School Climate, Observed Risky Behaviors, and Victimization as Predictors of High School Students’ Fear and Judgments of School Violence as a Problem

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Astor, Ron A. Benbenishty, Rami Zeira, Anat Vinokur, Amiram D.
Copyright Year	2002
Abstract	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.
Starting Page	716
Ending Page	736
Page Count	21
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.1177/109019802237940
PubMed reference number	12456131
Journal	Medline
Volume Number	29
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://www.safetylit.org/citations/ild_request_form.php?article_id=citjournalarticle_268135_38
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1177/109019802237940
Journal	Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article