The practice of bullying in adolescents of the female gender

Objective: to analyze whether bullying is frequently practiced among adolescent girls, those who practice it and the consequences. Method: exploratory and cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. The research population was girls aged between 10 and 19 years, regularly enrolled in a publi...

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Main Authors: Daniela de Aquino Freire, Raquel Rufino Tavares, Thaís da Silva Oliveira, Kydja Milene Souza Torres, Juliana Da Rocha Cabral, Maria Lúcia Neto Menezes
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2020-06-01
Series:Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/39002
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author Daniela de Aquino Freire
Raquel Rufino Tavares
Thaís da Silva Oliveira
Kydja Milene Souza Torres
Juliana Da Rocha Cabral
Maria Lúcia Neto Menezes
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Raquel Rufino Tavares
Thaís da Silva Oliveira
Kydja Milene Souza Torres
Juliana Da Rocha Cabral
Maria Lúcia Neto Menezes
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description Objective: to analyze whether bullying is frequently practiced among adolescent girls, those who practice it and the consequences. Method: exploratory and cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. The research population was girls aged between 10 and 19 years, regularly enrolled in a public school in Recife-Pernambuco. Data were collected in February and March 2019, being obtained through interviews with objective questions related to the theme. Results: it was attended by 60 girls (average age 14 years). Most (68.4%) answered that they felt victimized by bullying; 49.9% are victims, according to the frequency of exposure to aggressions and 76.6% were bullied by boys; 26.6% showed bad consequences derived from this act. Verbal form was the most cited (31.6%). Conclusion: there is a high prevalence of adolescent victims of bullying. It emphasizes the importance of the family and school community in breaking social paradigms in order to decrease the occurrence of bullying.
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spelling doaj.art-64cf25b62d81433c80b8f5b0969813762022-12-21T22:27:06ZporUniversidade Federal de Santa MariaRevista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria2179-76922179-76922020-06-01100e40e4010.5902/217976923900220871The practice of bullying in adolescents of the female genderDaniela de Aquino Freire0Raquel Rufino Tavares1Thaís da Silva Oliveira2Kydja Milene Souza Torres3Juliana Da Rocha Cabral4Maria Lúcia Neto Menezes5Universidade de PernambucoUniversidade de PernambucoUniversidade de PernambucoUniversidade de PernambucoUniversidade de PernambucoUniversidade de PernambucoObjective: to analyze whether bullying is frequently practiced among adolescent girls, those who practice it and the consequences. Method: exploratory and cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. The research population was girls aged between 10 and 19 years, regularly enrolled in a public school in Recife-Pernambuco. Data were collected in February and March 2019, being obtained through interviews with objective questions related to the theme. Results: it was attended by 60 girls (average age 14 years). Most (68.4%) answered that they felt victimized by bullying; 49.9% are victims, according to the frequency of exposure to aggressions and 76.6% were bullied by boys; 26.6% showed bad consequences derived from this act. Verbal form was the most cited (31.6%). Conclusion: there is a high prevalence of adolescent victims of bullying. It emphasizes the importance of the family and school community in breaking social paradigms in order to decrease the occurrence of bullying.https://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/39002
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Raquel Rufino Tavares
Thaís da Silva Oliveira
Kydja Milene Souza Torres
Juliana Da Rocha Cabral
Maria Lúcia Neto Menezes
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Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
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