Peer bullying tendencies of school children: The role of demographic, health-related, and school-related factors

Peer bullying is widely observed across the world and continues to grow. Peer-bullying children and children exposed to peer bullying often display a fall in academic achievements, an increase in psychiatric problems, and problematic relationships with their parents. This study was conducted to iden...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric nursing 2024-09, Vol.78, p.31-36
Main Authors: Özcan, Özdennur, Kocabacak, Oktay, Kolcu, Merve
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Bullying - psychology
Bullying - statistics & numerical data
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Status
Humans
Male
Nursing
Peer bullying
Peer Group
School children
School health
Schools
Students - psychology
Students - statistics & numerical data
Turkey
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Summary:Peer bullying is widely observed across the world and continues to grow. Peer-bullying children and children exposed to peer bullying often display a fall in academic achievements, an increase in psychiatric problems, and problematic relationships with their parents. This study was conducted to identify the effects of demographic, health-related, and school-related characteristics in school-age children, including their grade, academic success, and status of liking their school, on their peer-bullying tendencies. This study was carried out as a cross-sectional study. The study was conducted in September–November 2023 with sixth- and seventh-grade students at four middle schools in Turkey. The sample size was calculated as 750 in a 95% confidence interval and with a 5% margin of error. The data were collected using a Health-Related Descriptive Characteristics Form and the Swearer Bullying Scale. Children who were seventh-grade students, those who had a family income above expenses, those who were obese, those who perceived their health status as good, those who had low academic achievement, and those who stated that they did not like their school had higher peer bullying tendencies (p 
ISSN:0882-5963
1532-8449
1532-8449
DOI:10.1016/j.pedn.2024.05.031