The Magnitude and Impact of Bullying among School Pupils in Muscat, Oman: A Cross-Sectional Study
Research about bullying among school pupils in the Arab/Muslim population is scarce. This study evaluates the characteristics of bullying and its impact among school pupils in Oman via cross-sectional survey among eighth grade school pupils (n = 1,229) during the academic year 2006-2007. The partici...
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| author | Muna Al-Saadoon Yahya M. Al-Farsi Syed Rizvi Marwan Al-Sharbati Abdullah Al-Jabri Sufyan Almamari Wafaa Al-Baluki Samir Al-Adawi |
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| description | Research about bullying among school pupils in the Arab/Muslim population is scarce. This study evaluates the characteristics of bullying and its impact among school pupils in Oman via cross-sectional survey among eighth grade school pupils (n = 1,229) during the academic year 2006-2007. The participants were selected using stratified random selection among 6 administrative divisions of one the governorates in the country. Data were collected using self-completed structured questionnaires. This study found similar percentages of males and females (76%) have experienced one form of bullying, and the majority of the incidents (80%) occurred in the vicinity of the school. In almost half of the cases, the bullying was initiated by a student of the same age or older than the victim. The most common type of bullying encountered in this study was verbal (47.7%), followed by misuse (45.9%), physical (43.9%), and, finally, social isolation/exclusion (22.5%). Although the failure of an academic year was uncommon among victims of bullying, the number of pupils who missed 4–6 and ≥7 school days was higher among bullied pupils. If this study will withstand further research, educational initiatives are needed to mitigate the rate of bullying in Oman. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-efe5ca4dffac48229e3d295233abaaa02025-08-20T02:22:03ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/169737169737The Magnitude and Impact of Bullying among School Pupils in Muscat, Oman: A Cross-Sectional StudyMuna Al-Saadoon0Yahya M. Al-Farsi1Syed Rizvi2Marwan Al-Sharbati3Abdullah Al-Jabri4Sufyan Almamari5Wafaa Al-Baluki6Samir Al-Adawi7Department of Child Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, OmanDepartment of Family Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, OmanDepartment of Family Medicine and Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, OmanDepartment of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 35, Al-Khoudh, 123 Muscat, OmanCollege of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, OmanCollege of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, OmanCollege of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, OmanDepartment of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 35, Al-Khoudh, 123 Muscat, OmanResearch about bullying among school pupils in the Arab/Muslim population is scarce. This study evaluates the characteristics of bullying and its impact among school pupils in Oman via cross-sectional survey among eighth grade school pupils (n = 1,229) during the academic year 2006-2007. The participants were selected using stratified random selection among 6 administrative divisions of one the governorates in the country. Data were collected using self-completed structured questionnaires. This study found similar percentages of males and females (76%) have experienced one form of bullying, and the majority of the incidents (80%) occurred in the vicinity of the school. In almost half of the cases, the bullying was initiated by a student of the same age or older than the victim. The most common type of bullying encountered in this study was verbal (47.7%), followed by misuse (45.9%), physical (43.9%), and, finally, social isolation/exclusion (22.5%). Although the failure of an academic year was uncommon among victims of bullying, the number of pupils who missed 4–6 and ≥7 school days was higher among bullied pupils. If this study will withstand further research, educational initiatives are needed to mitigate the rate of bullying in Oman.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/169737 |
| spellingShingle | Muna Al-Saadoon Yahya M. Al-Farsi Syed Rizvi Marwan Al-Sharbati Abdullah Al-Jabri Sufyan Almamari Wafaa Al-Baluki Samir Al-Adawi The Magnitude and Impact of Bullying among School Pupils in Muscat, Oman: A Cross-Sectional Study The Scientific World Journal |
| title | The Magnitude and Impact of Bullying among School Pupils in Muscat, Oman: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | The Magnitude and Impact of Bullying among School Pupils in Muscat, Oman: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | The Magnitude and Impact of Bullying among School Pupils in Muscat, Oman: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Magnitude and Impact of Bullying among School Pupils in Muscat, Oman: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | The Magnitude and Impact of Bullying among School Pupils in Muscat, Oman: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | magnitude and impact of bullying among school pupils in muscat oman a cross sectional study |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/169737 |
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