Periodical
Children & Society
Volume
38
Year
2023
Issue number
4
Page range
1334-1351
URL
Relates to study/studies
PISA 2018
Bullying in Spanish high schools
Intersection of gender and immigrant background
Abstract
Based on the data from PISA 2018, the study investigates the relationship between gender and immigration status on exposure and attitudes towards bullying and students' perception of teachers' intercultural attitudes in Spanish high schools. While boys and first-generation immigrants experience significantly more bullying, girls and students without immigration background showed overall stronger negative attitudes towards bullying. Finally, boys and children with an immigration background perceived higher degrees of teachers' cultural biases. These findings provide new insights into the importance of addressing gender and ethnic biases in anti-bullying programmes.