Bullying/Cyberbullying in 5th and 6th gradedifferences between public and private schools

  1. Juan M. Machimbarrena
  2. Maite Garaigordobil
Journal:
Anales de psicología

ISSN: 0212-9728,  1695-2294

Year of publication: 2017

Volume: 33

Issue: 2

Pages: 319-326

Type: Article

DOI: 10.6018/ANALESPS.33.2.249381 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

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Abstract

The study aimed to analyse the prevalence of bullying/cyberbullying and to study the level of bullying/cyberbullying suffered, perpetrated and observed in public and private schools. Using a descriptive cross-sectional design, the test "Cyberbullying: Screening of peer harassment‖ was administered to a sample of 1,993 pupils from the Basque Country attending 5th and 6th grade of elementary school, 49% in public and 51% in private schools. The results revealed that: (1) There were no statistical differences between public or private schools in the percentage of pure-victims, pure-aggressors, bully-victims and observers either in bullying or in cyberbullying; (2) Nevertheless, when analyzing victims or perpetrators in general (not just pure-victims/pure-aggressors), the percentage of students who had suffered physical, verbal, social and psychological abuse; who had physically and verbally assaulted others; and who had observed physical, verbal and psychological aggression was significantly higher in public schools; (3) In public schools, cybervictims suffered significantly more of four out of fifteen cyberbullying behaviours, and cyberobservers also witnessed one behaviour significantly more; (4) The level of abuse suffered in bullying/cyberbullying was significantly higher in public schools, as well as the level of aggressive behaviours observed in face-to-face aggressions. These results reveal that the type of school can be a relevant factor

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Funding information

Estudio financiado por el Ministerio de Eco-nom?a y Competitividad (PSI2012-30956), el Dpto. de Educaci?n, Pol?tica Ling??stica y Cultura del Gobierno Vasco (IT638-13) y la Unidad de Formaci?n e Investigaci?n de la Universidad del Pa?s Vasco (UFI-PSIXXI-11/04).

Funders

    • IT638-13
    • UFI-PSIXXI-11/04

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