Victimization from bullying among school-attending adolescents in grades 7 to 10 in Zambia

Siziya, Seter; Rudatsikira, Emmanuel; Muula, Adamson S

doi:10.5249/jivr.v4i1.84

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“…The results were inconsistent with those of many studies carried out in this field in various countries (1,3,5,11,15,(27)(28)(29). This prevalence rate was lower in comparison with those of some studies, especially for bully only that may contain a variety of reasons such as: good management of schools, higher peer supports, and religious beliefs that condemn bullying.…”

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Epidemiological Pattern of Bullying among School Children in Mazandaran Province-Iran

Soori¹,

Rezapour²,

Khodakarim³

2014

J Child Adolesc Behav

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Background: School bullying, the most common type of school violence, comprises a spectrum of aggressive behaviors that involve both perpetrators and victims. Objectives: The current study aimed to investigate the extent and nature of school bullying among middle school students in the North of Iran. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 834 Iranian middle school students. Participants completed a self-report anonymous questionnaire measuring bullying and victimization (Iranian-Olweus bullying questionnaire). Descriptive statistics and the Pearson's chi-squared test and multinomial logistic regressions with area, gender and grade variables were applied. Results: Prevalence rates of bullying behaviors based on the cut-off point at 2 or 3 times a month were 5.4% for only bully, 22.1% for only victim and 11% for both bully-victim. The prevalence of each form of victimization were 24.7% verbal, 15% relational, 10.3% physical and for each form of bullies 11% verbal, 5.3% relational, 6.4% physical. Boys were more involved in all forms of bullying behaviors. The students from rural areas were more involved in bullying .The most common places of victimization were the playground or athletic fields. The majority of victims were bullied by their classmates. Conclusions: Different forms of bullying have a distinct nature and the epidemiological pattern indicates that bullying exists in the Iranian schools. Thus, the effective bullying prevention and appropriate intervention programs are recommended.

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Epidemiological Pattern of Bullying among School Children in Mazandaran Province-Iran

Soori¹,

Rezapour²,

Khodakarim³

2014

J Child Adolesc Behav

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“…When compared to prevalence rate of victimization in studies in other countries, it was either a lot higher (Shujja et al, 2014;Wu, et al, 2015), lower (Siziya et al, 2012;Wang et al, 2009) or just at par (Kubwalo et al, 2013;Owusu et al, 2011).…”

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When Kids Hurt Other Kids: Bullying in Philippine Schools

Sanapo¹

2017

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This research looked into prevalence rate of bullying victimization and perpetration as well as teachers' response to bullying incidence in the Philippines. A total of 340 sixth graders from five different schools in Western Visayas participated in the study. Slightly more than half (54.1%) of the sample were boys and 45.9% were girls. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze data gathered from the survey. Children's self-reports revealed that prevalence rate for victimization was 40.6% and that for perpetration was 23.8%. Similar to previous literature, results also showed that there were significantly more boys than girls who reported to be victims (χ verbal reprimands, temporary removal from class, withdrawal of privileges, and suspension, which were imposed on individuals involved in bullying as bullies. Although all teachers and school personnel were required to report bullying cases they had knowledge of to the child protection committee in their institution, very few did so. These findings suggest the need for a more effective bullying prevention program and a careful examination of the implementing rules and guidelines of RA 10627, otherwise known as the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013.

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“…Of the few African countries that have school-based data on bullying [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22], some context specific phenomena have emerged that have not been observed or widely studied elsewhere: HIV-status related bullying and an inverse relationship with having siblings [23]. These preliminary findings unique to African countries highlight the need for continued research on bullying patterns across the continent.…”

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Patterns, Characteristics, and Correlates of Adolescent Bully-Victims in Urban Tanzania

Wilson

Celedonia²,

Kamala³

2013

Social Sciences

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Abstract:Bullying is an understudied issue of public health importance in low-income countries. In the present study, we aimed to explore social and demographic factors associated with bullying among adolescents in a low-income country urban setting. We divided a sample of 2,154 school-attending adolescents into two groups, those who had been bullied during a 30-day period and those who were not. We considered age, sex, mental health, parent-relationship, hunger and social deprivation and truancy in our comparison of these two groups using logistic regression. Multinomial regression was also used to determine if there was a dose response relationship between bullying frequency and the aforementioned selected variables. We found that bullied school-attending adolescents in Dar es Salaam were more likely to be truant, suffer from mental health problems and have experienced hunger. Adolescents who had parents which were more aware of their free time activities, were less likely to report being bullied. There were also significant differences in bullying frequency and certain variables, most notably with truancy, economic and social deprivation, and signs of depression. School settings in Dar es Salaam offer a potential for intervening in what are potentially harmful effects of bullying behavior among bully victims. OPEN ACCESSSoc. Sci. 2013, 2 235

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Victimization from bullying among school-attending adolescents in grades 7 to 10 in Zambia

Cited by 48 publications

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Epidemiological Pattern of Bullying among School Children in Mazandaran Province-Iran

Epidemiological Pattern of Bullying among School Children in Mazandaran Province-Iran

When Kids Hurt Other Kids: Bullying in Philippine Schools

Patterns, Characteristics, and Correlates of Adolescent Bully-Victims in Urban Tanzania

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