This study focused on bully-victims, a person who is both classified as a bully and as a victim, and the factors that are associated with them exhibiting bullying behavior. They studied school-aged children from ages 11 to 14 over the period of time where these students would be transitioning from primary school to secondary school. This period of transition has been shown to have an increase in bullying behavior. The researchers found that the more that a student expected negative outcomes of bullying the better it was as a predictor of that student exhibiting bully-victim behaviors. The researchers found that there were associations between bully-victims and school connectedness, pro-victim attitudes, and peer support. The study also stated
