School bullying and students’ sense of safety in school: the moderating role of school climate

One of the negative consequences of bullying in schools is its adverse effect on students’ sense of safety. Previous studies yielded mixed results and a nonlinear relationship between bullying and students’ sense of safety and pointed to the need for revealing possible mediating and moderating factors in order to better understand this victimization-fear paradox. The main aim of the current study was to examine the moderating effect of school...