Author:

• Natália Rosa Gomes - Gomes, N.R - <natirosa.gomes@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1196-6383

Co-author(s):

• Ludmila Correa Muniz - Muniz, L.C - <ludmuniz@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4270-7704
• Gicele Costa Mintem - Mintem, G. C. - <giceleminten.epi@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9321-2330
• Cristina Correa Kaufmann - Kaufmann, C.C - <cristinackaufmann@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6533-4317
• Renata Moraes Bielemann - Bielemann, R.M - <renatabielemann@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0202-3735

Abstract:

The objective was to assess the prevalence of bullying victimization and its associated factors among adolescents in the city of Pelotas, RS. A cross-sectional school-based study was conducted with 795 ninth grade students25 urban municipal schools, linked to the PSE. Bullying was evaluated through questions that addressed the occurrence, frequency, location, type of violence suffered and how much it bothers the victims. Gross and adjusted analyses were performed by Poisson regression. Approximately 71% of the students reported having suffered bullying, and school was the place of greatest occurrence (86.7%). Among the types of aggression suffered, \"nicknames\" was the most recurrent complaint (88.4%), followed by exclusion or isolation (26.6%). Victimization was more frequent among girls (PR 1.13; 95%CI 1.02-1.27), students with non-white skin color/race (PR 1.16; 95%CI 1.05-1.29), who have ever tried tobacco (PR 1.14; 95%CI 1.03-1.27), dissatisfied (PR 1.42; 95%CI 1.27-1.58) or indifferent (PR 1.21; 95%CI 1.02-1.43) about their bodies, and who were overweight (PR 1.15; 95%CI 1.04-1.27). The results show that bullying is a frequent practice in the school environment, pointing to the need for educational practices aimed at reducing and preventing this type of violence.

Keywords:

bullying; violence; schoolchildren; adolescents

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