Bullying behaviour in Irish schools: A nationwide study

Bullying victimisation, self harm and associated factors in Irish adolescent boys

“…The prevalence of bullying reported in this study is average in a European context (Analitis et al, 2009) but higher than that found in a previous Irish study (O'Moore et al, 1997). The present study included slightly older adolescents (aged 15-17, as compared with 12-18 in the previous study), which makes the higher prevalence more striking, as bullying is reported to decline with age (Olweus, 1991).…”

“…An Irish study reported that 15.6% of 12-18 year olds had been bullied at some point (O'Moore et al, 1997). Among adolescents, bullying most often takes place within the school environment (Brunstein Klomek et al, 2007).…”

“…To date, a small number of Irish studies have highlighted the mental health problems associated with bullying victimisation (Mills et al, 2004, O'Moore et al, 1997, but none has looked at a wide range of potential associated risk and protective factors and none has focused specifically on boys. A small-scale cross-sectional Irish study which examined mental health difficulties associated with bullying in adolescents found that those who had been bullied were significantly more likely to be depressed compared to those without this experience.…”

Peer Victimization in Dutch School Classes of Four‐ to Five‐Year‐Olds: Contributing Factors at the School Level

“…They found an increased incidence of victimization in schools in disadvantaged neighborhoods, although only 10% of the variance could be explained by this variable. These findings are consistent with those reported by Khoury-Kassabri et al (2004), Wolke et al (2001), and O'Moore, Kirkham, and Smith (1997). Others have argued, however, that risks associated with the SES of the school population or school neighborhood may be counteracted when groups or communities recognize the risks and undertake collective action, the so called "social capital" (Khoury-Kassabri et al, 2004).…”

“…We expected that school size was positively related to victimization (Lee et al, 1993;Stattin & Kerr, 2000;Yoneyama & Naito, 2003). Furthermore, we expected that higher rates of victimization would be reported in schools in lower-SES neighborhoods (KhouryKassabri et al, 2004;O'Moore et al, 1997;Whitney & Smith, 1993;Wolke et al, 2001). (2) Does school climate contribute to explaining victimization?…”