ABSTRACT:Comparatively little is known about the nature, incidence and correlates of bully/victim problems in the Northern ireland school system. The present study examined the prevalence of self-reported experiences of bully/ victim problems (f2f and cyber), and the relationship between such experiences and levels of psychological wellb eing among representative samples of primary school pupils who participated in the 2008 and 2009 'Kids Life and Times Survey' (ArK, 2008(ArK, , 2009. bully/victim problems among these children were pervasive. Personal experience of involvement in bully/victim problems was associated with impaired psychological well-b eing. Findings are interpreted within the context of previous data from Northern ireland and the wider international literature on bully/victim problems.

Little is known about the levels and psychological consequences of bully/victim behaviours in schools in Northern Ireland. The aim of the present study was to examine the prevalence of self-reported experiences of school bullying, and the relationship between such experiences, stress and general psychological health. A random sample of 824 twelve-to seventeenyear-olds living throughout Northern Ireland completed a questionnaire booklet as part of the 2004 "Young Life and Times" survey. Respondents completed a bullying-related question, two stress-related items, and the GHQ-12. The data indicate that bully/victim problems are pervasive in Northern Ireland's schools, with 13% reporting being bullied "sometimes", "often", or "always". Also, involvement in bully/victim problems was associated with impaired psychological health in terms of increased stress and lower general psychological well-being. These findings are discussed within the context of the wider international literature on bullying. IntroductionAlthough the international literature on the nature, prevalence and correlates of bullying is burgeoning (see Smith et al., 1999 for a review), it is apparent that this work is sporadic in nature on a country or region basis. Typifying such idiosyncratic development is the work in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Within England, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland there is much work. However, in contrast little research has focused on either Wales or Northern Ireland.

ABSTRACT:As part of an international study examining student victimization (by both peers and educators) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology, 154 Irish university students completed the 'Student Alienation and Trauma Scale-revised'. This examined retrospective accounts of negative experiences in school, identified worst school experiences, and assessed whether an individual developed PTSD symptomatology. Items regarding verbal/relational aggression were reported for both the negative experiences and the worst experience. Whilst 3.1% of males and 16.3% of females reported clinically significant PTSD resulting from their worst school experience, a further 3.1% of males and 3.1% of females were in the 'at risk' range. Keywords: PTSD symptomatology; stress; trauma; peer-victimization; educator-victimization Estrés, trauma y victimización escolar en Irlanda: un informe retrospectivo. RESUMEN:Como parte de un estudio internacional que analiza la victimización en escolares (por parte de otros iguales y de educadores) y la sintomatología del trastorno por estrés postraumático (TEPT), 154 alumnos universitarios completaron la "Escala revisada sobre alienación y trauma en estudiantes". Esta prueba proporciona un informe retrospectivo sobre experiencias negativas en la escuela, identifica las peores experiencias escolares y evalúa si quien responde desarrolló sintomatología asociada a TEPT. Los items relacionados con agresión verbal y relacional aparecieron vinculados tanto a experiencias negativas como a las peores experiencias escolares. El 3.1% de los hombres y el 16.3% de las mujeres presentaban TEPT de manera clínicamente significativa como resultado de su peor experiencia en la escuela. El 3.1% de los hombres y el 3.1% de las mujeres estaban dentro de una situación de riesgo.

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