Question
The sample comprised 1,429 pupils (50.2% male) aged between 8 and 13
years attending mainstream Scottish schools. Self-report questionnaire assessing peer-victimization and bullying, coping
strategy use (WCCL: Hunter, 2000), situational appraisal and depressive symptomatol-
ogy (Birleson, 1981). Almost one-third (30.7%) of pupils reported experiencing peer-victimiza-
tion, and of these 38.1% (11.7% of whole sample) were categorized as victims of
bullying. Victims of bullying perceived higher levels of threat and lower levels of
perceived control. They also reported using more Wishful Thinking and Social Support
coping strategies, but did not differ on Problem Focused coping. Bullied pupils also
reported higher levels of depressive symptomatology
summarise the above text and remove the citations
years attending mainstream Scottish schools. Self-report questionnaire assessing peer-victimization and bullying, coping
strategy use (WCCL: Hunter, 2000), situational appraisal and depressive symptomatol-
ogy (Birleson, 1981). Almost one-third (30.7%) of pupils reported experiencing peer-victimiza-
tion, and of these 38.1% (11.7% of whole sample) were categorized as victims of
bullying. Victims of bullying perceived higher levels of threat and lower levels of
perceived control. They also reported using more Wishful Thinking and Social Support
coping strategies, but did not differ on Problem Focused coping. Bullied pupils also
reported higher levels of depressive symptomatology
summarise the above text and remove the citations
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The study involved 1,429 pupils (50.2% male) aged 8 to 13 in mainstream Scottish schools. A self-report questionnaire assessed peer victimization, bullying, coping strategies, situational appraisal, and depressive symptoms. Approximately 30.7% of pupils reported experiencing peer victimization, with 38.1% of these victims categorized as being bullied, representing 11.7% of the overall sample. Those identified as bullied perceived higher threat levels and lower perceived control. They tended to use more wishful thinking and social support coping strategies, with no difference observed in problem-focused coping. Additionally, bullied pupils exhibited higher levels of depressive symptoms.