Abstract:

The aim of this study was to ascertain the relationship between bullying (at home and at school) and subjective well-being (SWB) across three age groups (8, 10, and 12 years old) in Indonesia. This was a cross-sectional study that used data from the third wave of the Children’s Worlds Survey (N = 21,002; 49.4% boys, 50.6% girls), which was conducted in West Java Province, Indonesia. Bullying actions were measured by self-reported frequency of being a victim of each action by siblings and by other children during the last month. For the data analysis, a subsample was considered for each kind of bullying report (physical, verbal, and psychological) stating children were bullied more than three times and reports stating children were never bullied. SWB was measured using the Children’s Worlds Subjective Well-Being Scale (CW-SWBS) and the Overall Life Satisfaction scale (OLS). Data were analysed using linear regression and explained using Cummins’ theory of homeostasis. Being bullied demonstrates a significant negative contribution to the SWB of Indonesian children. Gender displays significant SWB differences, with girls showing higher scores than boys. Age also displays significant differences in SWB scores, with an increase from 8 to 10 years old and a decrease from 10 to 12. Bullied children seem to adapt to the bullying and maintain rather high levels of SWB, but in general their scores are significantly lower than non-bullied children, with the exception of children 8 years of age. Bullying is a serious problem which needs to be taken into account in order to help these children whose mental health might be at serious risk.

摘要：

这项研究的目的是确定印度尼西亚三个年龄段（8岁，10岁和12岁）的欺凌（在家和在学校）与主观幸福感（SWB）之间的关系。这是一项横断面研究，该研究使用了在印度尼西亚西爪哇省进行的第三次“儿童世界调查”（N = 21,002；男49.4％，女50.6％）的数据。欺凌行为是根据上个月自我报告的兄弟姐妹和其他孩子成为每个行为的受害者的频率来衡量的。为了进行数据分析，考虑对每种欺凌报告（身体，语言和心理）进行一次子抽样，以表明儿童被欺负超过三倍，而报告儿童从未受到欺负的报告。SWB是使用儿童世界主观幸福感量表（CW-SWBS）和总体生活满意度量表（OLS）进行测量的。使用线性回归分析数据，并使用康明斯的稳态理论进行解释。被欺负表明对印度尼西亚儿童的社会福利机构有重大的负面影响。性别显示出显着的SWB差异，女孩的得分高于男孩。年龄也显示出显着的SWB得分差异，年龄从8岁增加到10岁，从10岁下降到12岁。被欺负的孩子似乎能够适应欺负行为，并保持相当高的SWB水平，但总的来说，他们的得分明显偏低而非非欺凌儿童，但8岁以下的儿童除外。