The Relationship between Bullying, Organizational Silence and Sports Behaviors of Secondary School Students

Year 2024, Volume: 12 Issue: 24, 505 - 522, 21.10.2024

Çetin Tan , Aysel Kızılkaya , Neşe Yağmurlu

https://doi.org/10.18009/jcer.1458744

Abstract

This research was conducted to examine the perceptions of bullying, organizational silence and sports of secondary school students. According to the results of the research, the vast majority of the participants (75%) stated that they broke the rules at school. First of all, almost half of the participants stated that they prefer not to be exposed to bullying. Participants stated that they tried to explain the situation in general to those they thought were superior. In addition, resorting to physical violence, using psychological superiority and being patient are among the opinions expressed. It was determined that there were the same behaviors in the reactions given to them or given by themselves in the face of these behaviors. In the study, when the participants showed a bullying attitude to their friends, they stated that they would generally intervene and apply solutions in different ways in their own way.

Keywords

Bullying, secondary school students, sports, organizational silence

Ethical Statement

Ethical Committee Permission Information Name of the board that carries out ethical assessment: Fırat University Ethics Committee of the Institute of Educational Sciences The date and number of the ethical assessment decision: 09.02.2024 / 21992

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