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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Peer Victimization (Bullying) among Grades 7 and 8 Middle School Students in Kuwait
| العنوان: | Prevalence and Associated Factors of Peer Victimization (Bullying) among Grades 7 and 8 Middle School Students in Kuwait |
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| المؤلفون: | Abdulsalam, Ahmad J., Al Daihani, Abdullah E., Francis, Konstantinos |
| المصدر: | International Journal of Pediatrics ; volume 2017, page 1-8 ; ISSN 1687-9740 1687-9759 |
| بيانات النشر: | Wiley |
| سنة النشر: | 2017 |
| المجموعة: | Wiley Online Library (Open Access Articles via Crossref) |
| الوصف: | Background . Peer victimization (bullying) is a universal phenomenon with detrimental effects. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence and factors of bullying among grades 7 and 8 middle school students in Kuwait. Methods . The study is a cross-sectional study that includes a sample of 989 7th and 8th grade middle school students randomly selected from schools. The Revised Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire was used to measure different forms of bullying. After adjusting for confounding, logistic regression identified the significant associated factors related to bullying. Results . Prevalence of bullying was 30.2 with 95% CI 27.4 to 33.2% (3.5% bullies, 18.9% victims, 7.8% bully victims). Children with physical disabilities and one or both non-Kuwaiti parents or children with divorced/widowed parents were more prone to be victims. Most victims and bullies were found to be current smokers. Bullies were mostly in the fail/fair final school grade category, whereas victims performed better. The logistic regression showed that male gender (adjusted odds ration = 1.671, p = 0.004 ), grade 8 student (adjusted odds ratio = 1.650, p = 0.004 ), and student with physical disabilities (adjusted odds ratio = 1.675, p = 0.003 ), were independently associated with bullying behavior. Conclusions . There is a need for a school-wide professional intervention program and improvement in the students’ adjustment to school environment to control bullying behavior. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2017/2862360 |
| الاتاحة: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2862360 http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/ijpedi/2017/2862360.pdf http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/ijpedi/2017/2862360.xml |
| Rights: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.4BDF290 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2017/2862360 |
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