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"Sympathy for a classmate increases the likelihood that others will perceive him or her as a defender rather than an aggressor. This shows that social ties can play a key role in shaping perceptions of individual roles in the classroom," explained Tomas Lintner of Masaryk University, who led the research. The results show that norms in the classroom collective drive interactions between liking and roles defined as aggressor, victim and defender.
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New research by National Institute of Sciences SYRI researchers shows that aggressors in school classrooms can benefit from peer friendships. As such, liking influences the perception of aggressors in the classroom - classmates are less likely to label them as aggressors, which changes the classroom dynamic. The study, which includes an analysis of 27 classrooms and 632 adolescents, focused on the role of physical aggression and the impact of emotional bonds between students.
Tomáš Lintner works at the Institute of Pedagogical Sciences of the FF Masaryk University, where he researches the social relations of pupils, students and teachers and the influence of social relations on bullying, the risk of drop-out and the spread of attitudes. In research, SYRI is currently investigating the integration of Ukrainian pupils into Czech schools and the effectiveness of motivational scholarships on the performance of university students.