.
Zunächst erfolgte eine systematische Untersuchung des vergleichsweise umfangreichen Forschungsstandes zur Selbstwirksamkeitserwartung von Lehrkräften im Mobbingkontext. Anschließend wurden Daten von 556 Lehrkräften und 2.071 Schüler:innen aus einer 2014 durchgeführten Querschnittstudie in Sachsen analysiert. Das Interventionshandeln der Lehrkräfte wurde dabei auf retrospektiv berichtete Mobbingsituationen bezogen, welche von den Lehrkräften und den Schüler:innen geschildert wurden. Logistische, zum Teil mehrebenenanalytische Regressionsanalysen wurden durchgeführt.
Die Befunde zeigten, dass nur die Selbstwirksamkeitserwartung der Lehrkräfte mit einer höheren Interventionswahrscheinlichkeit aus Selbstsicht der Lehrkräfte in Verbindung stand. Schüler:innen, deren Klassenlehrkräfte eine höhere Selbstwirksamkeitserwartung und eine höhere Neigung zu überlegtem, selbstevaluierendem Verhalten (Assessment-Orientierung des Selbstregulation) zeigten, berichteten geringere Mobbingerfahrungen. Schüler:innen, deren Lehrkräfte schnell und weniger überlegt handelten (Locomotion-Orientierung der Selbstregulation), berichteten dagegen von stärkerem Mobbingaufkommen. Als besonders bedeutsam für die Mobbingerfahrungen der Schüler:innen zeigte sich zudem die Sicht der Schüler:innen auf die Interventionswahrscheinlichkeit der Lehrkräfte.
Hate speech is often discussed and investigated as an online phenomenon, while hate speech among adolescents in the real world (e.g., in schools) has rarely been researched. Consequently, not much is known about potential interpersonal correlates and theoretical frameworks that might help us better understand why adolescents engage in hate speech in offline environments. To add to the literature, this study investigates hate speech perpetration among young people by utilizing the Social Cognitive Theory; more specifically, the association between witnessing and perpetrating hate speech in schools, and whether this relation is weakened or strengthened by anti-hate speech injunctive norms and deviant peer pressure. The sample consists of 1719 young people (45.1% boys, 53.6% girls, 1.3% gender diverse) between 11 and 18 years old (Mage = 13.96; SD = .98) from 22 schools in Switzerland. Self-report questionnaires were administered to measure hate speech involvement and adolescents’ perception of social norms (i.e., anti-hate speech injunctive norms and deviant peer pressure). Multilevel regression analyses revealed that witnessing and perpetrating hate speech were positively associated. Moreover, injunctive anti-hate speech norms were negatively related and deviant peer pressure positively related to hate speech perpetration. Finally, increasing levels of injunctive anti-hate speech norms weakened the relation between witnessing and perpetrating hate speech, whereas higher levels of deviant peer pressure strengthened this association. The findings demonstrate that the Social Cognitive Theory is a useful framework for understanding hate speech perpetration in schools. The results also highlight the importance of taking into account social norms and interpersonal relationships (e.g., within the class) when designing anti-hate speech prevention programs and not focusing solely on intrapersonal factors.