TY - JOUR
T1 - Subtypes of Bullying and Friends’ Delinquency
T2 - Is Religiosity a Moderator?
AU - Hong, Jun Sung
AU - Kim, Dong Ha
AU - Espelage, Dorothy L.
AU - Taylor, Robert Joseph
AU - Voisin, Dexter R.
AU - Boone, Crecendra
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Religious Research Association 2024.
PY - 2024/6
Y1 - 2024/6
N2 - Increasingly, bullying research has focused on identifying protective factors associated with bullying involvement (e.g., victim, perpetrator) and adverse outcomes. In this study, religiosity was examined as a protective factor in the relationship between bullying involvement and friends’ delinquency among a large sample of low-income urban African American adolescents (N = 753). Analysis of the cross-sectional data indicated that bullying perpetration, victimization, and victimization/perpetration were positively associated with greater friends’ delinquency. Further, adolescents who bullied others were less likely to report having friends engaging in delinquency when they reported attending church or other religious services. Also, adolescents who reported both victimization and perpetration of bullying, who placed great importance on religious or spiritual beliefs, were less likely to associate with friends engaging in delinquency. This study demonstrates how religiosity should be considered in bullying prevention and intervention efforts.
AB - Increasingly, bullying research has focused on identifying protective factors associated with bullying involvement (e.g., victim, perpetrator) and adverse outcomes. In this study, religiosity was examined as a protective factor in the relationship between bullying involvement and friends’ delinquency among a large sample of low-income urban African American adolescents (N = 753). Analysis of the cross-sectional data indicated that bullying perpetration, victimization, and victimization/perpetration were positively associated with greater friends’ delinquency. Further, adolescents who bullied others were less likely to report having friends engaging in delinquency when they reported attending church or other religious services. Also, adolescents who reported both victimization and perpetration of bullying, who placed great importance on religious or spiritual beliefs, were less likely to associate with friends engaging in delinquency. This study demonstrates how religiosity should be considered in bullying prevention and intervention efforts.
KW - African American
KW - bullying
KW - religiosity
KW - victimization
KW - violence
KW - youth
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85191002290&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0034673X241238411
DO - 10.1177/0034673X241238411
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85191002290
SN - 0034-673X
VL - 66
SP - 101
EP - 126
JO - Review of Religious Research
JF - Review of Religious Research
IS - 2
ER -
