Types of aggressive victims in bullying situations at secondary school

  1. Moral Arroyo, Gonzalo del
  2. Suárez Relinque, Cristian
  3. Villarreal González, María Elena
  4. Musitu Ochoa, Gonzalo
Journal:
Journal for the Study of Education and Development, Infancia y Aprendizaje

ISSN: 0210-3702,  1578-4126

Year of publication: 2014

Volume: 37

Issue: 2

Pages: 399-428

Type: Article

DOI: 10.1080/02103702.2014.918816 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The distinction between subtypes of passive and aggressive victims in studies of bullying has been a cornerstone of research in recent decades. However, some aspects of victimization still need further elaboration, such as the differentiation of subtypes of aggressive victims of bullying, the dynamics of the process of victimization, and the perceptions that participants have of their victimized classmates. The objective of this qualitative research is to distinguish between different types of aggressive victims, taking account of the testimonies of secondary school students. Focus groups and in-depth interviews have been conducted with 72 adolescents from the second, third and fourth years of Compulsory Secondary Education and the information has been analysed following the steps proposed by Grounded Theory; a systematic methodology involving the discovery of theory through the analysis of data. The results identify six types of aggressive victims: due to the accumulation of stress, provocative victims, victims through contagion, passive telltale victims, academically gifted victims protected by teachers, and finally, displaced aggression victims

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