Naslov
Specifics of bullying in Croatian rural areas

Autori
Majer, Marjeta ; Musil, Vera ; Jureša, Vesna

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Abstract book the 17th EUSUHM Congress. Breaking Down the Barriers: Reducing Health inequalities for Europe’s Children and Young people / EUSUHM - London : Delhi, 2013, 33-33

Skup
17th EUSUHM Congress. Breaking Down the Barriers: Reducing Health inequalities for Europe’s Children and Young people

Mjesto i datum
London, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 27.06.2013. - 29.06.2013

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
children; bullying; rural population; school health services

Sažetak
Introduction: Bullying is an important issue because of its prevalence and consequences for victims. During community health course in Croatian rural area, academic year 2011/2012, sixth-year medical students provided health education in elementary schools about bullying. Before lectures, pupils filled out a questionnaire about bullying. Objective: The aim of study was to determine prevalence and forms of bullying among school children from fifth to eighth grade. Methods and participants: Survey included 13 primary schools in Pozega-Slavonija County and 1056 school children, 526 boys and 530 girls. Survey instrument was modified Dan Olweus’s questionnaire about bullying. Results: Out of 1056 participating school children, 41.6% boys and 35.1% girls witnessed some type of bullying. Children witnessed physical bullying (hitting, pushing and closing) most frequently (77.12% boys and 58.16% girls). Verbal bullying follows (insults, swearing, mocking, contempt), with 17.1% of boys and 24.12% girls, then social (ignoring, exclusion) with 4.58% boys and 9.21% girls, and psychological bullying (taking money, theft, threat, blackmail) with 2.00% boys and 8.51% girls. Bullying experienced 15.8% boys and 15.1% girls as victims. Boys underwent physical (83.33%), social (11.12%) and verbal bullying (5.56%). Girls underwent verbal (40.74%), physical (33.34%), psychological (22.23%), and social (3.70%) bullying. Conclusion: Results showed that in examined rural areas 15.5% of children were victims of bullying. There is no significant difference compared to prevalence of bullying in urban area (17.1 to 23.8% children), but it is lower compared to prevalence of bullying at national level (27.1% children, p< 0.05). In rural area, physical bullying is most common form of bullying unlike urban areas where most common forms are verbal and indirect bullying. In Croatia, School Health Service, in collaboration with the schooling service, provides bullying prevention programs including education of school children about bullying adjusted to specifics with regards to gender and area.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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