Bullying among adolescents in Sergipe: Study in the State Capital and Interior

Abstract

This research aimed to know the social distribution of bullying in a sample of adolescents in the State of Sergipe. 555 subjects between 14 and 18 years old participated. The California Scale of Bullying Victimization (ECVB) and a sociodemographic questionnaire has used. Logistic regression was performed (Forward Wald method), with as dependent variable the bullying and independent variables as those related to the sociodemographic profile. Among the participants, 19.1% (n = 106) were classified as victims of bullies. The regression model classified as predictors of bullying the type of school [OddsRatio (OR) = 2.8 for private schools], municipality (OR = 1.8 for capital) and age (OR = 1.9 for 16 years 2.0 for up to 17 years, 1.3 for over 17 years). At the end, new studies have recommended regarding the prediction of variables, since type of school and municipality, for example, increased the chances of victimization to bullying.