Bullying among school students; prevalence, cofactors and its relation to student's mental status | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine | ||||
| Volume 41, Issue 4, October 2023, Page 243-252 PDF (948.8 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejcm.2023.202282.1254 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Reda Abdel Latif Ibrahem 1; Safaa Badr2; Hewaida El-Shazly2; Angham El-Ma’doul2; Sally Abdelwanees  2
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| 1Public health and community medicine faculty of Medicine menoufia University | ||||
| 2Public health and Community medicine department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia university | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract: Background: Bullying among school students has become more prevalent recently. It is a serious issue that may have negative effects on adolescents, including poor academic performance and mental health issues. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of bullying and assess its connection with the adolescents’ mental health and self-esteem. Methods: In a cross-sectional analysis, 340 students participated, in order to determine what personal, familial, school, and social characteristics that are associated with bullying, a self-administered questionnaire was applied. The short form of the aggressiveness and victimization scale was used to assess the prevalence of bullying and victimization. Their emotional well-being was measured with the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale - 21 (DASS-21). Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale was used for self-esteem assessment. Results: The prevalence of bullying behavior was (71.2%), and the victimization rate was 87.9%. 2.6% were unique bullies, 19.4% were unique victims, and 68.6% were bully victims. There were significant positive correlations between both bullying and victimization scores and each of depression, anxiety, and stress. Victimization score was negatively correlated with self-esteem. On Logistic regression analysis, insulting words at home was a hazard factor for being a unique bully. While school punishment was a hazard factor for being both a unique victim and a bully-victim. Other hazard factors for being a bully-victim were students’ younger age, being in preparatory grade, and street violence. Conclusion: a high prevalence of bullying among secondary school adolescents was noted. A bullying prevention program should be designed and implemented in schools to control this problem. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Bullying; prevalence; mental status; school students | ||||
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