A 12-Year Population-Based Analysis of Victimization and Climate Trends in Israeli Arab and Jewish Elementary Schools

Rami Benbenishty; Ron Avi Astor; Michal Shemesh; Dana Avital; Tal Raz; Ilan Roziner

doi:10.1080/15388220.2024.2385905

A 12-Year Population-Based Analysis of Victimization and Climate Trends in Israeli Arab and Jewish Elementary Schools

Rami Benbenishty, Ron Avi Astor, Michal Shemesh, Dana Avital, Tal Raz, Ilan Roziner

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The study aims to examine changes over time in school victimization and climate in Israel, and whether these changes varied between Jewish and Arab schools and schools with different SES. A secondary analysis of the Ministry of Education database of structured student surveys regarding victimization and climate, was conducted during 2008–2019. All students in grades 5–6 were surveyed. The number of schools ranged between 751 and 1,189 (M = 983, SD = 166.3); 73.7% were Jewish schools, and 26.3% were Arab. Peer victimization dropped from 14.95 in 2008 to 7.97 in 2019 (β = -.39). All climate aspects positively increased. The highest improvements were in feeling unsafe (β = -.28). Reductions in victimization and progress in climate were the strongest among students from Arab schools and schools with lower SES. The implications for policy and future research are discussed.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of School Violence
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2024.2385905
State	Accepted/In press - 2024
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Arab
bullying
Israel
Jewish
monitoring
School violence
time-trend

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