Análisis de las situaciones de violencia entre iguales en educación primaria : diferencias en función del género y del curso

Beatriz Lucas Molina; Rosa Pulido Valero; Gema Martín Seoane

doi:10.18172/con.623

Authors

Beatriz Lucas Molina Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Rosa Pulido Valero Universidad de La Rioja
Gema Martín Seoane Universidad Complutense de Madrid

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18172/con.623

Keywords:

Peer harassment, gender, school grade, Primary School, prevention

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to study the relationship among gender, school grade and peer harassment at Primary School. The participants were 2.050 children aged 8 to 13. The overall sample was designed to represent all students in grades 3th through 6th in both public and private schools. A self-report questionnaire on peer harassment situations was administered to the participants. Factor analysis revealed two different dimensions: ‘physical violence and property attacks’ and ‘verbal violence and social exclusion’. Boys reported higher levels of peer harassment among classmates than girls. No effect of the school grade on the gender differences CONTEXTOS EDUCATIVOS, 13 (2010), 11-26 11 Contextos Educ., 13 (2010), 11-26 was found. This paper provides a better understanding of peer harassment as well as some prevention indications.

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