Research Paper
Year: 2022 | Month: August | Volume: 9 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 749-752
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20220862
Bullying Among the Students of Secondary Public School of Kathmandu
Ganga Prajapati1, Avilasha Lama2, Kedar Prasad Sah3, Atul Adhikari3, Rabindra Kumar Rokaya4
1Nagarik College of Health Science, Bhaktapur, Nepal
2Yeti Health Science Academy, Kathmandu, Nepal
3Kantipur Academy of Health Science, Kathmandu, Nepal
4Karnali Academy of Health Science, Jumla, Nepal
Corresponding Author: Rabindra Kumar Rokaya
ABSTRACT
School bullying has been identified as a problematic behavior among adolescents, affecting school achievement, prosocial skills, and psychological well-being for both victims and perpetrators. The purpose of this study was to identify different ways of bullying among 77 students of public secondary school, in Kathmandu, Nepal. A descriptive, cross-sectional study design was carried out to study bullying among students in grade nine. Semi-structured questionnaire related to socio-demographic information and factors associated with bullying was used along with Olweus Bullying Questionnaire. The mean age of respondents was 15.5 years. Victims faced bullies like verbal, physical, social, relational, and cyber-related bullying. About 87% of respondents experienced verbal bullying. according to respondents the major reason for bullying was their physical weakness (84.4%).
Keywords: bully, children, adolescents, violence in school.
[PDF Full Text]