TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - An exploratory study of secondary school student victimization in Kosovo and its correlates
JO  - Journal of school violence
A1  - Kelmendi, Kaltrina
A1  - Arënliu, Aliriza
A1  - Benbenishty, Rami
A1  - Astor, Ron Avi
A1  - Hyseni Duraku, Zamira
A1  - Konjufca, Jon
SP  - 459
EP  - 473
VL  - 22
IS  - 4
N2  - Most of the existing literature and evidence on school violence and victimization comes from high-income countries, and there is a lack of evidence on developing countries. This study examines the prevalence of student victimization and its association with individual, family, and school-related correlates, focusing on the representative sample from 13 municipalities of Kosovo among 12,040 students. Overall, 77% of the students reported being victimized by at least one type of harmful act of violence in the last month; the most prevalent acts were cursing or verbal victimization (61%), followed by pushing and grabbing (45%) while being threatened with a weapon was relatively rare (2.2%). Of all factors, students' perception of risky peers had the most significant impact on school victimization. The authors recommend a multidisciplinary approach is required to respond to the complexity of school victimization in Kosovo<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1538-8220
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2023.2214736
ID  - ref1
ER  -