@article{ref1,
title="Bullying and minorities in secondary school students in Thrace-Greece",
journal="American journal of orthopsychiatry",
year="2018",
author="Serdari, Aspasia and Gkouliama, Alexandra and Tripsianis, Gregory and Proios, Hariklia and Samakouri, Maria",
volume="88",
number="4",
pages="462-470",
abstract="The aim of the present study is to examine probable heterogeneity in aggressive behaviors and peer victimization among ethnically diverse secondary schools in Thrace. It is a culturally diverse region in Northeastern Greece, which includes Greek Christians and a significant minority of Muslims and immigrants. The study population consisted of 572 school students (293 girls, 279 boys, Mage = 14.24), who completed the Revised Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire for Students-Senior and the Youth Self-Report. The percentage of students involved in bullying was 34.7%. More specifically, we found that 24.7% of the students were bully victims, followed by 18.5% bully/victims, and 17.8% bullies. Peer victimization was 52% less frequent in schools with low proportion of minority students (low school minority density; adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.48, p =.015) and 61% less frequent in schools with high minority density (AOR = 0.39, p =.010) as compared to schools with moderate minority density. Furthermore, bullying and bully/victims behaviors were at least 65% less frequent in schools with high density (bullying: AOR = 0.35, p =.016; bully/victim: AOR = 0.30, p =.027) as compared to schools with moderate density, while a similar tendency was also observed in low density areas. <br><br>FINDINGS from the current study have implications for research and practice. More specifically, our findings can contribute to the development of effective prevention policies and strategies. (PsycINFO Database Record<br><br>(c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0002-9432",
doi="10.1037/ort0000281",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ort0000281"
}