@article{ref1,
title="The magnitude and impact of bullying among school pupils in Muscat, Oman: a cross-sectional study",
journal="ScientificWorldJournal",
year="2014",
author="Al-Saadoon, Muna and Al-Farsi, Yahya M. and Rizvi, Syed and Al-Sharbati, Marwan and Al-Jabri, Abdullah and Almamari, Sufyan and Al-Baluki, Wafaa and Al-Adawi, Samir",
volume="2014",
number="",
pages="169737-169737",
abstract="Research about bullying among school pupils in the Arab/Muslim population is scarce. This study evaluates the characteristics of bullying and its impact among school pupils in Oman via cross-sectional survey among eighth grade school pupils (n = 1,229) during the academic year 2006-2007. The participants were selected using stratified random selection among 6 administrative divisions of one the governorates in the country. Data were collected using self-completed structured questionnaires. This study found similar percentages of males and females (76%) have experienced one form of bullying, and the majority of the incidents (80%) occurred in the vicinity of the school. In almost half of the cases, the bullying was initiated by a student of the same age or older than the victim. The most common type of bullying encountered in this study was verbal (47.7%), followed by misuse (45.9%), physical (43.9%), and, finally, social isolation/exclusion (22.5%). Although the failure of an academic year was uncommon among victims of bullying, the number of pupils who missed 4-6 and ≥7 school days was higher among bullied pupils. If this study will withstand further research, educational initiatives are needed to mitigate the rate of bullying in Oman.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2356-6140",
doi="10.1155/2014/169737",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/169737"
}