Children’s Experiences of Bullying Victimization and the Influence on Their Subjective Well-Being: a Population-Based Study

• DOI: 10.1007/s12187-023-10084-4
• Publication Date: 2023-11-24T10:02:23Z
• Authors: Shazly Savahl; Sabirah Adams; Phadiel Hoosen
• Keywords: Subjective Well-Being

Abstract Bullying is both a major public health concern and violation of children’s right to safety from violence. Within the past decade, there has been an increasing interest in relation between bullying subjective well-being (SWB). Empirical research unequivocally demonstrated significant negative influence on SWB. South African context, violence aggressive behaviour widespread. The high prevalence school Africa intricately related intergenerational experiences violence, rooted history racism, prejudice, oppression, exclusion, discriminatory practices apartheid. However, are limited large-scale studies that explores victimization current study, uses population-based sample explore SWB Africa, across provincial regions (nine provinces), age (10 - 12-years), gender (boys girls), geographical context (urban rural), socio-economic status (low, lower-middle, middle status). study Subjective Well-Being Homeostasis Theory frame interpret findings. We found relationship combined being hit, called unkind names socially excluded explained 6 % variance for overall sample, with some variation region, groups, gender, status. further increased incidences were associated lower mean scores Finally, even though different forms have SWB, homeostatic mechanism potentially mediating this maintaining levels