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AAP Grand Rounds 19:46-47 (2008)
© 2008 American Academy of Pediatrics

RESIDENTS/SCHOOL HEALTH

Bullying in School

Source: Glew GM, Fan MY, Katon W, et al. Bullying and school safety. J Pediatr. 2008;152(1):123–128; doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.05.045[CrossRef][Medline]

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Question: Among school children, is there an association between bullying and problems in school?

Question type: Description

Study design: Cross-sectional survey

 

To determine if there is an association between bullying, psychosocial distress, and school problems, University of Washington researchers conducted a cross-sectional study on bullying involvement among seventh, ninth, and eleventh graders in a large urban school district in a west coast US city.

Study data were collected by including questions in the participating school district’s annual student school climate survey. Survey answers were linked to de-identified computerized school records, including data on grade point average, attendance, expulsions, suspensions, and demographic characteristics.

Overall, 5,391 of 6,836 (79%) district students participated in the survey. Students were classified as victims (15%), bullies (7%), bully-victims (reporting victimization and bullying, 4%), or bystanders (no bullying experience, 74%). Bystanders were used as the reference group for all . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Melissa Pujazon-Zazik, MD, MPH
Cleveland Clinic Health System, Cleveland, OH

 





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