Citation

Sarkova M, Sigmundová D, Kalman M. Cent. Eur. J. Public Health 2017; 25(Suppl 1): S32-S35.

Affiliation

Institute of Active Lifestyle, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, National Institute of Public Health [Czech Republic], Publisher TIGIS)

DOI

10.21101/cejph.a5098

PMID

28752745

Abstract

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.

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.

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.

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.

Language: en

Keywords

HBSC; behaviour; bullying; risk; trend