Sapouna, Maria. (2008) Bullying in Greek primary and secondary schools. School Psychology International, Vol.29 (No.2). pp. 199-213. ISSN 0143-0343

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Abstract

The problem of school bullying among Greek primary and secondary school children was investigated by using a translated version of the Olweus Questionnaire with a total of 1,758 students, mainly aged 10-14, from 20 schools in the greater Thessaloniki area. Overall, 8.2 percent of all students were victims, 5.8 percent were bullies and 1.1 percent were bully/victims. In line with earlier findings, more boys were identified as bullies, whereas no sex differences emerged for rates of victimization. Separate results for primary school pupils revealed that boys and girls were equally self-identified as bullies. Younger students were more at risk of being bullied. The most common type of bullying was 'general name-calling'. Significant sex differences in types of victimization emerged only for physical bullying, which was more common in boys, and for spreading malicious rumours, which was more common in girls. Survey results were similar to those of other countries with regard to class and gender of the bully and location of bullying. Surprisingly, almost 25 percent of victims reported being victimized in the gym class.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Bullying in schools -- Greece, Bullying in schools -- Sex differences
Journal or Publication Title:	School Psychology International
Publisher:	Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN:	0143-0343
Date:	May 2008
Volume:	Vol.29
Number:	No.2
Number of Pages:	15
Page Range:	pp. 199-213
Identification Number:	10.1177/0143034308090060
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/29974

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