Gender Differences in Bullying and Victimization   Among Early Adolescents in Jordan

Jaradat, Abdul Kareem M.

doi:10.20319/pijss.2017.33.440451

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“…In the current study, boys were more likely to report the experience of bullying others, which is congruent with previous bullying research worldwide and nationally (Atik & Güneri, 2013; Carlerby et al., 2013; Fleming & Jacobsen, 2010; Huang et al., 2013; Jaradat, 2017; Pateraki & Houndoumadi, 2001; Scheithauer et al., 2006; Shaheen et al., 2018). This can be attributed to social stereotypes in which boys are expected and accepted to practice power such as bullying others (Connell, 2012) and hence they are more willing to report their bullying experience than girls (Gustafsson et al., 2010).…”

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“…(2006) indicated that 12.1% of their 11- to 16-year-old adolescents were bullies, 11.1% were victims, and 2.3% were bully-victims. Although Jaradat (2017) reported a higher prevalence of the bully category among Jordanian adolescents than that in our study, the frequency of those who were identified as bully-victims was comparable to ours. Again, such variation can be attributed to the methodological differences we mentioned above.…”

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confidence: 73%

“…Interestingly, our results show that bullying victimization was lower than those of other Jordanian studies. Previous Jordanian studies reported rates of bullying victimization ranging from 23.7% (Jaradat, 2017) to 47% (Al-Bitar et al., 2013) among 6th to 8th grade students. Such variation may be attributed to methodological differences.…”

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“…bully, victim, bully-victim) since each group has different psychosocial profile (Juvonen et al., 2003; Unnever, 2005). To the best of our knowledge, Jaradat’s (2017) work is the sole study that investigated the three aspects of bullying involvement. Her study focused mainly on gender differences regarding bullying where males scored higher on the three bullying aspects than females (i.e.…”

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“…being victim, bully, and bully-victim). However, methodological shortcomings in the Jaradat (2017) study included the use of a small sample size representing only the Northern region of Jordan and the lack of validity data on the bullying measures the author had developed.…”

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Prevalence, correlates, and experiences of school bullying among adolescents: A national study in Jordan

Shahrour

Dardas

Al-Khayat

et al. 2020

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School bullying is recognized as a global problem and sparks public concerns for students’ safety. While it has recently emerged as a critical concern in the Arab world, particularly in Jordan, no national studies have yet investigated the extent of bullying in Jordanian schools. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence, correlates, and experiences of bullying among a national sample of Jordanian adolescent students. A stratified random sampling procedure was used to select schools that represent the three main regions of Jordan (i.e. north, middle, and south) and a weighted sample of schools was randomly selected using Statistical Analysis System 9.4 based on provinces’ density. A nationally representative sample of 1083 adolescents aged 12 to 17 was included in the study. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires on school bullying and adolescent sociodemographics. The prevalence of bullying among Jordanian adolescents was consistent with international studies; 7% reported their involvement in bullying as a victim, 7.6% as a bully, and 1.7% as both. Verbal bullying was the most common form of bullying among victims and bully-victim, while relational bullying was the most prevalent bullying for bullies. Being a perpetrator was more prevalent among boys than girls. Adolescent students who came from low socioeconomic status or whose fathers were illiterate reported more victimization experience. The majority of students who experienced bullying reported negative attitudes of bystanders, parents, and teachers towards intervening or responding to the bullying experience. Bullying exists among Jordanian students and active steps towards addressing this phenomenon are discussed. This is the first known Jordanian study representing a national sample of adolescent students’ experience of bullying. Findings present valuable information for school professionals, parents, and students regarding bullying and its associated factors. These findings also provide an avenue for the adoption and implementation of available anti-bullying programs to ameliorate bullying behaviors among Jordanian school students.

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confidence: 99%

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Forms of Bullying among Students in Medical Sector at Suez Canal University: Prevalence and Impact

Ali

Rashad²,

Ibrahim³

et al. 2022

Mansoura Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology

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Medical students are exposed to multiple external factors during their academic and clinical study that showed to contribute to high levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. Recently, bullying is considered one of these factors. Researchers distinguish several main types of bullying; the most common categories are physical, verbal, indirect, relational, social, sexual, and cyberbullying. We aimed to explore the existence of the bullying act and its psychological impact on medical students' health to help study its impact on the community to increase awareness concerning this major social problem. The study was descriptive cross-sectional conducted on 438 undergraduate volunteer students from both gender; they were recruited from the faculties of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine, and Nursing from Suez Canal University. A selfadministered questionnaire was sent online to students. Students found to be victims of bullying completed other scales to assess the psychological impact of bullying. Most of the students (85.4%) reported being verbally, psychologically, and physically bullied by other students. The greatest proportion (77.4%) of those who reported being bullied by other students said that this happened only once or twice and (31.1%) of participants said that they bullied others. More than two-thirds of participants (72.4%) were among levels of low anxiety; while (21.2%) of the total studied sample had mild depression. We concluded that Bullying is prevalent among medical sector students. The greatest proportion of the total sample was among levels of low anxiety and mild depression whereas the greatest proportion in both scales was among females.

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Peer Victimization among Young Children in Jordan and their Coping Strategies

Takash,

Fayez,

Hammouri

2024

Hum

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Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of self-perceived peer victimization among early elementary school children in Jordan. The study also aimed at finding out the school settings where most victimization acts occur, the characteristics of the perpetrators, and the coping strategies of the victimized children. Methods: To achieve the study purposes, 242 students from first, second, and third grades were included in this study. For data collection purposes, an 18-item questionnaire was constructed to measure the prevalence of physical, verbal, and psychological victimization amongst the study participants. Collected data was then analyzed quantitatively using frequencies and percentages. Results: Results of the current study revealed that high percentages of students reported being cursed, hit, threatened, and prevented from playing with others. Psychological victimization was the most prevalent form (53.1%) followed by physical victimization (49.3 %) and verbal victimization (37.26 %). Furthermore, this study found that the classroom and the school yard are potential victimization settings, most forms of victimization were performed by boys of the same age group of the victims, and most victimized participants responded by complaining to their teachers or by doing nothing. Recommendations: In light of the findings, the study recommended that schools should adopt research-evident strategies and programs of victimization prevention in addition to conducting further research related to the topic of the study.

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Gender Differences in Bullying and Victimization Among Early Adolescents in Jordan

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References 17 publications

Prevalence, correlates, and experiences of school bullying among adolescents: A national study in Jordan

Prevalence, correlates, and experiences of school bullying among adolescents: A national study in Jordan

Forms of Bullying among Students in Medical Sector at Suez Canal University: Prevalence and Impact

Peer Victimization among Young Children in Jordan and their Coping Strategies

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