Original scientific paper
CORELATION BETWEEN COMMITED AND SUFFERED PEER VIOLENCE AND PERCEIVED SCHOOL CLIMATE IN PRIMARY SCHOOL
Nataša Vlah
orcid.org/0000-0003-3965-0927
; Faculty of Teachers Education, University of Rijeka
Sandra Perger
; Elementary School Silvija Strahimir Kranjčević, Senj
Abstract
The aim of this pape ris to analyze the contribution of some elements oft he school climate on the commiting and the experiencing of bullying in primarys chool. Participants of the research were 147 pupils of fourth to eight grade in primary school (46% female, average age of 12). After their parent’s informed consent, pupils fullfiled integral questionaries whichcontained Bully/VictimQuestionnaire (Olweus, 1998), Scale of Perceived Security in School (Buljan Flander i Andall., 2007) and Scale of School Climate and Conflicts in School (Puzić and all., 2011). Descriptive, correlation and regresion anallyisis were conducted. 17.7% of students commited bullying over other students sometimes, often or almost always. 20.4% of students systematically, repeatedly and often experienced bullying from other students in the last few months. Bullying is more often commited by boys and older students and students who perceive more destructive interpersonal relationships between students in school. Bullyng is more often experienced by younger students and students who are increasingly perceived that the school is a ununsafe place. The authors suggest that school,with the support of local community initiate and implement the peer violence prevention program in order to create constructive and pro-social relationships among students and to ensure a sense of security for all, especially for younger students.
Keywords
bullying; peer violence; prevention; school; school climate; teachers
Hrčak ID:
132682
URI
Publication date:
6.1.2015.
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