Cent Eur J Public Health 2017, 25(Suppl 1):S32-S35 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5098

National Time Trends in Bullying among Adolescents in the Czech Republic from 1994 to 2014.

Mária Sarková1, Dagmar Sigmundová2, Michal Kalman2
1 Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
2 Institute of Active Lifestyle, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic

OBJECTIVE: Bullying in school is a public health concern which continues to be a serious threat to physical and emotional health of children and adolescents. The purpose of this study is to examine trends in bullying behaviour among school-aged children in the Czech Republic.

METHODS: Data were obtained from cross-sectional self-report surveys in the years 1994-2014 as a part of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (HBSC) from a representative sample of 11-, 13-, and 15-year olds.

RESULTS: The highest proportion of children who bullied others (20-47%) occurred during the years 1994 and 1998. The logistic regression models showed significant decreasing trends in bullying others and also in being bullied, regardless of age and gender.

CONCLUSION: The decreasing trend in bullying may be the consequence of a preventive policy in the Czech Republic, but also a change in the understanding of the concept of bullying in society.

Keywords: HBSC; behaviour; bullying; risk; trend

Received: March 9, 2017; Revised: July 10, 2017; Accepted: July 10, 2017; Published: July 1, 2017  Show citation

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Sarková M, Sigmundová D, Kalman M. National Time Trends in Bullying among Adolescents in the Czech Republic from 1994 to 2014. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2017;25(Supplement 1):S32-35. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a5098. PubMed PMID: 28752745.
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