Naslov
Contribution of Sociodemographic Factors to Different Engagement of Children in Peer Violence

Autori
Alajbeg, Anna ; Kovačević, Sonja

Izvornik
Violence and Gender (2326-7836) 5 (2018); 942831, 11

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Socio-demographic factors, role of children, peer violence, bullying

Sažetak
Peer violence among children continues to rise both in Croatia and around the world and it represents a serious global problem. Children can be engaged in peer violence in the roles of bullies, victims, active assistants, reinforcers, defenders and bystanders. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of socio-demographic factors (gender, age, grade, school achievement, mother's and father's education level and income and socio-economic status of the family) contributing to different engagement of children in peer violence. A total of 715 seventh and eighth grade student, aged between 12 to 15 years old, from 5 regions of the Republic of Croatia participated in this study. A descriptive analysis showed that the majority of children perceived themselves in the role of defenders, then bystanders, victims, reinforcers, active assistants, and fewest perceived themselves in the role of bullies. A correlation analysis showed that bullies, assistants and bystanders were more often boys, while girls were more often defenders. Both genders were equally victims of peer violence. Seventh grade students were more inclined to be bullies. A regression analysis conducted for each role showed that different socio-demographic factors predicted different engagement of children in peer violence. Based on results obtained we can conclude that socio- demographic factors play an important role in different engagement of children in peer violence, which could play a crucial role in developing prevention programmes aimed at reducing and preventing peer violence.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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