Relationship Between School Bullying Victimization and Social Attachment Patterns in Adulthood

• Autorzy: Popyk Anzhela , Pustułka Paula , Wójcik Małgorzata , Mondry Maria
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Bullying has long-lasting consequences for mental and physical health as well as relationships, but little is known about how bullying experiences at school-age impact social behaviors–and particularly social attachment–in adulthood. This qualitative study investigates the relationship between experiencing school bullying and social attachment patterns in early adulthood. The analysis comprises a retrospective study of young adults in Poland (n = 20) who were interviewed to investigate possible connections between their peer bullying experiences and current social lives. The findings reveal three major social attachment patterns in adulthood: social cushioning, anxious withdrawal, and desperate friendship-seeking. In the first pattern, a person acquires emotional and social security through attachment to a small peer circle. In the second, a young adult prefers solitude or limited social contact to avoid further negative experiences. In the third, a person seeks to be socially recovered and approved despite multiple failures and rejections.

Słowa kluczowe

bullying; school violence; peer relation; attachment pattern; early adulthood

• Wydawca: Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Studia Socjologiczne
• Rocznik: 2024
• Numer: 2
• Strony: 139–157

Twórcy

autor

Popyk Anzhela

• Uniwersytet SWPS,

autor

Pustułka Paula

• Uniwersytet SWPS

autor

Wójcik Małgorzata

• Uniwersytet SWPS, Katowice

autor

Mondry Maria

• Uniwersytet SWPS, Katowice

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DOI

doi: 10.24425/sts.2024.151014