A sociometric study of bullying / victimization and physical attractiveness in a classroom setting

Abstract

The present study "Sociometric study 0/ bullying/victimization and physical attractiveness in classroom setting" was designed to explore the relationship between sociometric status, bullying, victimization and physical attractiveness. The data was collected using "Global Physical attractiveness Scale JJ, "Sociometric Questionnaire JJ, . "Victimization Index ", and "Bullying Nomination Scale ". The sample consisted of 25 children 0/5th grade o/Guidance Montessori School, Rawalpindi. The students belonged to the same section (class). The findings support the relationship between sociometric status, bullying/victimization and physical attractiveness. As expected the sociometric status oj physical attractive children was higher as compared to the unattractive children (a = . 0.05). Moreover, the phenomenon of bullying/victimization was also found to be related to their social standing in peers.