Bullying Transcultural Differences in High-School Students

A matched group design by age and grade level compared the results of two previous single experiments done in two different countries, Colombia and Costa Rica, on the phenomenon of bullying. The purpose was to identify the aggressor's behavior to make and compare their profile and the explore t...

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Published inRevista latinoamericana de ciencias sociales, niñez y juventud Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 761 - 768
Main Authors Paredes, Maria Teresa, Lega, Leonor I, Cabezas, Hannia, Ortega, Marjorie E, Medina, Yeni, Vega, Carolina
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published 01.07.2011
Subjects
Age Groups
Aggression
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cultural Pluralism
Females
Males
Sex
Students
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Summary:A matched group design by age and grade level compared the results of two previous single experiments done in two different countries, Colombia and Costa Rica, on the phenomenon of bullying. The purpose was to identify the aggressor's behavior to make and compare their profile and the explore the variable of gender in this issue. The study consisted of 824 male and female participants, ages of 12 to 16, grades 6th to 8th, anonymously answered the Paredes, Lega, Vernon Questionnaire for Bullying Detection. The results of a two-way MANOVA showed that there were main effects in gender and country, and a significant gender and country interaction. Adapted from the source document.
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ISSN:1692-715X