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Bulletin of Abai KazNPU. Series of Psychology

Socio-psychological aspects of bullying as one of the forms of deviant behavior in adolescence

Published June 2026

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Karaganda National Research University named after Academician E.A. Buketov
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Alimbayeva Alimbayeva

Alimbayeva Roza Togayevna -corresponding author - Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Professor in the Department of Psychology, Karaganda National Research University named after Academician E.A. Buketov, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, E-mail: alimbaeva_21@mail.ru;

University of the National Education Commission
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Kovalenko Коваленко

Kovalenko Olena Grigoryevna, Doctor of Psychological Sciences., Professor., Professor of the Department of Labor Pedagogy and Social Gerontology., University of the National Education Commission, Krakow, Poland, E-mail: isszp@up.krakow.pl

Karaganda National Research University named after Academician E.A. Buketov
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Baimukanova Баймуканова

Baimukanova Marzhangul Toktarovna, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy, Karaganda National Research University named after Academician E.A. Buketov, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, E-mail: marber_96@mail.ru

Karaganda National Research University named after Academician E.A. Buketov
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Barikova Барикова

Barikova Alyona Rudolfovna, master’s degree in psychology, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Psychology, Academician E. A. Buketov, Karaganda National Research University named after Academician E.A. Buketov, Karaganda, Kazakhstan, E-mail: alena.luh@mail.ru

Abstract

This article examines the problem of bullying among adolescents in secondary schools. The purpose of the study is to analyze the socio-psychological aspects of bullying as a form of deviant behavior in adolescence, as well as to identify the features of its role structure and its relationship with adolescent aggression. The empirical base of the study consisted of 138 students in grades 7–8 from secondary schools in Karaganda, Temirtau and Abai (mean age = 13.5 years). The diagnostic instruments included E. G. Norkina’s Bullying Structure methodology and the Buss–Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ). The obtained empirical data indicate a pronounced role differentiation within the bullying structure: boys are more likely to occupy the roles of defender and victim, whereas the bystander role predominates among girls. A statistically significant association was found between the initiator role and physical aggression, while the emotional (anger) and cognitive (hostility) components of aggression were relatively independent of role position. Thus, bullying is conceptualized as a structured group phenomenon characterized by a clear distribution of roles. The findings highlight the need to develop targeted prevention programs that take into account not only gender-specific patterns of involvement in bullying, but also the relationship between behavioral aggression and dominant roles.

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How to Cite

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Alimbayeva, A., Коваленко K., Баймуканова B. and Барикова B. 2026. Socio-psychological aspects of bullying as one of the forms of deviant behavior in adolescence. Bulletin of Abai KazNPU. Series of Psychology. 87, 2 (Jun. 2026), 363–374. DOI:https://doi.org/10.51889/2959-5967.2026.87.2.030.