TY - JOUR
T1 - Cross-national time trends in bullying behaviour 1994 - 2006
T2 - Findings from Europe and North America
AU - Molcho, Michal
AU - Craig, Wendy
AU - Due, Pernille
AU - Pickett, William
AU - Harel-Fisch, Yossi
AU - Overpeck, Mary
AU - Pickett, Will
AU - Boyce, Will
AU - Due, Pernille
AU - Holstein, Bjorn
AU - Molcho, Michal
AU - Harel, Yossi
AU - Vollebergh, Wilma
AU - Samdal, Oddrun
AU - Mazur, Joanna
AU - Gaspar de Matos, Margarida
AU - van der Sluijs, Winfried
AU - Katreniakova, Zuzana
AU - Overpeck, Mary
AU - Nansel, Tonja
AU - Wang, Jing
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - Objectives: To identify trends over 12 years in the prevalence of bullying and associated victimization among adolescents in North American and European countries. Methods: Cross-sectional self-report surveys were obtained from nationally representative samples of 11 - 15 year old school children in 21 countries in 1993/94 and in 27 countries in each of 1997/98, 2001/02 and 2005/06. Measures included involvement in bullying as either a perpetrator and/or victim. Results: Consistent decreases in the prevalence of bullying were reported between 1993/94 to 2005/06 in most countries. Geographic patterns show consistent decreases in bullying in Western European countries and in most Eastern European countries. An increase or no change in prevalence was evident in almost all English speaking countries participating in the study (England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Canada, but not in the USA). Conclusion: Study findings demonstrated a significant decrease in involvement in bullying behaviour in most participating countries. This is encouraging news for policy-makers and practitioners working in the field of bullying prevention.
AB - Objectives: To identify trends over 12 years in the prevalence of bullying and associated victimization among adolescents in North American and European countries. Methods: Cross-sectional self-report surveys were obtained from nationally representative samples of 11 - 15 year old school children in 21 countries in 1993/94 and in 27 countries in each of 1997/98, 2001/02 and 2005/06. Measures included involvement in bullying as either a perpetrator and/or victim. Results: Consistent decreases in the prevalence of bullying were reported between 1993/94 to 2005/06 in most countries. Geographic patterns show consistent decreases in bullying in Western European countries and in most Eastern European countries. An increase or no change in prevalence was evident in almost all English speaking countries participating in the study (England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Canada, but not in the USA). Conclusion: Study findings demonstrated a significant decrease in involvement in bullying behaviour in most participating countries. This is encouraging news for policy-makers and practitioners working in the field of bullying prevention.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00038-009-5414-8
DO - 10.1007/s00038-009-5414-8
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C2 - 19618108
AN - SCOPUS:69249215313
SN - 1661-8556
VL - 54
SP - S225-S234
JO - International Journal of Public Health
JF - International Journal of Public Health
IS - SUPPL. 2
ER -
