Características de vítimas de bullying em 10 cidades da Serra Gaúcha

Abstract

Objective: To verify the prevalence and identify the characteristics of bullying victims in schoolchildren aged 11 to 14 years in the municipal school network in ten cities of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Methods: The present study is a cross-sectional epidemiological study conducted in 10 cities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. A self-administered questionnaire and anthropometric measures of abdominal circumference were used to assess the nutritional status and the practice of bullying was evaluated with the Kidscape questionnaire. Results: A total of 1,230 students were evaluated and the prevalence of bullying victims and aggressors was 10.1% and 7.1%, respectively. The current study found no significant difference between maternal schooling and bulliyng victims (p> 0.05). The present study found no significant difference between sex and bulliyng victims (p> 0.05). Schoolchildren who spent more than 3 hours a day in sedentary habits were 67% more likely to be bullied. The students with abdominal obesity presented practically 70% more chances of being victims compared to those with the appropriate waist measurement. Conclusion: It is concluded that students who do not carry out physical activities with some frequency, students with some degree of overweight or obesity, students of mothers with low schooling are more vulnerable to being victims of bullying. At the same time, male and female students are more likely to be bullies [resumo fornecido pelo autor].