THE INFLUENCE OF BULLYING VICTIMIZATION ON STUDENTS’ LEARNING WEARINESS

Abstract

In China, learning weariness is the focus of attention, but few studies have explored the potential impact of bullying victimization on learning weariness. This study examines their relationship by exploring the mediating effect of two collectivism factors, attitude toward school and social alienation. One thousand one hundred and thirty-two students from 9 middle schools in rural China (11–15 years, 51.4% boys) participated in this study. Results show that bullying victimization has a significant impact on Chinese students’ learning weariness. Both negative attitudes toward school and social alienation have significant mediate effects, and the indirect result of negative school attitude is significantly higher than social alienation.