Prevalence of Peer Bullying among Adolescents in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Determination of Affecting Factors

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of peer bullying among adolescents the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and the factors affecting it. The research is descriptive type research. The target population of the study comprises 3016 students who study in the Famagusta district of TRNC during 2018-2019 academic year. A sample of this research was detected by using the stratification sample method. In this study used, peer bullying scale was used for students developed by Olweus. It was detected that male students are both victims and bullies in peer bullying more than female students; vocational high school students are more victims of peer bullying than other students; 6th and 7th grade students and students who do not live with their parents are more victims. The study found that students who had bad relationships with their parents were more likely to become bullies. Nurses must observe the main reason for this problem by visiting both victim and bully students’ houses.

Keywords

• Peer-bullying
• adolescent
• bully
• victim

Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti'nde Ergenler Arasında Akran Zorbalığının Yaygınlığı ve Etkileyen Faktörlerin Belirlenmesi

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti'ndeki (KKTC) ergenler arasında akran zorbalığının yaygınlığını ve bunu etkileyen faktörleri araştırmaktır. Araştırma tanımlayıcı tipte bir araştırmadır. Araştırmanın hedef evrenini 2018-2019 eğitim-öğretim yılında KKTC'nin Gazimağusa ilçesinde öğrenim gören 3016 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın örneklemi tabakalandırma örnekleme yöntemi kullanılarak oluşturulmuştur. Bu çalışmada Olweus tarafından geliştirilen Öğrencilere Yönelik Akran Zorbalığı Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Araştırma bulgularında, akran zorbalığında erkek öğrencilerin kız öğrencilere göre daha fazla hem mağdur hem de zorba oldukları; meslek lisesi öğrencilerinin diğer öğrencilere göre daha fazla akran zorbalığı mağduru olduğu; 6. ve 7. sınıf öğrencilerin ve ebeveynleri ile birlikte yaşamayan öğrencilerin daha fazla mağdur olduğu saptandı. Çalışmada ebeveynleriyle kötü ilişkileri olan öğrencilerin daha çok zorba oldukları tespit edildi. Hemşireler hem mağdur hem de zorba öğrencilerin evlerini ziyaret ederek bu sorunun temel nedenini gözlemlemelidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Akran zorbalığı
• ergen
• zorbalık
• kurban

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