TY - JOUR
T1 - School climate, observed risky behaviors, and victimization as predictors of high school students' fear and judgments of school violence as a problem
AU - Astor, Ron Avi
AU - Benbenishty, Rami
AU - Zeira, Anat
AU - Vinokur, Amiram
PY - 2002/12
Y1 - 2002/12
N2 - The primary aim of this study is to explore how school-related variables predict high school students' subjective judgements of school violence. Using a nationally representative sample (Israel) of 3,518 high school-aged youth, this study tested the hypotheses that (a) students' personal fear of attending school due to violence and (b) students' assessment of a school violence problem are best understood as separate conceptual constructs. The findings support the proposition that student fear of attending school and assessments of school violence as a problem are influenced by different types of school-related variables. Student fear of attending school due to violence was directly related to experiences of personal victimization by students and school staff. In contrast with fear, students' judgements of their schools' overall violence problem were directly associated with the variables of school climate, observed risk behaviors, and personal victimization. Implications for policy, theory, and future research are highlighted.
AB - The primary aim of this study is to explore how school-related variables predict high school students' subjective judgements of school violence. Using a nationally representative sample (Israel) of 3,518 high school-aged youth, this study tested the hypotheses that (a) students' personal fear of attending school due to violence and (b) students' assessment of a school violence problem are best understood as separate conceptual constructs. The findings support the proposition that student fear of attending school and assessments of school violence as a problem are influenced by different types of school-related variables. Student fear of attending school due to violence was directly related to experiences of personal victimization by students and school staff. In contrast with fear, students' judgements of their schools' overall violence problem were directly associated with the variables of school climate, observed risk behaviors, and personal victimization. Implications for policy, theory, and future research are highlighted.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036886923&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/109019802237940
DO - 10.1177/109019802237940
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C2 - 12456131
AN - SCOPUS:0036886923
SN - 1090-1981
VL - 29
SP - 716
EP - 736
JO - Health Education and Behavior
JF - Health Education and Behavior
IS - 6
ER -