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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Nusret Fisek (The Hilton Istanbul Hotel )
Bullying Among Students in Samsun, Turkey
Bullying constitute pervasive social and health problems, especially among school-aged youth, in many countries around the worldwide. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and types of bullying among high school students in Samsun, Turkey.
A cross-sectional study was conducted in the 2006–2007 academic year in Samsun, Turkey. There are 9,100 high school students at 35 high schools in the city centre. It is determined that a sample size of 369 participants was necessary in this study (p=0.5, d=0.05, t=1.96). In total, 856 high school students were recruited. A self-administered questionnaire was applied to the participants. Data were given as mean ± standard deviation (SD) and percentage. Analysis of data was performed by using Fisher’s Exact test. Statistical significance was defined as a probability of less then 0.05.
Of the total of 856 students, %57.6 reported having been bullied. Forty point three percent had been bullied physically, 25.1% had been bullied verbally, and 12.4.3% had been bullied emotionally, at least once during the academic year. There were clear gender differences, with boys consistently experiencing more physical bullying including kicking-slapping, assault with a knife, rude physical jokes, and more verbal bullying including name calling and insulting-swearing (all significant at p < 0.001). Among the three types of bullying in both genders, students generally reported negative views about the consequences on them including low psychological well-being, poor social adjustment, and psychological distress.
Bullying is a serious problem in schools in Turkey. At the present there is no policy at the central level to deal with bullying. It is expected that the results of this study will raise the awareness of students, teachers, school principals, and educational managers and parents to the problem.
Key words: Bullying, students, Turkey
Bullying constitute pervasive social and health problems, especially among school-aged youth, in many countries around the worldwide. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and types of bullying among high school students in Samsun, Turkey.
A cross-sectional study was conducted in the 2006–2007 academic year in Samsun, Turkey. There are 9,100 high school students at 35 high schools in the city centre. It is determined that a sample size of 369 participants was necessary in this study (p=0.5, d=0.05, t=1.96). In total, 856 high school students were recruited. A self-administered questionnaire was applied to the participants. Data were given as mean ± standard deviation (SD) and percentage. Analysis of data was performed by using Fisher’s Exact test. Statistical significance was defined as a probability of less then 0.05.
Of the total of 856 students, %57.6 reported having been bullied. Forty point three percent had been bullied physically, 25.1% had been bullied verbally, and 12.4.3% had been bullied emotionally, at least once during the academic year. There were clear gender differences, with boys consistently experiencing more physical bullying including kicking-slapping, assault with a knife, rude physical jokes, and more verbal bullying including name calling and insulting-swearing (all significant at p < 0.001). Among the three types of bullying in both genders, students generally reported negative views about the consequences on them including low psychological well-being, poor social adjustment, and psychological distress.
Bullying is a serious problem in schools in Turkey. At the present there is no policy at the central level to deal with bullying. It is expected that the results of this study will raise the awareness of students, teachers, school principals, and educational managers and parents to the problem.
Key words: Bullying, students, Turkey
Learning Objectives: bullying among high school students