TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Bullying and victimization of primary school children in England and Germany: prevalence and school factors
JO  - British journal of psychology (1953)
A1  - Wolke, D.
A1  - Woods, S.
A1  - Stanford, K.
A1  - Schulz, H.
SP  - 673
EP  - 696
VL  - 92
IS  - Pt 4
N2  - Differences in definitions and methodologies for assessing bullying in primary school children between countries have precluded direct comparisons of prevalence rates and school factors related to bullying. A total of 2377 children in England (6-year-olds/Year 2: 1072; 8-year-olds/Year 4: 1305) and 1538 in Germany (8-year-olds/Year 2) were questioned individually using an identical standard interview. In both countries the types of bullying to victimize others were similar: boys were most often perpetrators, most bullies were also victims (bully/victims), most bullying occurred in playgrounds and the classroom, and SES and ethnicity only showed weak associations with bullying behaviour. Major differences were found in victimization rates with 24% of English pupils becoming victims every week compared with only 8% in Germany. In contrast, fewer boys in England engaged every week in bullying (2.5-4.5%) than German boys (7.5%), while no differences were found between girls. In England, children in smaller classes were more often victimized. Further study of the group of bully/victims, schooling differences in England vs. Germany and implications for prevention of bullying are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0007-1269
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -