Citation

Aman-Back S, Bjorkqvist K. Percept. Mot. Skills 2007; 104(3): 965-974.

Affiliation

Developmental Psychology Abo Akademi University, Finland. suaman@abo.fi

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17688153

Abstract

773 children (359 girls, 414 boys) of two age groups, 10 years and 14 years, completed a questionnaire about subjective experiences of home and school. Children who reported getting along well with their parents and finding it easy to communicate with them also reported being more satisfied with themselves, enjoying school more, feeling less lonely, being less bullied by others, and also bullying others less. Boys reported bullying more than girls and more satisfaction with themselves than girls. Girls reported enjoying school more, feeling lonelier, sometimes having trouble falling asleep, and having headaches more often than boys. Girls at age 14 reported experiencing a prominent increase in headaches and parental complaints about their eating habits.

Language: en