Teacher-student Relationship、Deviant Peer Affiliation And Traditional Bullying Perpetration

Bullying perpetration has always been a serious social problem in the world.In recent years,school bullying cases have emerged one after another,which makes the bullying behavior more and more concerned.Traditional bullying perpetration refers to a particular subtype of aggressive behavior that intentionally and repeatedly harm a victim with power disadvantaged.The research shows that traditional bullying perpetration among adolescents have higher prevalence in our country,and can bring a lot of negative consequences to teenagers,such as externalizing symptoms including anxiety depression,substance abuse.In view of the high incidence and adverse effects of traditional bullying perpetration,it is necessary to explore the factors associated with traditional bullying perpetration.Ecological systems theory is that the development of adolescent behavioral and psychological will be affected by the subsystems of the school and peer.Therefore,in order to effective prevention and intervention adolescents’ traditional bullying perpetration,it is necessary to investigate the relations between traditional bullying perpetration and important environmental factors in adolescent life(deviant peer affiliation,teacher-student relationship).In this study,2407 adolescents from 7 middle schools in Shanxi Province were selected as the research objects by cluster sampling method.A longitudinal study design was adopted.We made measurements in 2018 and2019,respectively,and processed and analyzed the data using SPSS 23.0 and Mplus 8.3.The results show that :(1)At T1 time,peer pressure can moderate the relationship between deviant peer affiliation and traditional bullying perpetration,but it cannot moderate the relationship between teacher-student relationship and traditional bullying perpetration;(2)Teacher-student relationship at T1 can predict the traditional bullying perpetration one year later,and traditional bullying perpetration at T1 can also predict teacher-student relationship one year later;(3)Deviant peer affiliation at T1 can predict traditional bullying perpetration one year later,and traditional bullying perpetration at T1 can also predict deviant peer affiliation one year later;(4)Teacher-student relationship at T1 can predict deviant peer affiliation after one year,and deviant peer affiliation at T1 can also predict teacher-student relationship after one year;(5)Peer pressure at T1 can play a moderating role in the prediction of traditional bullying perpetration at T2 by deviant peer affiliation at T1,and it also can play a moderating role in the prediction of traditional bullying perpetration at T2 by teacher-student relationship at T1.The results of this study can provide some enlightenment for the establishment of healthy interpersonal relationship and the prevention and intervention of the vicious circle of adolescents’ traditional bullying perpetration.The results suggest that we should attach importance to the establishment of positive teacher-student relationship and good peer relationship.Teachers and parents should pay more attention to those adolescents who affiliate with deviant peers and show bullying behavior,and timely intervene and guide them,so as to help them establish good interpersonal relationship.At the same time,teachers and parents should also focus on those adolescents who feel high peer pressure,timely communicate with them,learn more about their ideas and state,provide them with effective comfort and guidance,and provide a good peer environment for them.