Psychological Development and Education ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (5): 636-644.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2024.05.04

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The Effects of Peer Selection and Peer Influence on Bullying Behavior among Primary School Students: The Roles of Popularity and Perceived Bullying Acceptability

ZHANG Jinfeng, LIU Jing   

  1. School of Public Policy and Administration, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044
  • Published:2024-09-19

Abstract: This study examined the effects of peer selection and peer influence on bullying behavior among primary school students and the role of popularity and perceived bullying acceptability. We conducted two waves of investigations among 719 primary school students in Sichuan Province at an interval of half a year. The results showed that: (1) The homogeneity of bullying among peers originated from peer influence rather than peer selection; (2) The moderating effect of popularity was not significant in the peer selection process; (3) The moderating effect of popularity was marginally significant in the peer influence process, and the bullying behavior of individuals with high popularity was more likely to be influenced by their peers; (4) In the peer influence process, the mediating effect of perceived bullying acceptability was significant. The results of this study emphasize the important role of peer influence in primary school students’ bullying and the mechanisms of popularity and perceived bullying acceptability in the process of peer influence, which have guiding implications for interventions of primary school students’ bullying behavior.

Key words: bullying behavior, peer selection, peer influence, popularity, perceived acceptability

CLC Number: 

  • B844
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