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- Title
FAMILY VARIABLES AND BULLYING AMONG BRAZILIAN ADOLESCENTS: A MIXED STUDY.
- Authors
de Oliveira, Wanderlei Abadio; da Silva, Jorge Luiz; Querino, Rosimár Alves; Caravita, Simona Carla Silvia; Silva, Marta Angélica Iossi
- Abstract
Bullying is a frequent public health problem in developing countries. This is the first mixed study that investigates the interaction between the quality of family interactions and bullying among Brazilian students. 2,354 adolescents participated in the study. Two scales and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. Statistical analyses and content analysis using Atlas.TI software were developed. The Bioecological Theory of Development was adopted as the theoreticalmethodological framework. The students not involved in bullying situations presented better family interactions. Negative communication, negative marital interaction, and corporal punishment emerged as critical factors for the involvement in bullying situations. Rules, parental supervision and positive family aspects are protective factors. The family is responsible for the process of moral development and providing essential support to victims. The debate should be broadened in the health field in order to organize anti-bullying interventions focusing on a family approach.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; TEENAGER attitudes; BULLYING; PUBLIC health; BRAZILIAN students; CORPORAL punishment of children
- Publication
Behavioral Psychology / Psicologia Conductual, 2019, Vol 27, Issue 1, p41
- ISSN
1132-9483
- Publication type
Article