TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Bullying and minorities in secondary school students in Thrace-Greece
JO  - American journal of orthopsychiatry
A1  - Serdari, Aspasia
A1  - Gkouliama, Alexandra
A1  - Tripsianis, Gregory
A1  - Proios, Hariklia
A1  - Samakouri, Maria
SP  - 462
EP  - 470
VL  - 88
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-9432
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ort0000281
ID  - ref1
ER  -