Citation

Melzer W, Oertel L, Ottova V. Gesundheitswesen 2012; 74(Suppl): S76-S83.

Vernacular Title

Mobbing und Gewalt an Schulen. Entwicklungstrends von 2002 bis 2010.

Affiliation

Institut für Schulpädagogik und Grundschulpädagogik, Fakultät für Erziehungswissenschaften, Technische Universität Dresden.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

10.1055/s-0032-1312643

PMID

22836896

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to undertake an assessment and differentiated examination of the development of bullying and violence in schools between 2002 and 2010 in Germany. We examined the national German data of Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study in 2002, 2006 and 2010. A paper-pencil questionnaire was distributed to a representative sample (N=17 929) of 11-, 13- and 15-year-old school children. The evaluation of the data was done by descriptive statistics and logistic regression analyses, controlled by age, gender, family affluence, school type and survey year. A clear positive trend could be identified: from 2002 to 2010 the number of bullys and bully victims decreased whereas the group of the uninvolved pupils increased. There was a delay in this trend for children with low family affluence. The obvious success in the prevention of violence is shown by the decreasing rate of bullies. The paper discusses whether future prevention should focus more on victims and children with educationally deprived background.

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