5. Conclusion
A significant number of Canadian children bully others or are bullied a school. This research tested a model of bullying and victimization that examined the direct and indirect effects of family functioning and internalizing and externalizing behaviour problems on bullying and victimization. Bullying and victimization are associated with other mental health problems, as well as family issues such as low income and negative parenting. It was found that parenting and family management practises directly and indirectly contribute and interact with individual behavioural attributes (externalizing and internalizing problems) which then contribute to bullying and victimization. Early identification of these problems either within the family or in the individual may reduce problems that some Canadian children experience at school in the form of being bullied or bullying others. Social policies aimed at developing school based anti-bullying programs, supporting families with low incomes and educational levels, and providing parenting education would facilitate reducing this societal problem of bullying and victimization.
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