Effect of Bullying on the Adjustment Patterns of  Higher Secondary Students

Ramaprabou. V

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| Published: February 15, 2017

Effect of Bullying on the Adjustment Patterns of Higher Secondary Students

Ramaprabou. V

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Tagore Arts College, Puducherry, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.084/20170402

DOI: 10.25215/0402.084

ABSTRACT

The present investigation was undertaken to study the effect of bullying behaviour and victimization on adjustment patterns of higher secondary students. For this 75 students studying in various higher secondary schools of Puducherry were approached randomly using convenient sampling method. Adjustment Inventory for School Students constructed and standardized by Sinha and Singh (1995) and Illinois Bully Scale developed and standardized by Espelage and Holt (2001) was used for data collection. Analysis was done by using one-way ANOVA. Findings of the study revealed that bullying and victimization has significant effect on the adjustment patterns of the students.

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Bullying, Victim, Adjustment, Higher Secondary Students

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How to cite this article: Ramaprabou V (2017), Effect of Bullying on the Adjustment Patterns of Higher Secondary Students, International Journal of Indian Psychology, Volume 4 (2) DOI: 10.25215/0402.084,DIP: 18.01.084/20170402