TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - National time trends in bullying among adolescents in the Czech Republic from 1994 to 2014
JO  - Central European journal of public health
A1  - Sarkova, Maria
A1  - Sigmundová, Dagmar
A1  - Kalman, Michal
SP  - S32
EP  - S35
VL  - 25
IS  - Suppl 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Bullying in school is a public health concern which continues to be a serious threat to physical and emotional health of children and adolescents. The purpose of this study is to examine trends in bullying behaviour among school-aged children in the Czech Republic. <br><br>METHODS: Data were obtained from cross-sectional self-report surveys in the years 1994-2014 as a part of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (HBSC) from a representative sample of 11-, 13-, and 15-year olds. <br><br>RESULTS: The highest proportion of children who bullied others (20-47%) occurred during the years 1994 and 1998. The logistic regression models showed significant decreasing trends in bullying others and also in being bullied, regardless of age and gender. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The decreasing trend in bullying may be the consequence of a preventive policy in the Czech Republic, but also a change in the understanding of the concept of bullying in society.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1210-7778
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.21101/cejph.a5098
ID  - ref1
ER  -