Intergenerational Transmission of Violence - the Influence of Parental Abuse on Child Bullying Perpetration: An Analysis Based on the Latent Growth Model

Abstract

School bullying has been a concerning issue in many countries around the world. Bullying victimization can pose severe damage to the physical and mental health of primary and secondary school students or may even cause them psychological disorders and anti-social behaviors in adulthood. The examination of the regularities and factors related to bullying behavior of primary school students is conducive to the prevention and mitigation of the incidence of their bullying perpetration after they grow into adolescents. This study seeks to investigate the longitudinal effects of parental physical and psychological abuse on child bullying perpetration in the Chinese context as well as the heterogeneity of these effects.