College of Health and Public Affairs, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd, HPA-I Room 220, Orlando, FL 32816-3680.
J Sch Health. 2018 Apr;88(4):289-295. doi: 10.1111/josh.12610.
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the coverage of state legislation and the expansiveness ratings of state model policies on the state-level prevalence of bullying in schools.
The state-level prevalence of bullying in schools was based on cross-sectional data from the 2013 High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Multiple regression was conducted to determine whether the coverage of state legislation and the expansiveness rating of a state model policy affected the state-level prevalence of bullying in schools.
The purpose and definition category of components in state legislation and the expansiveness rating of a state model policy were statistically significant predictors of the state-level prevalence of bullying in schools. The other 3 categories of components in state legislation-District Policy Development and Review, District Policy Components, and Additional Components-were not statistically significant predictors in the model.
Extensive coverage in the purpose and definition category of components in state legislation and a high expansiveness rating of a state model policy may be important in efforts to reduce bullying in schools. Improving these areas may reduce the state-level prevalence of bullying in schools.
本研究旨在确定州立法的涵盖范围和州示范政策的扩展程度评分对学校欺凌行为在各州的流行程度的影响。
基于 2013 年《高中青年风险行为调查》的横断面数据,确定学校欺凌行为在各州的流行程度。采用多元回归分析来确定州立法的涵盖范围和州示范政策的扩展程度评分是否影响学校欺凌行为在各州的流行程度。
州立法中目的和定义部分的组成部分以及州示范政策的扩展程度评分是学校欺凌行为在各州流行程度的统计学显著预测指标。州立法的其他 3 个组成部分类别(学区政策制定和审查、学区政策组成部分和其他组成部分)在模型中不是统计学显著预测指标。
州立法中目的和定义部分的组成部分的广泛涵盖范围和州示范政策的高扩展程度评分可能对减少学校欺凌行为的努力很重要。改善这些方面可能会降低学校欺凌行为在各州的流行程度。