집단괴롭힘의 피해와 가해의 관계와 그 성별 차이

Victim-Offender Link in Bullying and Its Gender Difference

This study examines victim-offender link in bullying and its gender difference. This study tests the effect of experiences of being bullying on both offline and online bullying offense activity and considers how its effect is different across male and female. This study hypothesizes that the effect of victimization of being bullying on bullying offense activity may be stronger in male than in female. That is, victim-offense link in offine bullying will be stronger in male than in female. However, female victim may commit bullying offense activity through indirect ways such as internet or cell phone. That is, the effect of being bullying on online bullying offense may be stronger in female than in male. Therefore, we predict that the effect of being bullying on both offline and online bullying offense will be different across gender. Using data from surveying 715 male and female middle school students in Seoul, we support our hypotheses. Results show that the effect of being violent bullying on offline bullying activity is more significant in male than in female. In addition, the effect of being violent bullying on online bullying activity using cell phone is more significant in female than in male. It is also revealed that the effects of low self-control on both offline and online bullying are significant and different across male and female.