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Citation

Abdirahman HA, Fleming LC, Jacobsen KH. East Mediterr. Health J. 2013; 19(3): 227-233.

Affiliation

Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, World Health Organization)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23879073

Abstract

Bullying, especially in developing countries, has not been much examined, especially the influence of parents on the risk of being bullied. The aim of this study was to determine whether active parenting is associated with reduced peer victimization among middle-school students in North Africa. A secondary analysis of data from more than 13,000 middle-school students who participated in the Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) in Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia between 2006 and 2008, was conducted using multiple logistic regression models. About 60% of students in Egypt and one-third of students in Libya, Morocco and Tunisia reported having been bullied in the past month. In all 4 countries, boys reported more peer victimization than girls. In Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia, students who reported that their parents checked their homework, were understanding, and knew how the student spent free time had a reduced likelihood of peer victimization but this association was not significant in Libya. Interventions for reducing bullying should consider the positive impact of involved parents.


Language: en

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