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Citation

Eliasson MA, Laflamme L, Isaksson K. Int. J. Adolesc. Med. Health 2005; 17(4): 367-378.

Affiliation

Karolinska Institutet, Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Social Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden. miriam.eliasson@ali.se

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Freund Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16445075

Abstract

The purpose was to assess the prevalence of students' experience of verbal abuse and its effects on school satisfaction and well-being from a gender perspective. Attention was paid to age differences. Methods: The study population consisted of all students in grades 6 and 8 in a Swedish city. A total of 1,006 students, ages 12-15, completed a self-administered questionnaire (response rate 84 percent). Results: Boys reported experiencing insults and threats to a greater extent, whereas girls more frequently experienced sexualized name-calling, specifically "whore". Both genders reported boys as perpetrators of verbal abuse most often. Further, girls generally reported lower levels of school satisfaction and well-being, while verbal abuse had a negative effect on the well-being of both genders. Conclusions: Verbal abuse between students is a predominantly masculine practice, more pronounced among older students. It impacts negatively on the school satisfaction and well-being of both girls and boys and does not have to be frequent, repeated, or combined with other kinds of harassment to have this effect.


Language: en

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