Citation

Sánchez-Queija I, García-Moya I, Moreno C. J. Sch. Health 2017; 87(6): 457-464.

Affiliation

Departamento Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación, Facultad Psicología, Universidad de Sevilla (Developmental and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville), c/Camilo José Cela, s/n 41005, Seville, Spain.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, American School Health Association, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/josh.12513

PMID

28463447

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We analyze trends in bullying victimization prevalence in a representative sample of Spanish adolescent schoolchildren in 2006, 2010, and 2014.

METHODS: We distinguish between reported bullying, which is assessed via the global question in the Revised Bully/Victim Questionnaire by Olweus, and observed bullying, which is a measure developed from the answers that the adolescents gave to specific items that refer to different types of bullying that have been codified as physical, verbal, and relational bullying.

RESULTS: For 2006 and 2010/2014, the results show stability in the assessment of reported bullying and an increase in observed bullying, analyzed both globally and within the 3 categories: physical, verbal, and relational.

CONCLUSIONS: A valid, reliable, and accurate measure to detect cases of bullying is necessary, as is the importance of continuing efforts devoted to raising awareness and the prevention of this phenomenon.

© 2017, American School Health Association.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescence; bullying; trend analysis; victimization