Incidence of Bullying in Sparsely Populated Regions: An Exploratory Study in Ávila and Zamora (Spain)
In this work, quantitative research on the incidence of bullying attitudes present among primary and secondary school students in a Spanish area with a very low population density (the one formed by the provinces of Avila and Zamora) was carried out. The data were obtained from a standardized test d...
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| description | In this work, quantitative research on the incidence of bullying attitudes present among primary and secondary school students in a Spanish area with a very low population density (the one formed by the provinces of Avila and Zamora) was carried out. The data were obtained from a standardized test designed to diagnose bullying (AVE test: Acoso y Violencia Escolar—Bullying and School Violence), which was administered to a sample of 129 students between 9 and 15 years of age in the area. The answers of the participants were statistically analyzed, using both descriptive and inferential techniques, to conclude the degree of presence of the different bullying factors analyzed by the AVE. As a result, it can be observed that almost a quarter of the participants present were at risk of being bullied, which means that the rate of bullying in sparsely populated areas is below the national average. In addition, there are strong gender gaps in terms of the typology and incidence of bullying, which shows that men and women have different behaviors in this regard. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2dd4cd87637742598bdef2b147261b462023-11-16T20:08:58ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022023-02-0113217410.3390/educsci13020174Incidence of Bullying in Sparsely Populated Regions: An Exploratory Study in Ávila and Zamora (Spain)María Nieto-Sobrino0David Díaz1Montfragüe García-Mateos2Álvaro Antón-Sancho3Diego Vergara4Technology, Instruction and Design in Engineering and Education Research Group, Catholic University of Ávila, C/Canteros, s/n, 05005 Ávila, SpainLaboratory of Neuronal Plasticity and Neurorepair, Institute for Neuroscience of Castilla y León and Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, University of Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, SpainDepartment of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatments, University of Salamanca, 37005 Salamanca, SpainTechnology, Instruction and Design in Engineering and Education Research Group, Catholic University of Ávila, C/Canteros, s/n, 05005 Ávila, SpainTechnology, Instruction and Design in Engineering and Education Research Group, Catholic University of Ávila, C/Canteros, s/n, 05005 Ávila, SpainIn this work, quantitative research on the incidence of bullying attitudes present among primary and secondary school students in a Spanish area with a very low population density (the one formed by the provinces of Avila and Zamora) was carried out. The data were obtained from a standardized test designed to diagnose bullying (AVE test: Acoso y Violencia Escolar—Bullying and School Violence), which was administered to a sample of 129 students between 9 and 15 years of age in the area. The answers of the participants were statistically analyzed, using both descriptive and inferential techniques, to conclude the degree of presence of the different bullying factors analyzed by the AVE. As a result, it can be observed that almost a quarter of the participants present were at risk of being bullied, which means that the rate of bullying in sparsely populated areas is below the national average. In addition, there are strong gender gaps in terms of the typology and incidence of bullying, which shows that men and women have different behaviors in this regard.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/13/2/174bullyingvictimsintimidationviolenceschool |
| spellingShingle | María Nieto-Sobrino David Díaz Montfragüe García-Mateos Álvaro Antón-Sancho Diego Vergara Incidence of Bullying in Sparsely Populated Regions: An Exploratory Study in Ávila and Zamora (Spain) Education Sciences bullying victims intimidation violence school |
| title | Incidence of Bullying in Sparsely Populated Regions: An Exploratory Study in Ávila and Zamora (Spain) |
| title_full | Incidence of Bullying in Sparsely Populated Regions: An Exploratory Study in Ávila and Zamora (Spain) |
| title_fullStr | Incidence of Bullying in Sparsely Populated Regions: An Exploratory Study in Ávila and Zamora (Spain) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Incidence of Bullying in Sparsely Populated Regions: An Exploratory Study in Ávila and Zamora (Spain) |
| title_short | Incidence of Bullying in Sparsely Populated Regions: An Exploratory Study in Ávila and Zamora (Spain) |
| title_sort | incidence of bullying in sparsely populated regions an exploratory study in avila and zamora spain |
| topic | bullying victims intimidation violence school |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/13/2/174 |
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