TTLA: Middle school bullying behavior and parental parenting styles

1. Full name of the doctoral candidate:Le Thanh Ha2. Gender:Male

3. Date of birth: 19/08/1978                                                  4. Place of birth:Hanoi

5. Decision number for admitting doctoral students:Decision No. 2999/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 30, 2013, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process:

- Decision No. 244/QD-SDH, dated March 13, 2015, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities regarding the adjustment of the doctoral dissertation title of the research student.

- Extension from January 1, 2017 to November 30, 2018 (23 months)

7. Thesis title:Middle school bullying behavior and parental parenting styles.

8. Major:Psychology9. Code: 62 31 04 01

10. Scientific supervisor:- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Sinh Phuc

- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thu Huong

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- The thesis has systematized the theoretical basis for research on bullying behavior among middle school students and parental parenting styles. Based on that, the thesis has clarified the concept of bullying behavior, the concept of parenting styles, parental parenting styles, and parental behaviors towards their children such as support, psychological control, and behavioral control.

- Based on research studies both domestically and internationally, this thesis has selected, standardized, and applied a set of tools to measure bullying behavior, parental role models, and the relationship between these two factors, meeting the design standards for measurement tools for the research sample.

- The thesis surveyed and assessed the current state of bullying behavior among middle school students and parental awareness of bullying. The results showed that the level of bullying among students was moderate. The most common form of bullying was verbal bullying, while physical bullying and bullying through isolation accounted for a low percentage.

- The thesis has shown a correlation between the level of openness of parents in communicating with their children and the children's behavior. The parent-child relationship is inversely correlated with bullying behavior and bullying behavior in children, and positively correlated with prosocial behavior in children.

- The results also showed that parental control of behavior was inversely correlated with bullying and being bullied in children. The level of parental psychological control was inversely and statistically significantly correlated with the level of prosocial behavior in children.

- For neglectful/indifferent parents, psychological control is strongly and positively correlated with their children becoming victims of bullying, and this correlation is statistically significant with high reliability.

12. Practical applications

The research findings of this thesis serve as a useful reference for developing family-based bullying prevention programs in schools.

13. Potential for further research

Further research in this thesis will assess the quality of the parent-child relationship and how parents communicate with their children, thereby gaining deeper insights into the role and influence of parents on bullying behavior.

14. Published works related to the dissertation:

1. Le Thanh Ha (2014), “School bullying and the effectiveness of some intervention programs”,Proceedings of the National Conference: Mental Health in Schools, Ho Chi Minh City National University Publishing House, pp. 113-125.

2. Le Thanh Ha (2018), “School bullying - Some theoretical and practical issues”,Proceedings of the National Scientific Conference: Psychology and Sustainable Development, Hong Duc Publishing House, pp. 398-406.

3. Le Thanh Ha (2019), “Parent-child relationship and bullying behavior of junior high school students”,Journal of Social Psychology(3), pp. 94-205

                                                                     INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name:Le Thanh Ha2. Sex:Male

3. Date of birth: 19/08/1978                                  4. Place of birth:Hanoi

5. Admission decision number:2999/2013/QD-XHNV-SĐH, Dated: December 30, 2013 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process:

- Decision No. 244/QD-XHNV dated March 13, 2015 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities on the change of thesis title for doctoral students.

- Extending study time from January 1, 2017 to November 20, 2018 (23 months)

7. Official thesis title:Bullying behavior of secondary students and their parenting styles

8. Major:Journal9. Code: 62 31 04 01

10. Supervisors:- Associate Professor, Ph.D. Nguyen Sinh Phuc

- Associate Professor, Ph.D. Tran Thu Huong

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- The thesis has systematized the theoretical basis of research on bullying behaviors of secondary school students and parenting styles. On that basis, the thesis has clarified the concepts of bullying behavior, style, parenting styles and parental behaviors towards children such as support, psychological control, behavior control.

- Based on previous research works, the thesis has selected, standardized and applied a set of tools to measure bullying behavior, parenting styles and the between these two factors which meets the measurement tool design standards for the sample.

- The thesis has surveyed and evaluated the status of bullying behaviors of secondary school students and parenting styles. The results show that the level of students being bullied is average. The most common form of bullying is verbal bullying, while the forms of physical and isolating bullying are low proportion.

- The thesis has pointed out the correlation between parents' openness in communication with their child and child's behaviors. The parent-child relationship is negatively correlated with the child's bullying behavior, bullying behavior and positively correlated with his child's prosocial behavior.

- Research findings also show that behavioral control of parents are negatively correlated with bullying behavior and being bullied in their children. The degree of psychological control of parents is negatively correlated and significantly significant with the extent to which their children have prosocial behaviors.

- For parental neglect / neglect, psychological control is positively and strongly correlated with child being a victim of bullying and this correlation is significantly significant with high confidence.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

The thesis's findings are a useful reference for the development of family-based bullying prevention programs.

13. Further research direction, if any:

Future studies of the thesis will assess the quality of the parental relationship, and the way parents communicate with their children may provide insight into the role of parents in their children's bullying and bullying behavior.

14. Thesis - related publications:

1. Le Thanh Ha (2014), “School bullying and effectiveness of some intervention programs”,National Workshop Proceedings: Mental Health in Shool, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City Publishing House, pp. 113–125.

2. Le Thanh Ha (2018), "School bullying - Some theoretical and practical issues",National Workshop Proceedings: Psychology and Sustainable Development, Hong Duc Publishing House, pp. 398-406.

3. Le Thanh Ha (2019), "Parent - child relations and bullying behavior of secondary school students",VASP Journal of Social Psychology(3), pp. 94-205.