The purpose of this study was to examine the school adjustment and protective factors of school violence victims.$$a$$aThe subject were 1130, 5th and 6th graders in two elementary schools in Seoul. Children completed Bully/Victim Questionnaire(Olweus,...
The purpose of this study was to examine the school adjustment and protective factors of school violence victims.$$a$$aThe subject were 1130, 5th and 6th graders in two elementary schools in Seoul. Children completed Bully/Victim Questionnaire(Olweus, 1993) revised by An, Jung-man(2001) and the Instrument for Children''s School Adjustment made by Park, Hyun-Sun, Self-Esteem Scale(Rosenberg, 1965), Youth Coping Scale(Alva, 1987), Parents'' Childrearing Behavior by Lee, Si-Hyung and colleagues(1996), Social Support Scale(Hernandez, 1993), and Outside Activities Questionnaire made by Yang, Guk-Sun. The data were analyzed with the descriptive statistics, t-test, and hierarchical multiple regression.$$a$$aThe results of this study were as follows;$$a$$aFirst, a descriptive analysis showed that 52.5% of 5th and 6th graders in elementary schools experienced school violence at least once for 9 months. Boys reported having experienced more school violence than girls.$$a$$aSecond, students experienced school-violence experience had showed lower level of school adjustment than those who had not.$$a$$aThird, students who experienced school-violence but with protective factors showed better school adjustment.$$a$$aFourth, as protective factors, high self-esteem and teacher''s support, internal locus of control, parents'' democratic fostering attitude had positive influences on children''s school adjustment but friend''s support had a negative influence.$$a$$aIn conclusion, school protective factors such as high self-esteem and teacher''s support, internal locus of control, parents'' democratic fostering attitude mediated the negative effects of school violence on school adjustment of school-violence victims.$$a$$a