Abstract

OLIBONI, Samara Pereira et al. Prevalence of bullying among adolescents and implications for health promotion at school. Aletheia [online]. 2019, vol.52, n.1, pp. 08-21. ISSN 1413-0394.

This study's objective was to identify the prevalence and types of bullying experienced by elementary students. A total of 406 students from the 5th to 9th years from seven public schools located in the South of Brazil participated. Data were collected using a self-report questionnaire and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The results revealed that 268 (66%) of the students were involved with bullying, 195 (48%) as victims and 73 (18%) as bullies. Bullying more frequently occurred in classrooms (57.9%) and during recess (39.4%) and the most common types were calling names and cursing (58.9%) and teasing (39.7%); girls were those most frequently involved. The results indicate that violence is disseminated in the school routine and intersectoral interventions are needed to empower the victims based on the assumptions of health promotion.

Keywords : bullying; school; violence; education.

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