TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Profile of bullies and victims among urban school - going adolescent in Gujarat
JO  - Indian pediatrics
A1  - Patel, Harshil Anurag
A1  - Varma, Jagdish
A1  - Shah, Shail
A1  - Phatak, Ajay
A1  - Nimbalkar, Somashekhar Marutirao
SP  - 841
EP  - 843
VL  - 54
IS  - 10
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of bullying, identifying bullies, victims and their associations. <br><br>METHODS: Questionnaire having 'Peer Interaction in Primary Schools' and 'Strength and Difficulty Questionnaire' scales, and demographic information was administered to 7th, 8th and 9th graders (N=1106). <br><br>RESULTS: Prevalence of bullying was 49%. Boys were more likely to be bullies (P=0.03), whereas students having less friends (P=0.001), overweight/obese (P=0.02), and boys (P<0.001) were more likely to be victims. Association between bullying behavior and poor academic performance was noted. <br><br>CONCLUSION: We found high prevalence of bullying. The reasons for the same and scope of intervention needs further study.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0019-6061
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -