High values on the bullying victim scale are accompanied by higher school displeasure (anxiety), and school displeasure is associated with significantly more days of absence from school.
Evidence
Bullied, anxious and skipping school? The interplay of school bullying, school anxiety and school absenteeism (Frontiers in Education)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: The decisive psychological traumatism of the colonial child occurs in grammar school — Frantz Fanon, Constance Farrington, Black skin, white masks, 573; Bullying and peer conflict rank among the most common sources of trauma in schools, leaving children feeling isolated, unsafe and anxious about attending school. — Understanding School-Based Trauma: Causes, Impacts and Prevention
Related
- Bullying and peer conflict rank among the most common sources of trauma in schools, leaving children feeling isolated, unsafe and anxious about attending school. (similarity 0.85)
- Nearly a quarter (23.8%) of fifth graders sometimes or always felt unsafe at school, citing teasing and bullying that typically occurred when adults were absent. (similarity 0.82)
- More than 40% of elementary children who experienced peer victimization showed clinically significant trauma symptoms, with effects persisting over six months. (similarity 0.79)