TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Prevalence and differentiating aspects related to gender with regard to the bullying phenomenon in poor countries
JO  - Psicothema
A1  - Romera Félix, Eva María
A1  - Del Rey Alamillo, Rosario
A1  - Ortega Ruiz, Rosario
SP  - 624
EP  - 629
VL  - 23
IS  - 4
N2  - Prevalence and differentiating aspects related to gender with regard to the bullying phenomenon in poor countries. There is a large body of scientific knowledge about school violence and bullying in Europe and some other regions of the so-called developed world. However, improvement is scarce in poor and developing regions, as in the case of Latin America and, in particular, Nicaragua. The goal of this work was to determine the prevalence of the bullying phenomenon in Nicaraguan primary schools, to analyze the eventual relationships between the different forms of violence used by the students and to explore, in relation to these aspects, the similarities and differences between boys and girls. For this purpose, we surveyed 3042 pupils of primary school (50.3% girls) using the "Cuestionario sobre Convivencia, Violencia y Experiencias de Riesgo" (COVER, in English, Questionnaire about Living Together, Violence and Risk Experiences). We found that the level of involvement in bullying is significantly higher than in developed countries, that boys are more involved than girls in verbal, physical and psychological bullying, and that there are no differences with regard to social exclusion. The results are discussed, comparing them with studies conducted in different countries but with similar methodologies.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>
LA  - es
SN  - 0214-9915
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -