Original scientific paper
PREVALENCE OF PEER VIOLENCE USING REVENGE AS A VIOLENT CONFRONTATION STRATEGY AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Vesna Buljubašić Kuzmanović
; Filozofski fakultet, Osijek
Ana Mišin
; studentica Pedagogije i engleskog jezika i književnosti, Filozofski fakultet Osijek
Anamarija Vuković
; studentica Pedagogije i engleskog jezika i književnosti, Filozofski fakultet Osijek
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to examine the prevalence of peer violence
among primary school students, where revenge is used as a negative, violent, and
undesirable confrontation strategy. The research included 104 fifth grade and 100
eighth grade students. The results obtained demonstrated that older students practice
revenge more frequently (by app. 30%) than the younger ones (app. 19%). Besides,
when compared to girls, examined boys resort to revenge more frequently, which was
found to be more significant only with younger students. Namely, there are no
significant differences statistically with regard to the prevalence of revenge among
examined eighth grade students of the same gender. However, boys tend to threaten
the person they are in conflict with more frequently than girls.
As an institution of education, school presents a likely setting in which bullies
and their victims play their respective roles. It is of utmost importance to recognize
and prevent peer violence. This necessitates providing help to children who are
victims of violence as well as to children practicing it. It also includes those who only
observe, or witness violence.
Keywords
school; peer violence; revenge; confrontation strategies; prevention
Hrčak ID:
47430
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Publication date:
23.11.2009.
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