Citation

Mehta M, Pilania VM. Indian J. Pediatr. 2014; 81(11): 1143-1144.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India, drmanju.mehta@gmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, K C Chaudhuri Foundation and All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Publisher Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s12098-014-1611-4

PMID

25326157

Abstract

Editorial: Bullying is an intentional, unprovoked abuse of power by one or more adolescents. It causes mental distress and physical pain to the victim. Bullying amongst students in India has been reported historically but in recent years the incidents have increased and new methods of bullying are used. School violence has become a topic of great concern as shooting and MMS scandals are reported frequently at schools.

In the study by Malhi et al. [1] published in this issue of the journal, authors have reported 53 % prevalence of bullying behavior in schools. It is a matter of great concern that why and how in a country like India, where peace and nonviolence are preached has the most aggressive adolescents as compared to any other country. This finding raises many questions on school and family environment of our adolescents. One of the significant precipitating factor for bullying was frustration due to the academic difficulties. This finding correlates with our school system, which is highly .....

1) Malhi P, Bharti B, Sidhu M. Aggression in schools: psychological outcomes of bullying among Indian adolescents. Indian J Pediatr. 2014. doi:10.1007/s12098-014-1378-7.

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